The Relationship Between Romeo And Juliet
Many people considered that Romeo Montague was Juliet’s ideal partner, but throughout their eventful and short-lived relationship, Romeo portrayed himself to be a detrimental partner to Juliet. To start off, Romeo was a deceptive individual. He deceived Juliet into thinking he actually loved her when, in reality, he was a lecherous man. He showed his excessive sexual desire in Act 1, scene 5 when he immediately forgot about Rosaline because he was stunned by Juliet’s beauty whose far surpassed hers. In addition, he demonstrated how lustful he was when he expressed his obsession and attraction with Juliet’s beauty in his comparison of Juliet and the sun. Furthermore, Romeo always acted hastily when dealing with situations that required insightful
thinking. In Act 2, scene 3, he begged Friar Laurence to marry them that day with no decent explanation or reason. He could have taken another approach to the situation, such as delaying the marriage until more people accepted it, other than the Nurse and Friar Laurence. Consequently, this could have prevented their deaths at the end of the play. Moreover, Romeo showed acts of being a self-destructive person. He always believed that suicide was the solution to every problem with the complete unawareness of the possible effects of his death. In Act 3, scene 3, he threatened to kill himself as a response to being exiled, which would have left Juliet alone. More importantly, his self-destructive behavior was the cause of Juliet’s death at the end of the play. After he heard the news of Juliet’s “death”, he immediately rushed back to Verona to commit suicide due to his inability to cope with her “death”. In addition, Romeo still committed suicide regardless of the crimson color he noticed in Juliet’s lips and cheeks. From Romeo’s first encounter with Juliet to his death with Juliet, he inflicted a great deal of mental and physical pain upon her throughout their relationship, proving himself to be not so ideal after all.
thinking. In Act 2, scene 3, he begged Friar Laurence to marry them that day with no decent explanation or reason. He could have taken another approach to the situation, such as delaying the marriage until more people accepted it, other than the Nurse and Friar Laurence. Consequently, this could have prevented their deaths at the end of the play. Moreover, Romeo showed acts of being a self-destructive person. He always believed that suicide was the solution to every problem with the complete unawareness of the possible effects of his death. In Act 3, scene 3, he threatened to kill himself as a response to being exiled, which would have left Juliet alone. More importantly, his self-destructive behavior was the cause of Juliet’s death at the end of the play. After he heard the news of Juliet’s “death”, he immediately rushed back to Verona to commit suicide due to his inability to cope with her “death”. In addition, Romeo still committed suicide regardless of the crimson color he noticed in Juliet’s lips and cheeks. From Romeo’s first encounter with Juliet to his death with Juliet, he inflicted a great deal of mental and physical pain upon her throughout their relationship, proving himself to be not so ideal after all.