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The first way Romeo is portrayed as un-masculine is that he says feminine things. He always talks very girly and dramatically. The first example is when Romeo says, “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; this love that thou hast shown doth add more grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with loving tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall, and a preserving sweet. Farewell, my coz.”(1.1, lines 175-185). This is when Romeo is talking about how he loves Rosaline and he would do anything for her to love him. This is un-masculine because usually girls just sit around and obsess over boys. In this case Romeo only thinks about Rosaline while also complaining like a little girl about how she doesn’t love him. Another example of Romeo saying an un-masculine thing is when he says, “Did my heart love till now” (1.5, line 51). In this quote Romeo is completely forgetting about Rosaline and falling for Juliet. This is an un-masculine thing to do because he is changing his mind to fast. This quote shows how he has mood swings and can’t make up his mind. Also Romeo is showing that he is not man enough to get what he wants, so he’ll just move on.

long quote huh jack. I wonder who typed that up for you. is un-masculine the right choice of words? maybe ask professor delfidor if there is a better choice of words. Long quote. good though. did my heart love till now is a strange quote. Explain more of what is going on. -Jonathan Explain the quotes better-zack You need to explain more about how he isn't man enough to get what he wants. Another way that Romeo is un-masculine is that he acts and reacts like a girl. He over exaggerates and over obsesses over small pointless. In most cases, Romeo acts like a normal teenage girl should. The first example of these non-masculine acts is when Juliet says, “Hist, Romeo, Hist! O for a falc’ner’s voice” (2.2, line 162). This is when Juliet is pulling Romeo back to her as if he were on a string, like a bird. This shows how Juliet is in control of the relationship and that she is more of a go getter. It is bad that Romeo is being controlled because it shows that he is weak and un-masculine. Usually the boy is the “go getter” but because Romeo is a weakling Juliet has to fulfill the position. “Hath been my cousin. O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate.” (5.3, line 104-105)This is where Romeo is saying how he has completely fallen for Juliet and that he has turned into a woman. When Romeo admits that he is becoming a woman, he actually is. Romeo is becoming more feminine because of Juliet. Because he is falling for her, he is becoming obsessed over Juliet while she acts a little uninterested. That is usually what a masculine man does but in this case the relationship is opposite. Finally, Romeo is turning into a little un-masculine boy obsessed with Juliet.

He over exaggerates and over obsesses over small pointless. This sentence doesn't make sense. un-masculine isn't a word..."go getter"...NICE-zack

The third reason why Romeo is un-masculine is that he does womanly, un-masculine things. The first example is when he says, “Call me but love, and I’ll be baptized. Hence forth I never will be Romeo.”(2.2, line 50). This shows how Romeo is a woman, because he is saying he will change his name for Juliet. Usually a woman changes her name in a marriage so it is masculine to keep your name. In this case Romeo decides to change his name which shows how he is un-masculine. Also he is adding to Juliet’s power. It is un-masculine to change your name when you’re a man and it shows that you are weak, but Romeo still offers to do it. Another example of Romeo’s womanly acts is when he says, “Here’s to my love! O true apothecary Thy drugs are quick, Thus with a kiss I die.”(5.3, lines 117-120). This shows how Romeo is not masculine and can’t take pain. He is weak and a wimp so he decided to have a fast painless death. He basically was thinking that since he was committing suicide, he might as well make it painless. He wants to die a painless death so he wants to die by poison. On the other hand, Juliet chooses to die by stabbing herself. In conclusion Romeo is not a masculine character and that is good, because Shakespeare portrayed him as an un-masculine character.

This paragraph is more about gender roles, so you might want to change the topic sentence-0 tommy EXPLAIN MORE-ZACK Summary sentence is really general. -Jonathan Don’t start the paragraph with the definition of masculinity. Start the paragraph with your thesis statement. (Harrison Butker) How is Romeo being unmasculine for not making his mind up quickly. Try to better explain your quotes. (Harrison Butker) Good quotes and good explanations but you repeat yourself to much. (Harrison Butker) Good quotes but I think you talked to much about Juliet. Your topic is not how Juliet is masculine and Romeo is not. The topic is why Romeo is masculine so don't start talking about how Juliet is masculine. (Harrison Butker)


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