Blog 4 Romeo & Juliet Opening Scene


  In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the first we hear of Romeo's character is from Benvolio talking to Lord and Lady Montague. This comes after the fight, and when the Prince of Verona addresses the Capulet and Montague servants. The Prince threatens to kill the servants if he catches the two fighting again. Lord and Lady Montague have not seen there son all day, and ask Benvolio if he has seen Romeo. Benvolio says he has, and that Romeo has been walking before the sun was up. He also stated that Romeo seemed troubled. This worries Lord and Lady Montgasue, and his parents ask Benvolio to get to Romeo to see whats bugging him. Romeo comes moping over to Benvolio after his parents go away so the two can talk. Romeo says how he is love sickened from a girl who doesn't love him back. This girl is Rosaline who ironically is Juliet's cousin.

I didn't like Romeo's character at first.  The introduction of Romeo shows his immatureness. He seems very upset to that Rosline doesn't like him, and I feel that it is even tough for him to tell Benvolio how he is feeling.  I feel Shakespeare did this to symbolize that he is still 16 and young. Romeo's love sickness in the first scene, shows he is depressed. His mood is doesn't change throughout the entire first scene, and he won't tell Benvolio the name of the girl he loves. Honestly this reminds me of myself when I was ten and liked a girl who didn't like me. I wouldn't tell my parents her name or anything about her. Eventually I got over her but the way  handled it was immature.  This was very childish, and I only did to  seek attention. Benvolio keep trying to break him out of the depressed state but nothing seems to get to Romeo.


The first time we are introduced to Juliet is during Act 1, Scene 3, Juliet's father Lord Capulet has been in contact with the wealthy Paris about marrying his daughter off to her in the previous scene. When Juliet is called in the room by her mother to have "the talk" she two seems very immature when talking about marriage, and how she hasn't even given it much thought yet. In this scene Juliet was overpowered by her mother and the nurse. It was as if Juliet didn't even need to be there and the conversation between Lady Capulet and the Nurse would've still taken place.


I feel there is more to like in Juliet's opening scene than Romeo's. Yes she is immature, but she is upbeat, and seems like a more outgoing person. She not asking to be married off, but considers the fact due to her parents, and Nurse urging her to do it. At the end of the scene  Juliet agrees to meet Paris at the ball. Juliet is a lot more optimistic than Romeo in her opening scene. The two seem to be complete opposites from each other from first impression. But we see once the plays starts to develop the two star crossed lovers from rival families fall madly in love. I guess opposites do after all attract.

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