Romeo's Character

Romeo’s character in the beginning of the book is dramatic and depressing because he almost kills himself because cannot get with this girl Rosaline that belongs to the Capulets. Romeo says to Benvolio “The blind man can never forget the inestimable value of his lost eyesight.  Show me a lady who is extremely beautiful: of what significance is her beauty, except to remind me of one who exceeds her in loveliness? Goodbye.  You cannot teach me to forget.” (Romeo and Juliet pg. 41).  He is telling Benvolio that no matter what girl he looks at, it will only remind him of Rosaline and how she is the most beautiful girl to him and that no girl can surpass her beauty.  When Romeo and his friends go to the party, his character changes completely.  When he sees Juliet, he completely snaps out of the depressed and overly dramatic Romeo and switches to a happy and romantic Romeo.  When he lays eyes on her, he is completely in love, “She embellishes night like a rich jewel in a rich Ethiopian’s ear- too beautiful for everyday use, too valuable for this world.” (Romeo and Juliet pg. 69).  Romeo is now completely in love with Juliet, or he thinks he is because this is the first time he has seen her.  My reaction to Romeo is that he is a very complicated and dramatic guy.  He overreacts to failed relationships and he falls in love with pretty much any girl he looks at.  I do not identify with him because the way he acts is completely different from the way I am.  I do not overreact from failed relationships and I am not desperate to find someone to spend my life with.  Romeo is just one complicated person in love.