Romeo and Juliet Group

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witeboicush15
witeboicush15
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High School - 10th Grade

Can anyone compare the love Romeo has for Juliet to that he previously had for Rosaline?

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Posted by witeboicush15 on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at 1:14 PM and tagged with juliet, love, romeo, romeo and juliet, rosaline.

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  1. malibrarian Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    We are given very little information about Rosaline, other than the fact that Romeo has a huge crush on her and is in despair because Rosaline has chosen to remain chaste (a virgin).  Benvolio, one of Romeo's friends and cousins, tries to convince him that there are other fish in the sea, but it's no use...until Romeo sees Juliet at the ball and the image of Rosaline is swept from his mind forever!

    It seems that Romeo can easily forget Rosaline, but is willing to die for Juliet, so I suppose one could say that his feelings for Rosaline were just an infatuation, while his love for Juliet was true and lasting.

    Check the link below for more information - Good luck!

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/romeo/romeo-character-analysis

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    Posted by malibrarian on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at 7:21 PM