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- Capulet invites him to a party that night. Capulet gives a servant the guest list for the party and orders him off to issue invitations. The servant cannot read the list and asks for help from Romeo and Benvolio. When they find out that Rosaline, on whom Romeo dotes, is invited to the party, they decide to go too.
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One can learn a lot about Romeo by comparing his love for Rosaline with his love for Juliet. Romeo is a great reader of love poetry, and the play’s depiction of his love for Rosaline suggests he is trying to recreate the feelings that he has read about.
Rosaline is not a character in Romeo and Juliet – we never meet her, we don’t see her or hear her voice. She has very little influence on the drama as it unfolds, but as a reference point she does have some function in the play.
Romeo sees Juliet and forgets Rosaline entirely; Juliet meets Romeo and falls just as deeply in love.
Scholars believe Romeo's early experience with Rosaline prepares him for his relationship with Juliet. Later performances of Romeo and Juliet have painted different pictures of Romeo and Rosaline's relationship, as filmmakers have experimented with making Rosaline a more visible character.
Romeo's love for Rosaline was a one-way street, but Romeo and Juliet have a mutual love. [ Scene Summary ] After leaving Capulet's feast, Romeo suddenly turns back and jumps the wall into Capulet's orchard.
Rosaline is the gorgeous and aloof woman Romeo crushes on until he meets the love of his life, Juliet. But, um, don't get excited, because we never see her, she has no speaking part, and she isn't even listed in the dramatis personae (the cast list).
In Romeo and Juliet, Rosaline is Romeo's initial love interest who does not reciprocate his feelings, highlighting his youthful infatuation. Juliet, on the other hand,...
