Examples Of Unrequited Love In Act 1

Shakespeare explains that unrequited love can make people feel sad and unhappy throughout Act 1, Scene1, Part 2. Romeo talks about how his feelings for Rosaline are not recuperated, never less the feelings that he has for her make him seclude himself and wallow in his misery. “Ay me! Sad hours seem long” is one such example of the thoughts Romeo has on the matter, by this, he conveys that hours seem longer when Rosaline does not love him back. Romeos’ friends and family have also noticed this dilemma, “And private in his chamber pens himself, shuts up his window, locks fair daylight out”. It is apparent that they are worried for him, and wish for him to move on from his infatuation with Rosaline. Rosaline does not appear in the play, and Romeo