To what extent does shakespeare make u feel sympathy for romeo and juliet in act 1 and act 2 assignment

When Peter arrives with a party list for the Capulet’s ball, Romeo and Benvolio offer to help Peter read the guest list. Peter is grateful and asks them to come along, as long as they weren’t a Montague. Straight away Benvolio has an idea. Going to the party could help Romeo meet someone new and replace his love for Rosaline with love for another fair maiden, Romeo agrees to go. This makes us wonder if Romeo will find another love, making us almost excited for him. Whilst Romeo and Benvolio plan to attend the ball, Paris talks with Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, to discuss marriage to Juliet.

Lord Capulet asks to wait until two summers pass, but Paris is anxious to marry Juliet. Juliet’s Mother thinks it to be a brilliant proposition, and with no hesitation asks Juliet her opinion. Juliet says she will meet him and see if she could grow to like him, ‘ I’ll look to like, if looking like move. But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly’. At this moment Shakespeare makes us think, what if she is forced to marry Paris? Will Romeo and Juliet fulfil their destiny together? It is at the Capulet’s ball where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time.

Overall I feel much more sympathy and compassion for Juliet than I do for Romeo, even though they both have the same fate. I believe Juliet’s love to be more pure than Romeos as he has claimed to have been in love before. Juliet was arranged to marry Paris and knows she cannot be with the man she truly loves. Romeo is a very emotional young man and is a victim of his emotions, and has never been lucky in love. I cannot help but feel a tremendous amount of sympathy and sadness for both characters.