I think their reactions prove that Juliet is a very self-conflicting person, and confirms that Romeo is a really emotional and pathetic person.
In Scene II, when Juliet heard the news from the nurse that Romeo killed Tybalt, she becomes angry at Romeo, (Act III Scene II, line 79) "A damned saint, an honorble villain". However, from this sentence, we can also tell that these are completely opposite words used together that don't make sense. Later when the nurse agrees with her and curse on Romeo as she did, she defends Romeo, (Act III Scene II, line 91) "Blistered be thy tongue". She still loves Romeo but she's also angry at him for killing their kinsman. She cannot make up her mind.
In Scene III, when Romeo heard the news that he got banished from Verona, he just starts sorrowing and complaining to Friar Laurence about how bad this is even compared to death. At Act III Scene III, lines 29-33, Romeo says: "'Tis torture, and not mercy. Heaven is here, where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog and little mouse, every unworthy thing, live here in heaven and may look on her; but Romeo may not". Like how Romeo always is, he only looks at the bad side of an event. He does not appreciate that the Prince did not give him a death sentence but rather a banishment. If he is not satisfied by the banishment, he should think of a plan to get back to Juliet. But he just sits on the ground and do nothing but sorrows and complains about how animals are better than him. Romeo is a very dramatic and pathetic person, and his rational mind definitely gets covered by his emotions when bad things happen.
Romeo and Juliet are both very emotional persons. However, Juliet has more of a self-conflicting personality than a pathetic one. Romeo, needless to say, has nothing but a pathetic mind.
Tiger,
5/15/16
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