Examine The Ways In Which Shakespeare Develops The Character Of Romeo Through His Use Of Language.
Romeo's character is developed greatly throughout the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet', through Shakespeare's use of language. Various themes are introduced to the play; love, tragedy and conflict are some examples. Romeo's character can be identified by his connections with the themes.
At the beginning of the play, Romeo seems quite mature, in the sense that he is in love, and growing up. However, immaturity is beginning to arise, as Romeo shows that he cannot cope with the unrequited love haunting him: ‘Ay me, sad hours seem long'. We can see from this that Romeo has no intention of attempting to forget about Roseline. This proves that he is in fact quite immature. On the other hand, being in love and to such a degree as this, shows a growing sense of maturity about Romeo.
Further into the play, at the Capulets' party, Romeo enters in disguise, soon to meet Juliet. The fact that he has turned up, uninvited, to this party, shows us that Romeo has quite a rebellious nature. This......
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