Part one of term paper
In the Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, one main character, Romeo, is presented as a melancholy person during the first act of the play. The source of Romeo’s melancholy may be caused by his love for Rosaline, and her lack of love for him. In the beginning of the play, we learn that Romeo is pursuing the young lady, Rosaline, w ...

Part two of term paper
... Benvolio also persuades the young lord to go in the disguise of a mask, “[g]o thither, and with unattained eye”(1.2.87). Benvolio’s plan is to show to Romeo that he need not worry about Rosaline’s love, because “[a]t this same ancient feast of Capulet’s… all the admired beauties of Verona”(1.2.84-86) will be there, and he will see the great diversity of women. However Romeo disagrees, and says, “[o]ne fairer than my love? [t]he all-seeing sun/ ...