Chow+Dorothy

media type="custom" key="5955671" Romeo at the beginning of the play was a love struck teenager that believed that there was no one better than Rosaline, stubborn to think otherwise. At the end of the play Romeo dies thinking that his most beloved Juliet is dead and therefore has no will to live. Even though the story of Romeo changes he is still an impulsive, stubborn, hasty child that he was in the beginning of the play. The moral low point would have been when Romeo was banned from Verona and he tries to kill himself the moral high point would be when he refuses the to fight Tybalt and chooses peace instead of violence. 100 percent because Romeo’s actions were the ones responsible for all that has happened to not only him and Juliet but also the Capulets and Monatgues, more specifically Mercutio and Tybalt. Romeo should not of been so hasty going into a relationship with Juliet and think about his actions before he does them. From the first time they met everything was done in a speedy rush, hours after they met Romeo and Juliet confessed their love for each other and was willing to give up their family name to be with each other. This shows lack of maturity because they would give up their whole life for a person they knew for only hours. Another thing that Romeo should not have done was ask to marry Juliet in secret. There are two reasons why this is, first, they were not ready and was just on a love high, second, this was destined to cause conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues, a wedding itself is bad enough now it is a secret wedding which is even worst. At the end of the play when Romeo thinks that Juliet died he killed himself, this was an extremely stupid decision, not only was Juliet still alive but he should not have died for such a cause. In all Romeo should not have done any of the thing he did in the play if he were to be a good member of the Montague and to keep the peace. He should think of a different solution to his problems rather than attempting to kill himself for anything that goes wrong. Romeo would dress in medieval clothing because the play was written around 1591-1595. In the movie that we watched in class of Romeo and Juliet that was made in 1968 showed Romeo wearing a loose long sleeved shirt and tights. Romeo would wear Montague colors to show his standing. The best prop to associate Romeo with would be sword, this is not because he is a violence person like Mercutio but because he is willing to fight for what he believes in be it his family member (Mercutio) and his love for Juliet, Romeo is always ready to defend himself and protect his loved ones even if it is the wrong thing to do, this shows courage.
 * (1) What sort of person is the character at the beginning of the play? What are they like at the end? What caused the changes? Can you point to a key turning point?**
 * (2) What was the moral low point, the moral high point for this character? **
 * (3) To what degree was the character responsible for this tragedy? **
 * (4) What should this character have done differently? **
 * (5) How would this character dress? What general style of clothing would suit? What colors would best represent the character and why? **
 * (6) Select one hand prop (e.g. sword, wine goblet, piece of jewellery) which you would have this character use often, or be associated with, in a production of the play. Explain why this object suits your character. **

Dearest Romeo,

Yesterday night was a night that I would cherish forever and remember till the day I die. The things you said made my heart race and body shiver. The things I said were all so surreal, so movie-like, so unimaginable, so…not me. The way we met, the way I felt, the things I did, I look back at all of it and I am unwilling to believe that it wasn’t a dream but reality. I can’t begin to tell you how much I am in love with you but I will try my best to put my feelings into words and express my deepest thoughts to you, my dearest Romeo. You make me a different person. When I am around you, you bring me to another place. You make me do things I’d never do, you push me to my limits but most of all you make me feel special. With you everything else seems to not exist it is as if the world stopped and it was just you and me and no one else. We could be everything and more if only you were not a Montague and I was not a Capulet.

It tears me apart to even think about not being with you. Even though we only just met I feel like I have known you forever and to lose you is like losing apart of myself. With everything I am feeling right now I still know that in the end we can never be together, we must know our standing in Verona and understand that because of our names our love is forbidden. It may not be easy to acknowledge the fact that we can never be together but it is the right thing to do and the mature way of handling our situation. It is not fair that the only thing keeping us apart is our family feud but it is not about justice or injustice it is about what is the right thing to do and what we have to put first before ourselves.

Romeo, I have known you for less than a day but already you are one of the most important things in my life right now. It is surreal the way I feel about you, but that alone cannot interfere with the loyalty to my family. Family should always come first, they protect you and love you and want the best for you. They are the ones that know what is the right thing to do and if they believe that Montague’s are the enemy then I must respect their beliefs and stay away from Montague’s even if that means the love of my life, you.

It greatly saddens me to have to say goodbye to you this way but if I did this in person I would not be able to speak of what I am writing in this letter. Seeing you again would only make things worse, this is why I believe that our relationship should not progress any further. Yesterday night would forever be the last memory I have of you. This letter that I am writing is to express my deepest thoughts I do not nor will I accept a letter back because there is no point in expanding the length of our goodbye. This is the end, I wish you all the best my dearest Romeo. I enjoyed every single moment of out time together, I will never forget you, I miss you already.

Love,

Juliet


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