Acting Logical or Acting Rash

In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two teenagers (Romeo and Juliet) fall in love against there parents wishes, as there parents are enemies. There are a lot of complex and interesting characters. Personally, I find Juliet to be the most interesting. I find her the most interesting for many reasons. One of them being way she changes from the beginning of the story to the end.

Juliet changes a lot from the beginning of the book to the point of the play that I'm at right now. At the beginning of the story, Juliet seems to be very rational. She thinks logically about love and marriage, unlike Romeo who sulks about talking about love and fate. But when she meets Romeo she seems to forget all about logical thinking. Instead, as the story progresses she seems to make more rash decisions. For example, when she meets Romeo at the party, instead of staying at the party, dancing and mingling, she runs off and makes out with a guy she met only two minutes ago.

Another reason, Juliet appears to become more rash as the story goes on is that even after she learns that Romeo is a Montague, son of her father's enemy, she still chooses Romeo over her family. Then, to make matters worse, she decides to marry him! Even though they only knew each other for a day. If Juliet had been thinking logically she probably would have waited to marry Romeo after they went on a few dates. I know that in that time period people moved very quickly in their relationships, but one day is little too extreme.

Lastly, Juliet becomes  more rash and less logical as the story progresses because she still chooses Romeo after he kills her cousin. I mean, at first she does contemplate about what Romeo has done, so she hasn't entirely lost that logical thinking she had at the beginning of the book, but she still ends up choosing Romeo. Any logical person would probably grieve more over the loss of there cousin, or the fact that the person they loved isn't who they thought they were. But, instead she chooses to grieve over the fact the Romeo is banished. Although, someone may eventually get to grieving over that, it would usually take talking to the person they love first, and working things out.

I think that Juliet's rash thinking has been because of the influence that Romeo has had on her. For example, if she hadn't met Romeo, she probably would have ended up marring Paris, and would have been contempt with that life. She would be on good terms with her family, and you know wouldn't have died. But, when she met Romeo, she started acting more rash and less logical. However, I can kind of understand her rash behavior. Although that second life style would be perfectly fine in her case, if it were me I would probably want to be with someone I truly loved (or thought I loved).

In conclusion, I think Juliet is the most interesting character in the story. This is because she changes a lot from the beginning of the story to the end. This is because she goes from being very logical, to acting young and rash. I think that Romeo's influence on her is where the rash behavior comes from. I also kind of understand her behavior because I would rather be with someone I thought I truly loved, then someone who my parents wanted me to be with.

Ways To Define Love

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there are many themes in the story. One of the biggest themes is love. Shakespeare portrays his opinions about love through the characters in the play. Different characters have different opinions about what love is. I think that many people can relate to at least one of the characters in the book and their point of view on what love means.

One character who has a very strong opinion about love is Romeo. Romeo thinks that love is something that should be taken very seriously. He is basically a hopeless romantic. Until he meets Juliet, all he does is mope about and act depressed because Rosalind doesn't love him. He acts as though love is beautiful but has many hardships. I think that a lot of people can relate to Romeo. There are plenty of "hopeless romantics" out there, who could understand Romeo's desperation for love.

Another character who has a very strong opinion about love is Romeo's friend, Mercutio. Mercutio is like the opposite of Romeo. He thinks that love is all fun and games. He often advises Romeo to loosen up and to have more fun. After all, he is the one who convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet's party. I think that a lot of people are like Mercutio, too. Many people can relate, too wanting to have fun and party. To not worry about things and just have a good time.

Paris is also a character with a strong opinion of what love is. He seems to think that it's all the responsibility that comes along with love. It's getting married, having children, living in a big house. The "love" part of it doesn't seem that important to Paris. Personally, I find it harder to relate to this, I think that love is more than just the stuff that comes with it. However, I can see how some people can think that you can't be in love unless you are ready for the responsibility that comes along.

In conclusion, Shakespeare wrote these characters to portray the different ways he portrays love. Romeo portrays the "hopeless romantic." Mercutio portrays the "party kind of person." And Paris portray the person who thinks love comes along with responsibility. I think there are many other characters who portray different definitions of what love means as well. I also think that people can relate to the different opinions that the characters in Romeo and Juliet have about love.