In conclusion Romeo's character has distorted right through the play. The change in situations through the acts have influenced Romeo's personality

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo is an emotional, adolescent boy, he thrives upon complexity of love and predicament of romance. The story is a romantic tragedy where Romeo and his love must fall. The passion and emotion that lurks in Romeo, inevitably is responsible for the tragedy which soon surfaces.

Romeo is in love with the idea of being in love. His actions and relations are under great scrutiny from the tension and suspense of the feuding Montague's and Capulet's, as his love and affection for Juliet develops so does his impetuous character.

The first expressions of Romeo are that he is not his usual self. His absence is thoroughly spoken about in the Montague household. Montague mentions how Romeo has been keeping to himself, preferring night to day "Locks fair daylight out, And makes himself an artificial night." From Montague, Lady Montague and Benvolio, we gather that the story will be based around the absent Romeo.

Once Romeo does appear, we understand that his sadness and depression is because his love for Rosaline is unreturned "Love, whose view is muffled still." Romeo's contradictory language is a clear indication of how Romeo's perceptions and feelings are awkwardly diverse. The repetitive use of oxymoron demonstrates that Romeo's emotions are mixed up regarding his relationship with Rosaline. " Love is a smoke" " Loving hate" Romeo dialects in this elaborate way of speaking, the constant use of fanciful imagery and rhyming couplets show that his emotions are "artificial" and are not coming from his heart.
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Following Romeo's confused and heartfelt speech, Benvolio advises Romeo that the cure for love is to look at other girls and go along to Capulet party. " Take thou new infection to thy eye." However Romeo is still hostile to Benvolio's proposition, until, while reading the guest list, Romeo discovers that Rosaline will be at the party, although Romeo continues to protest that his love for Rosaline will never change, "Ne're saw her match since the world began," he chooses to go along to the party. "I'll go along no such sight to be shown."

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