Romeo and Juliet

            Romeo appears in act one, scene one and his first interaction is with Benvolio who confronts him intending to know what saddens him. Romeo is in love with a woman who has sworn to be celibate. In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo states, “Well, in that hit you miss. She’ll not be hit With Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit. And, in strong proof of chastity well-armed from love’s weak childish bow, she lives uncharmed. She will not stay the siege of loving terms, Nor bide th' encounter of assailing eyes, Nor ope her lap to saint-seducing gold. Oh, she is rich in beauty, only poor That when she dies, with beauty dies her store.” (Shakespeare, 1.1.200-205). This answer from Romeo is an indication enough that he is struggling with accepting a love not returned.  Considering that Romeo is the son of a Lord and from one of the most powerful houses Verona, I would advise him to get rid of his love obsession by turning and paying attention to other women as well as to compare the beauty of the woman he loves to that of others then decide if her beauty stands outs from the rest.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works Cited

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, 1969. Print.