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What changes can you observe in Romeo's language and behavior once he has fallen for Juliet and left behind his infatuation for Rosaline?
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What changes can you observe in Romeo's language and behavior once he has fallen for Juliet and left behind his infatuation for Rosaline? The name Romeo has become the synonym of a lover in popular culture, but as we may see from the play, Romeo's relation to love is not so simple. At the beginning of the play, Romeo pines for Rosaline, proclaiming her a goddess upon the earth who no women can ever be compare to, but after he meets Juliet his love matures from the shallow desire to be in love, to a profound and intense passion. At the beginning Romeo places Rosaline on a pedestal, raising her above all human beings. His feelings aren't of love for Rosaline, but love of the situation where he is in love, he feels sorry for himself, locks himself out of the world: Montague: Many a morning hath he there been seen, With tears augmenting the...
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