Throughout the play, he tries his hardest to keep the peace. After his marriage to Juliet, Table tries to fight him and Romeo simply says, “l do protest never injured thee/But love thee better than thou cants devise/Till thou shall know the reason of my love. /And so, good Capulet, which name tender/As dearly as mine own, be satisfied,” (Shakespeare 3. 1 . 70-74). Romeo was trying to hint to Table about his marriage to Juliet. This shows that not even a threat of death could sadden Romeo on his day of happiness because of his marriage to his true love.
Secondly, Romeo may have good qualities but has many flaws. His biggest problem pertains to the way he looks at women, looking at their outer beauty and not inner worth. “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! ‘It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/ As a rich jewel in an Ethiopia ear-,” (Shakespeare 1. 5. 51-53). Said Romeo speaking about Juliet he also comments, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight, / For I newer saw true beauty till this night,” (Shakespeare 1. 5. 59-60). He falls in and out of love very fast. This tote shows his disparity and lack of depth.
Romeo’s thoughts of women only go skin deep, which is why he has a “player” status. His transgressions are widely known in the city of Verona. Romeos own Friar Lawrence says, “Is Rosalie, that thou didst love so dear, / So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies/ Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes,” (Shakespeare 2. 3. 70-72). The Friar is calling out Romeo as to the fact that he changes his love interest like the changing of the seasons. His falling in and out of love shows us his childish and irresponsible outlook on life.
Romeo also portrays himself as a complainer and as being self-centered. In a desperate attempt for his friend, Benevolent, to feel sorry for him he says, “Tutu, have lost myself. Am not here. / This is not Romeo. He is some other were,” (Shakespeare 1. 1. 205-206). Therefore, Romeo’s perfections, downfalls, and unfortunate death make him a mirror example of a tragic hero. William Shakespeare accurately illustrates the rushed and ill-advised ways of love. This young man went on a crusade to be with his one true love defines a young innocence and blind bravery.
