In the book 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare, a street fight occurs between the Montague's and Capulet’s Prince Escalus comes in and breaks up the fight. But threatens them if they fight again. Romeo enters, very sad. Romeo is in love, with Rosaline, but is afraid that the woman he loves doesn't love him back. Later in the book, Mercutio, Romeo's friend and Prince Escalus's cousin, invites Romeo to accompany him to the Capulet's party, to try to get Romeo to forget about Rosaline. At the party, Romeo meets Juliet and they fall in love. Romeo changes in the story because at first, all he cared about Rosaline. But after he met Juliet, all of his thoughts about Rosaline vanished.
"Out of her favor, where I am in love." (1.1.173)
This quote shows that Romeo is truly, madly, deeply in love with Rosaline, even though he knows that she doesn't love him back. Because of this, Romeo is very depressed. And all Romeo talks about is Rosaline, and how she doesn't love him. But Romeo doesn't want to give up on her yet. In Act 1 Scene 1, Romeo is complaining about how Rosaline doesn't love him the way he loves her. But this is before Romeo knows anything about Juliet. This quote also shows how committed Romeo is to Rosaline. Romeo doesn't care about how Rosaline feels about him. All he cares about is her. He wants to please her and do something to get her notice him, but she doesn't give Romeo any respect. That is why Romeo gives up on trying to please Rosaline. That is also why he agrees to go to the Capulet's party, in order to help him forget about Rosaline breaking his heart.
"What lady is that which doth enrich the hand. Of yonder knight?" (1.5. 41-42)
This quote shows that Romeo has forgotten about Rosaline and has finally noticed someone else. And Romeo has now fallen in love with Juliet and out of love with Rosaline. In Act 1 Scene 5, Romeo first spots Juliet during a dance and instantaneously falls in love with her. When Juliet first spots Romeo, she falls in love with him as well. After the dance is over, Romeo goes in search of Juliet. When he finds her, he startles her and greets her with a kiss on her hand. This is where Juliet begins to fall in love with Romeo. This is also where Romeo completely forgets about Rosaline. The two sneak off and get away from the crowd of people and share a kiss or two. But soon after, the two are separated and soon find out that they are sworn enemies. Even though they aren't supposed to be together, the two realize that they can't stand to be without one another.
"Th' exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine." (2. 2. 127)
This quote shows that Romeo and Juliet have very strong feelings for each other. After the party, Romeo returns to Capulet's mansion in search for Juliet, because he cannot stop thinking about her. When he arrives at the Capulet's garden, he overhears Juliet confessing her love for him. She makes a long speech about how she wishes they can be together, but they can't because they're sworn enemies. Romeo then speaks and startles Juliet. The two both confess their love for each other. After confessing their strong feelings, they decide that they want to be married and be together forever. Even though it's forbidden. Many people in Verona find out about the wedding, including Juliet's cousin Tybalt. Tybalt then battles Romeo but is killed in the process. When Prince Escalus and the Capulet's find out about Tybalt's death, they banish Romeo from Verona. But after Romeo is banished, he doesn't know how to act or control himself because he is so far away and separated from his beloved wife, Juliet.
In Conclusion, Romeo changes in the story because in the beginning of the story, Romeo was truly, madly, deeply in love with Rosaline. But at Capulet's party, Romeo spotted Juliet and fell in love with her. He also completely forgot about Rosaline. Juliet also fell in love with Romeo at the party. Later that night, the two confessed their love for each other and decided to get married, that way they could be together forever. The text relates to then world because it shows how two people, who care very much about each other, can make decisions for themselves. The text also shows that young people can make their own decisions. I think that the reader should think about how Romeo was able to quickly forget about all his feelings about Rosaline after he met Juliet. It shows the reader how strongly in love Romeo is with Juliet and how he cannot let her go. For example, when Balthazar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead, the first thing that Romeo does is race back to Verona, as fast as he can. So that he can see Juliet one last time.
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