Romeo And Juliet 2013 Summary

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Yourfirst impression of Juliet and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet mayvary, but they often appear as impetuous, self-centered teenagers. Romeo'squick shift from pining for Rosaline to falling for Juliet suggests he isfickle and immature. Juliet, though more thoughtful than Romeo, also showsimpatience and poor judgment. These character traits highlight their youthfulimpulsiveness and lack of consideration for their families.

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The first thing to note about first impressions of Juliet and Romeo inWilliam Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is that they will varyconsiderably. A professor who has been teaching Shakespeare for twenty orthirty years will have a very different perspective on these characters thanmost students first encountering the play.

That being said, I find them both rather silly, self-centered, and impetuousteenagers. Romeo's infatuation with Juliet at first sight does not strike me asromantic, but rather as a sign that he is not yet capable of forming lastingrelationships. As the play opens, he is pining for Rosaline. A few hours later,after seeing, but not even talking with Juliet, he says:

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We are introduced to Romeo as he is wandering among some sycamore trees- hiscousin Benvolio has been entrusted by Romeo's parents to find out what has kepttheir son so preoccupied. Romeo tells Benvolio that he is in love with a girl,Rosaline, who does not return his affections. Because of this, he has swornhimself to chastity. Benvolio tries to persuade Romeo to move on, but he issteadfast in his denial that he will ever love anyone other thanRosaline.

Bear in mind that Romeo is just in his teenage years. Shakespeare nevertells us how old Romeo really was, but he is described as a young man, andpresumably a few years older than Juliet, who is thirteen.

Based on the fact that Romeo has been spending time thinking among thesycamores, and his parents worry about the change in his mood, one mightdescribe Romeo as pensive or thoughtful. One might also think Romeo a littledramatic, as he has sworn to Benvolio that he will never love again and live achaste life. Surely, if Romeo is just in his teens, it is not unthinkable thathe might find love again. But no- he will not, can not! Romeo's dramaticdisplay of self-denial might also be considered a pretentious attempt to seem more mature than he actually is. My interpretations aside, Romeo actsmuch as all teens do when their heart has been broken for the first time. Painis relative, so such a display of drama might seem appropriate to someone whohas never suffered a heartbreak before.

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Our first impression of Juliet, therefore, is of a dutiful young daughter,docilely complying with all her parents' wishes and having, apparently, nostrong feelings or ideas of her own. This makes the revelation of her strongwill, passionate nature, and high intelligence later in the play even moresurprising.

Cavendish-Jones, Colin. "What is your first impression of Juliet and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?" edited by eNotes Editorial, 29 Nov. 2019, -and-juliet/questions/what-your-first-impression-juliet-romeo-479016.

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