1,000 word essay of romeo and juliet

Romeo and Juliet, the story of two families, Capulet and Montague's family feud which has created lots of fights within the streets of Verona, their children Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague fall in love with each other, a love that is certainly forbidden and if their parents ever found out, how would it end ... love between the families or more rivalry? Romeo changes over the course of the play by being dark and depressed, madly in love and then mourning over his loss of Juliet.

At the beginning of the play Romeo is dark and depressed because he falls in love with a girl who doesn't have feelings for him, her name, Rosaline. Romeo has built up his feelings and is crazy for Rosaline who in contrast could care less about anything to do with Romeo. Rosaline has no intentions to fall in love with Romeo, marry him or have children with him but Romeo is blinded by his love for her, and refuses to accept this causing him deep depression. Romeo when talking to his good friend Benvolio, explains his feelings, "Why such is love's transgression. / Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, / which thou wilt propagate to have it pressed with more of thine" (Shakespeare1.1.179-182). Romeo is saying that it is so hard to be in love with Rosaline, he is so much in love with her but there are so many reasons why he cannot see her and be with her. All he can think about is Rosaline