Teenagers in love tend to be impulsive and incapable of making decisions. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers from families who don't get along must go against their parents in order to be together. The language Shakespeare uses describes the characters and shows that they are impulsive, which affects the outcome of the play. William Shakespeare describes the character of Romeo using language. In the play, Romeo is very depressed because of a girl who doesn't want to be with him. He says: “I have lost myself; I am not here: this is not Romeo, it is elsewhere” (Shakespeare 19). Romeo wants to be with a girl, Rosaline, but she doesn't want to be with him. He wants to live in chastity. Romeo sees his life as if it will end because of this girl. This quote explains how he is not actually there, but is living. He is lost because he doesn't know what to do. This quote also shows symbolism. Being “lost” is a symbol of his depression and when he says he is “Somewhere else” he is symbolizing his feeling of confusion and representing that he is mentally not there. Shakespeare shows Romeo's depression in more ways than one. Rome gets tired of not being in love. He says, “The days are so young” (Shakespeare 18) to Benvolio, his cousin. When he says this, it's around 9 in the morning. Romeo doesn't want to go on with the day. He doesn't want to move on if he can't be with Rosaline. Romeo is tired and depressed. He wishes he didn't need to spend all the hours left in the day. This quote also shows Shakespeare's use of literary devices. This quote is personification. Personification is when a writer gives human traits to an inanimate object. The day cannot be youthful so Sha......middle of paper......tion. One of his fears is in the quote above. This quote shows her fear of waking up and Romeo not being there. This is a method of foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is when an author gives a hint about something that will happen later in the story. Later in the story, Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead next to her. This shows the fear that he thought would actually happen. This affects the outcome of the play because if Juliet had not ignored her fears and taken the potion, Romeo and Juliet would still be alive. Shakespeare's language reveals the impulsiveness of the character, which causes a change in the ending of the play. In William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, lovers from rival families lead to the tragic ending. The characters show that teenagers are impulsive and bad decision makers. Works Cited Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
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