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Romeo And Juliet Consent

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Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare is a play detailing the search for love between a boy and girl in rivaling families. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families who live in Verona, Italy in the 14th century. Romeo is the son of the Montagues, and Juliet is the only child of the Capulets. All members of the family's fight, all the way down to the servants. Romeo had found what he saw as his only love and her name was rosaline. Juliet was unsure if she wanted an arranged marriage, witch her mother wanted. Capulet, juliet's father wanted her to find true love. Paris wanted to marry Juliet and had asked for capulets approval, but Capulet replied “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,/My will to her consent is but a part;/An she agree, within her scope of choice/Lies my consent and fair according voice.”. He wanted Juliet to agree to the marriage. Capulet had hosted a party, and Romeo was not invited, but he decided to go anyway. While there he met juliet, and forgot all about Rosaline. Juliet also fell in love. Juliet rushed up to her maid and told her …show more content…

Romeo's first love Rosaline, makes him go crazy. Romeo can't sleep, and is in a state of depression. And his whole life is being changed because of a feeling of love. Romeo’s love for rosaline changes how he acts, Benvolio, his best friend, notices that Romeo has changed. Compared to other boys his age the feeling of love for another person has changed him. His friends think he is crazy because of his obsession with his new girl. Benvolio convinces Romeo to go to the masquerade, and while there he falls in love with Juliet. He doesn't care about rosaline, or that fact that she is younger than him. At that moment he was being driven by love. Instant passion for one girl drives his life, first with Rosaline, and second with Juliet. His feelings of love differ from most boys his age, he allows it to rule his

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