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Romeo and why he is my favorite shakesphere character

Romeo Montague is my favorite Shakespearean character because, in my opinion there has never been another character like him whether it be in novels or in real life. He is very naïve and has a wild imagination but loves until there is no tomorrow and I find that vividly interesting to read. Young men fall in and out of love constantly resulting in broken hearts or in Romeo’s case without a heartbeat at all. Romeo Montague is an over-dramatic young man, who is not anxious or frightened to reveal his feelings, which demonstrates his naïvety. Romeo follows love whether it goes to the bottom of the ocean floor or his worst enemies’ mansion. ‘Consequences’ is a foreign word to Romeo. Real life is also foreign. Romeo is imaginative, believes love will cure everything in its path, and “loves light wings”(Act 2, scene two, line 66) had brought him to his true love, Juliet. Despite his impracticality, the ladies adore him because of his romantic language. Naïvety, impract...

Posted by: Jack Drewes

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