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| | Romeo& Juliet: Romeo |
 | | This can be seen in Romeo's initial interest in Rosaline, which is superficial and passive in comparison to the more complex and active relationship he develops with Juliet Romeo is a free spirited youth of 16 living in 17th century Verona, Italy. |
 | | Rather than articulating why he loves her or offering specifics examples of her uniqueness, he curses the unfairness of unrequited love and alluring beauty: "Show me a mistress that is passing fair, what doth her beauty serve, but as a note/ Where I may read who passed that passing fair"(I, i, 234-6). |
 | | Romeo spends his time, not pursuing Rosaline, but despairing: "Under Love's heavy burden I do sink."(I, iv, 22) Despite Romeo's great declarations of love for Rosaline, his feelings are actually fleeting, as shown by his behavior when he spies young Juliet. |
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