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Compare and contrast Romeo’s speeches in Act 1 scene 1 when he speaks of Rosaline and Act 1 scene 5 – when he sees Juliet
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Compare and contrast Romeo's speeches in Act 1 scene 1 when he speaks of Rosaline and Act 1 scene 5 - when he sees Juliet. What changes in Romeo's language, feelings and opinion of love can be noted and what conclusions can be reached about the nature of his love for the two women? Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare was written around the 16^th century. Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is a love-tragedy about two people who fall in love from two feuding families. The intended audience was for Elizabethans who visited the theatre regularly. An Elizabethan lover was very different to a typical lover nowadays. An Elizabethan was a deeply pious person and was typically married at a very young age. This can be illustrated by Juliet who is only 13 or 14 and yet she marries Romeo despite the fact that he is also quite young. The...
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