Character+Romeo

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is a love struck puppy. He is very sad about breaking up with Rosaline, his love of her life. At the end, Romeo still thinks with his heart instead of his head. His love interest changes, but his essential character stays the same. However, the key turning point for his life was when he killed Tybalt, as he was banished from his own hometown. Romeo’s moral low point was when he was in fury with the death of his best friend Mercutio, and he kills Tybalt in rage. Romeo’s moral high point was when he was marrying Juliet, agreeing to take care of Juliet in sickness or in health.

As the main character, Romeo was one of the characters that created the tragedy. When Romeo married the girl from the House of his enemy, he hoped to bond the two family together, but couldn’t. As he was the reason why Juliet committed suicide, he is one of the biggest characters for the tragedy.

To be frank, Romeo was not thinking clearly. He is definitely a loyal friend, but killing Tybalt, who was going to be executed anyway for his crime, was a stupid decision. Furthermore, if he did not suicide, and actually had the will to live, he could have been with Juliet.

Like the other men in Shakespearean times, for the upper part of his body, he wore a colorful shirt with shoulder pads, and wore tights. I think that Romeo could be represented by color red: fierce, headstrong, etc.

I think Romeo could be easily associated with a love token. During those times, men who loved their women gave tokens to symbolize their affection. Romeo, although did not know Juliet for a long time, he truly loved Juliet.