Moments later, after Balthasar leaves, Romeo states that he will ‘lie’ with Juliet, which implies that he is planning to kill himself in order to be with her in the tomb. Shakespeare contrasts Romeo’s impulsiveness with Balthasar’s patience when he has Balthasar urge Romeo to ‘have patience’ because he fears that Romeo may have some ‘misadventure’ in mind. It is clear that he is not taking the time to think, but is immediately ordering Balthasar to prepare what he needs to return to Verona. Shakespeare’s repeated use of commands convey the urgency in Romeo’s voice. Upon hearing of her supposed death, Romeo immediately commands Balthasar to ‘get ink and paper’ and ‘hire those horses’. The use of several questions one after another indicates that Romeo is barely pausing for breath or to allow Balthasar to speak, which indicates that he is extremely patient. In the opening of the extract, Shakespeare has Romeo ask a series of rapid questions about Juliet, eager to hear news of her from Bathalsar. In the extract, Shakespeare makes clear that Romeo is impulsive and impatient. Arguably, Romeo’s impulsive decisions could be held responsible for the deaths of all of the characters in the play. Romeo’s impulsive nature, and inability to regulate his emotions, result in him making rash decisions, which contribute to the deaths of multiple characters in the play. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is about how strong emotions have tragic consequences. Shakespeare presents Romeo as a tragic hero in the play as a whole.Shakespeare presents Romeo as a tragic hero in this extract.To enter in the thoughts of desperate men! Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. Hast thou no letters to me from the friar?Īnd hire those horses I’ll be with thee straight. Leave me, and do the thing I bid thee do. Your looks are pale and wild, and do import Thou knowest my lodging, get me ink and paper,Īnd hire post-horses I will hence tonight. Since you did leave it for my office, sir. O, pardon me for bringing these ill news, I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault, In this extract from Act V Scene I, Balthasar brings news of Juliet’s supposed death to Romeo.ĭost thou not bring me letters from the friar? How does Shakespeare present Romeo as a tragic hero?
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