because he was in love with this girl (rosaline) and he thought love caused sadness
No, because Juliet did love him and he knew it. You are probably thinking of Rosaline, Juliet's cousin. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is acting all depressed because Rosaline is giving him the cold shoulder.
At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in an artificially induced depression, which was the fashionable way to "be in love" seeing as the girl he has set his heart on is being fashionably coy. Although he tells Benvolio he is sad and in love he is really playing at being in love, enjoying the role of the suffering lover
He tells him Rosaline (the girl Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play) will be there.
He finds out that Romeo is depressed because he is in love. Or rather, the thinks he is depressed because he thinks he is in love.
Romeo is moody because when he is upset about Rosaline, he doesn't wish to talk to anyone but immediately upon meeting Juliet, Romeo begins to speak more with Benvolio and Mercutio. hope that helps.
No, because Juliet did love him and he knew it. You are probably thinking of Rosaline, Juliet's cousin. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is acting all depressed because Rosaline is giving him the cold shoulder.
Rosaline. Juliet's cousin. Who he thinks he is in love with and who wants nothing to do with him.
At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in an artificially induced depression, which was the fashionable way to "be in love" seeing as the girl he has set his heart on is being fashionably coy. Although he tells Benvolio he is sad and in love he is really playing at being in love, enjoying the role of the suffering lover
The girl who broke Romeo's heart at the beginning of the play is Rosaline. Romeo is infatuated with her before he meets Juliet.
Romeo is so depressed at the beginning of the play due to the fact that Rosaline is uninterested in marriage and having a "boyfriend." Or at least she's not interested in having Romeo as a boyfriend.
He tells him Rosaline (the girl Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play) will be there.
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He finds out that Romeo is depressed because he is in love. Or rather, the thinks he is depressed because he thinks he is in love.
Romeo is moody because when he is upset about Rosaline, he doesn't wish to talk to anyone but immediately upon meeting Juliet, Romeo begins to speak more with Benvolio and Mercutio. hope that helps.
In William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," it was Rosaline who refused Romeo's love, leading to his initial depression at the beginning of the play. Romeo's unrequited love for Rosaline is what sets the stage for his eventual meeting and falling in love with Juliet. Rosaline's rejection of Romeo's love serves as a catalyst for the events that unfold throughout the rest of the play.
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At the beginning of the play before Romeo sees Juliette, he is in love with Rosaline.