Examples Of Maturity In Romeo And Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a play with a deeper meaning than love. It shows the maturity of Romeo and Juliet grow throughout the play.
The maturity of Romeo grows when he goes through experiences in the play. At the beginning of the play Romeo acts like a child when he was obsessed with Rosaline. He was depressed because she did not like him, when he said, “Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast”(Act 1, Scene 1, Line 175). Then when Romeo met Juliet his attitude improved(Act 1, Scene 5). That showed that he was becoming more of an adult since he was getting over Rosaline. The last example that shows that Romeo matured throughout the play was when Paris said, “O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet”. Romeo laid Paris
next to his own wife, Juliet, because he was being a mature adult, and doing the right thing(Act 5, Scene 3, Line 73).
Juliet also matured throughout the play. Juliet was a very young girl who was already mature for her age. Juliet showed maturity right away when she said: “It is an honor that I dream not of”. Juliet was talking about marriage to Count Paris, she did not want to rush into things(Act 1, Scene 3, Line 67). The next example of Juliet maturing was when she found out that Tybalt died, and she defended her husband, Romeo, from the nurse. That showed that she was being a mature adult because she was trusting that her husband did the right thing(Act 3, Scene 2). The last example was when Juliet thought through all the possibilities of the potion that Friar Laurence gave her. She thought, “What if it be a poison which the friar Subtly hath ministered to have me dead”. She thought of many more problems that could happen, which shows that she was being mature by thinking through everything(Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 24-58).
Romeo and Juliet showed multiple signs of them maturing as the play went on. Romeo and Juliet were young kids, but they developed into young adults as they matured.
The maturity of Romeo grows when he goes through experiences in the play. At the beginning of the play Romeo acts like a child when he was obsessed with Rosaline. He was depressed because she did not like him, when he said, “Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast”(Act 1, Scene 1, Line 175). Then when Romeo met Juliet his attitude improved(Act 1, Scene 5). That showed that he was becoming more of an adult since he was getting over Rosaline. The last example that shows that Romeo matured throughout the play was when Paris said, “O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet”. Romeo laid Paris
next to his own wife, Juliet, because he was being a mature adult, and doing the right thing(Act 5, Scene 3, Line 73).
Juliet also matured throughout the play. Juliet was a very young girl who was already mature for her age. Juliet showed maturity right away when she said: “It is an honor that I dream not of”. Juliet was talking about marriage to Count Paris, she did not want to rush into things(Act 1, Scene 3, Line 67). The next example of Juliet maturing was when she found out that Tybalt died, and she defended her husband, Romeo, from the nurse. That showed that she was being a mature adult because she was trusting that her husband did the right thing(Act 3, Scene 2). The last example was when Juliet thought through all the possibilities of the potion that Friar Laurence gave her. She thought, “What if it be a poison which the friar Subtly hath ministered to have me dead”. She thought of many more problems that could happen, which shows that she was being mature by thinking through everything(Act 4, Scene 3, Lines 24-58).
Romeo and Juliet showed multiple signs of them maturing as the play went on. Romeo and Juliet were young kids, but they developed into young adults as they matured.