“Towards him I made but he was ware of me and stole off into the convent of the wood.”
When Romeo appears he looks sad and miserable, he says to benvolio
“Sad hours seem long.”
Romeos hours seem long because he is in love and the lady he loves doesn’t love him back this makes him feel miserable as time is dragging on. Romeo also says that
“Out of her favour where I am in love”
This shows that Romeo is love sick for this girl but she doesn’t want to give him anything in return, due to this he cannot forget his love for Rosaline.
While Romeo is grieving on benvolio tells Romeo his problem but Romeo refuses to listen he says to benvolio that
“Grief of mine own lie heavy in my breast.”
This shows that Romeo is not in the mood to listen to others as he has enough troubles of his own to help anyone else. Romeo tells benvolio what had happened and says that Rosaline will never be able to love him
“Shell not be hit by cupid’s arrow.”
This suggests that Romeo will never forget Rosaline. Due to this he is sad and miserable. While Romeo is talking to Benvolio he says
|”this is not Romeo, he’s some other where.”
This shows that even Romeo realises that he is not himself that he has lots his real self.
Overall the feeling I get of Romeo is that he feels too sorry for himself, and that he thinks he will not find another lady for him. I think Romeo sounds a bit of a wimp as he can’t get over such little matters and he cries about them in away this makes Romeo look as if he is a one women man. Though this might be true benvolio thinks Romeo will find another woman. Benvolio persuades Romeo to go to the party which the Capulet has organised, Benvolio tells him that Rosaline will be there due to this Romeo agreed to go to the party.
Before the party Benvolio says to Romeo
“I will make thee think thy swan a crow”
This shows that benvolio is certain that if Romeo looks at other women he will definitely forget about Rosaline and will surely fall in love with someone else.
On the way to the party Romeo has a premonition that whatever happens tonight he will have to pay for all the events with his death.
“My mind misgives”
This shows that his destiny lies within his hands. When Romeo reaches the party he separates from his friends and watches the ladies dance, at this point Romeo sees a girl.
When Romeo first sees Juliet he is amazed by her beauty he says that she is like a light so bright.
“O she doth teach the torches to burn bright”
“As a rich jewel in an ethiop’s ear”
This is a simile Romeo compares Juliet with a bright jewel against black skin. Romeo also says she stands out from others by saying she is like a
“Snowy dove trooping with crows”
Romeo is also very quick to change his mind
“I ne’er saw true beauty till tonight”
By saying this Romeo is stunned about how beautiful Juliet is. Romeo has also forgotten about Rosaline. As Romeo follows Juliet around watching her dance he is eager to talk to her so he hides into a room waiting for Juliet to come.
When Romeo and Juliet first meet, Romeo talks to her using religious imagery.
“If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine”
“My lips two blushing pilgrims”
Romeo empathises how much he worships Juliet and how important she is to him. Soon after Romeo and Juliet meet, Romeo finds out that she is the daughter of lord and lady Capulet. Due to this Romeo says to himself
“My life is my foe’s debt”
This shows that Romeo now feels that his life and happiness now depend on his enemy. Later on after the party had finished Romeo sneaked to see Juliet.
When Romeo sees Juliet on the balcony talking to herself about Romeo how she loves him but how it impossible for them to be as both of their families are having a feud. Romeo decides to listen you her before replying
“Call me but ‘love’ and I’m be new baptised henceforth I never be Romeo”
When Romeo says this to Juliet he suggests to her that hew is prepared to deny his name and his family if she will love him. Romeo also tells Juliet how love overcomes all obstacles, he says that
“With love’s light wings did I o’eperch these walls for stony limits cannot hold love out”
By saying this to Juliet Romeo also tells her that he is risking his life coming to her this shows that Romeo is brave and would do anything for love.
