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Romeo And Juliet Impulsive Quotes

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Shakespeare uses detailed examples to draw clear images of his characters for the audience. Romeo and Juliet is a play about two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues. Romeo struggles because he is blinded by his love for Juliet and will do anything, even risk death, to see Juliet. Shakespeare uses examples in the story to portray Romeo as an impulsive and passionate character. He demonstrates that he is passionate and impulsive by his inner thoughts and feelings, his actions, and how others view him. Romeo, throughout the story, demonstrates his impulsive and passionate character by his unplanned acts of love. Shakespeare shows Impulsivity and passion in Romeo through his inner thoughts and feelings. Shakespeare uses Romeo’s inner …show more content…

At the party, Romeo also demonstrates his passionate nature. When he talks to Juliet, he begins telling her his love for her and how he wants to kiss her. The author demonstrates this when Romeo says, “Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! / Give me my sin again” (I.v. 120-121). Romeo then kisses her showing that he is willing to do anything to show his love for someone. He does this even though he just met her. During this conversation Romeo also discusses marriage showing that he wants to be with her forever. Romeo then leaves the party but goes to the Capulet mansion to see Juliet again. He goes to her balcony and listens to her speak, and then he shows himself to Juliet. When he shows himself Juliet warns him that if her family saw him they would kill him, but Romeo says, “Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye / Than twenty of their swords. Look thou but sweet, / And I am proof against their enmity” (II.ii.75-77). Romeo is showing his passion by proving he is willing to die just to be able to see Juliet. This shows that he really loves her because he would die for her. The author uses other characters’ point of view to show Romeo’s passionate and

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