Vanessa Mendoza
Period 1
English
June 14, 2013

Romeo and Juliet is a romance and tradgey play. This play was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the biggest love stories in English literary. It is about two young star-crossed lovers that can not be together because of their family. Romeo is one of the main characters in this play. Romeo is also a very interesting character to get to know.
Romeo is the son of Lady and Heir Montague, he is about 17 years old. Romeo is a very sensitive man when it comes to love. He views love as a very important thing for him. In the beginning of the story, Romeo is in love with a girl named Rosaline . "Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like a thorn."(Romeo,Act 1 Scene 4 Page 2)  Romeo says this about love because he is sad Rosaline does not love him back. Benvolio is a close friend of Romeos and trys to give him advice about love. Benvolio tells Romeo, "By giving liberty unto thine eyes. Examine other beauties."(Benvolio, Act 1, Scene 1, Page 12) This means that Romeo should forget about Rosaline because there is a lot of other girls that are beautiful. Benvolio tells Romeo to view love as the physical stuff and not as an emotional thing.
Romeo is a type of person who does something without thinking. He is an impulsive person. A reason why he is impulsive is because he goes to the Capulets house which are his enemy to go see Juliet. When Juliet sees Romeo in her balcony she tells him, " And the place death, considering who thou art. If any if my kinsmen find thee here." (Juliet,Act 2, Scene 2, Page 3)  " Alack, there lies more peril in thing eye, then twenty of their swords." And but thou love me, let them find me here. Than dead prorogued, waiting of thy love." (Act 2, Scene 2, Page 3) Romeo is being impulsive because he says he rather be dead than not being loved by Juliet. Romeo gets attached to someone very easily which causes him to be impulsive.
Romeo is also a fearless and courage person. He also goes through all the trouble to be with Juliet even though their familes are enemies. Romeo is showing his bravery in act 2 where he goes sees Juliet at her balcony. Romeo is risking his life, just to go see his love but he does not care because he just wants to see Juliet. Also, toward the end of the play Romeo thinks Juliet is dead so he takes his own life to be with the girl he loves. Not many people will actually have the courage to take their own life for someone. That just shows how much love and bravery Romeo had.
Romeo is not only brave, impulsive, and romantic. Romeo is also considerate beacuse even though Juliet is a capulet he does not care, all he cares about is his love towards her. He is also desperate and restless, because he would do anything just to be with Juliet. He is even willing to take his own life for her.