Analyse how Romeo emotions change from act 1 scene 1 to act 2 scene 2.

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is experiencing unreciprocated love that is mystifying his mind. Romeo’s friend Benvolio goes to find him after he and the other Montague boys have finished fighting with the Capulet’s. Romeo tells Benvolio about his unrequited love’- he is madly in love with Rosaline but she does not love him back. At this point in the play Romeo is heartbroken and he is dissatisfied because Rosaline abandon Romeo. We know he is disorganized and emotional as he says “o loving hate” (act 1 scene 1 line 175). He is using oxymoron to describe his feelings that Rosaline just neglected him. Through using a series of oxymoron’s, it is clear that Romeo is devoted to Rosaline however Rosaline was not devoted back to Romeo because she wanted to become a nun.

Romeo’s best friend Mercutio is also aware of Romeo’s lovesick state and therefore persuades him to attend the Capulet ball with him so he can “examine other beauties”. At the Capulet ball Romeo sees Juliet for the first time and falls in love with her. Romeo sees Juliet like the heaven and the stars. He describes her beauty as he watches her dance. 2it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night” (act scene 5 line 45). Romeo is using metaphors and personification to talk about Juliet’s beauty. Juliet cannot hang upon the cheek of night but by comparing her to the stars, Romeo shows he holds her in high esteems.  

After the Capulet’s ball, Romeo cannot bear to be away from Juliet and so climbs over the wall of the Capulet mansion to speak to her in act 2 scene 2, Romeo is watching Juliet on her balcony; Juliet is unaware of his presence. The language he uses in this scene shows that he is in love