In the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is presented as a young, love struck man. He is a dreamer and a fantasist. The audience feels sympathetic towards him because love is taking him nowhere. In Act 1, we first meet Romeo as he is sobbing about his love for a young lady, who we later find out to be Rosaline .
Q. Why is Romeo and Juliet so important?
Q. What is Act 1 mainly about in Romeo and Juliet?
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The families’ rivalry and Lady Capulet’s desire for Juliet to marry Paris. Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet is mainly about the Capulet-Montague family feud and. Romeo’s unrequited love for Rosaline.
Q. Who started the fight in Act 1 Scene 1?
ACT 1, SCENE 1. Servants of the Capulet family start a fight with Montague family servants. Benvolio, a Montague, draws his sword and attempts to break up the fight. Tybalt, a Capulet, sees the drawn sword of Benvolio.
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Q. What are some important quotes from Romeo and Juliet?
Famous Quotes of Romeo and Juliet. “These violent delights have violent ends. And in their triump die, like fire and powder. Which, as they kiss, consume”. ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”.
In the beginning of Act 1 scene 1 Romeo admits to his friend Benvolio that he is depressed because he is in love with a woman who does not love him. He tells of Rosaline, her beauty and her…
Q. How is Romeo presented in Act 1?
Romeo and Juliet was important for multiple reasons, but quite possibly the most important was because it was one of the first plays where the complete and total center of attention was romance. The especial romance and love between Romeo and Juliet, that was not something that had been really done beforehand.
