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RomeoandJuliet“isalwayssaidtobethefirstromantictragedyeverwritten,butitisn‘treallyatragedyatall.It‘satragicmisunderstanding,scarcelyfittingtheancientrequirementoftragedythatthemightyfallthroughtheirownflaws.RomeoandJuliethavenoflaws,andaren‘toldenoughtobeblamediftheydid.Theydiebecauseofthepigheadedquarreloftheirfamilies,theMontaguesandCapulets.Bywritingtheplay,Shakespearebegantheshapingofmoderndrama,inwhichthefatesofordinarypeopleareascrucialasthoseofthegreat.Thegreattragediesofhistime,includinghisown,involvedkings,emperors,generals.Here,nearthedawnofhiscareer,perhapsrememberingasweetearlyromancebeforehisforcedmarriagetoAnneHathaway,hewritesaboutteenagersinlove.

“RomeoandJuliet“hasbeenfilmedmanytimesinmanyways;NormaShearerandLeslieHowardstarredinthebeloved1936Hollywoodversion,andmoderntransformationsincludeRobertWise‘s“WestSideStory“（1961）,whichappliestheplottoManhattangangwarfare;AbelFerrara‘s“ChinaGirl“（1987）,aboutaforbiddenromancebetweenagirlofChinatownandaboyofLittleItaly,andBazLuhrmann‘s“WilliamShakespeare‘sRomeo&Juliet“（1996）,withCaliforniapunkgangsonVeronaBeach.Butthefavoritefilmversionislikelytoremain,formanyyears,FrancoZeffirelli‘s1968production.

Hiscrucialdecision,inafilmwherealmosteverythingwentwell,wastocastactorswhowereabouttherightagetoplaythecharacters（asHowardandShearerwereobviouslynot）.Astheplayopens,Juliet“hathnotseenthechangeof14years,“andRomeoislittleolder.ThisisfirstloveforJuliet,andRomeo‘scrushontheunseenRosalindisforgottenthemomentheseesJul

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RomeoandJulietCharactersAnalysisfeaturesnotedShakespearescholarWilliamHazlitt'sfamouscriticalessayaboutthecharactersofRomeoandJuliet.

ROMEOANDJULIETistheonlytragedywhichShakespearhaswrittenentirelyonalove-story.Itissupposedtohavebeenhisfirstplay,anditdeservestostandinthatproudrank.Thereisthebuoyantspiritofyouthineveryline,intherapturousintoxicationofhope,andinthebitternessofdespair.IthasbeensaidofROMEOANDJULIETbyagreatcritic,that"whateverismostintoxicatingintheodourofasouthernspring,languishinginthesongofthenightingale,orvoluptuousinthefirstopeningoftherose,istobefoundinthispoem."Thedescriptionistrue;andyetitdoesnotanswertoourideaoftheplay.Forifithasthesweetnessoftherose,ithasitsfreshnesstoo;

ifithasthelanguorofthenightingale'ssong,ithasalsoitsgiddytransport;ifithasthesoftnessofasouthernspring,itisasglowingandasbright.Thereisnothingofasicklyandsentimentalcast.RomeoandJulietareinlove,buttheyarenotlove-sick.Everythingspeakstheverysoulofpleasure,thehighandhealthypulseofthepassions:

theheartbeats,thebloodcirculatesandmantlesthroughout.Theircourtshipisnotaninsipidinterchangeofsentimentslip-deep,learntatsecond-handfrompoemsandplays,madeupofbeautiesofthemostshadowykind,of"fancieswanthathangthepensivehead,"ofevanescentsmiles,andsighsthatbreathenot,ofdelicacythatshrinksfromthetouch,andfeeblenessthatscarcesupportsitself,

anelaboratevacuityofthought,andanartificialdearthofsense,spirit,truth,andnature!

Itisthereverseofallthis.ItisShakespearallover,andShakespearwhenhewasyoung.

WehavehearditobjectedtoROMEOANDJULIET,thatitisfoundedonanidlepassionbetweenaboyandagirl,whohavescarcelyseenandcanhavebutlittlesympathyorrationalesteemforoneanother,whohavehadnoexperienceofthegoodorillsoflife,andwhoserapturesordespairmustbethereforeequallygroundlessandfantastical.Whoeverobjectstotheyouthofthepartiesinthisplayas"toounripeandcrude"topluckthesweetsoflove,andwishestoseeafirst-lovecarriedonintoagoodoldage,andthepassionstakenattherebound,whentheirforceisspent,mayfindallthisdoneintheStrangerandinotherGermanplays,wheretheydothingsbycontraries,andtransposenaturetoinspiresentimentandcreatephilosophy.Shakespearproceededinamorestraight-forward,and,wethink,effectualway.Hedidnotendeavourtoextractbeautyfromwrinkles,orthewildthrobofpassionfromthelastexpiringsighofindifference.Hedidnot"gathergrapesofthornsnorfigsofthistles."Itwasnothisway.Buthehasgivenapictureofhumanlife,such.asitisintheorderofnature.Hehasfoundedthepassionofthetwoloversnotonthepleasurestheyhadexperienced,butonallthepleasurestheyhadnotexperienced.Allthatwastocomeoflifewastheirs.Atthatuntriedsourceofpromisedhappinesstheyslakedtheirthirst,andthefirsteagerdraughtmadethemdrunkwithloveandjoy.Theywereinfullpossessionoftheirsensesandtheiraffections.Theirhopeswereofair,theirdesiresoffire.Youthistheseasonoflove,becausetheheartisthenfirstmeltedintendernessfromthetouchofnovelty,andkindledtorapture,foritknowsnoendofitsenjoymentsoritswishes.Desirehasnolimitbutitself.Passion,theloveandexpectationofpleasure,isinfinite,extravagant,inexhaustible,tillexperiencecomestocheckandkillit.JulietexclaimsonherfirstinterviewwithRomeo-

"Mybountyisasboundlessasthesea,Myloveasdeep."

Andwhyshoulditnot?

Whatwastohinderthethrillingtideofpleasure,whichhadjust.gushedfromherheart,fromflowingonwithoutstintormeasure,butexperiencewhichshewasyetwithout?

Whatwastoabatethetransportofthefirstsweetsenseofpleasure,whichherheartandhersenseshadjusttasted,butindifferencewhichshewasyetastrangerto?

Whatwastheretochecktheardourofhope,offaith,ofconstancy,justrisinginherbreast,butdisappointmentwhichshehadnotyetfelt!

Asarethedesiresandthehopesofyouthfulpassion,suchis"thekeennessofitsdisappointments,andtheirbalefuleffect.Suchisthetransitioninthisplayfromthehighestblisstothelowestdespair,fromthenuptialcouchtoanuntimelygrave.Theonlyevilthateveninappre-hensionbefallsthetwoloversisthelossofthegreatestpossiblefelicity;yetthislossisfataltoboth,fortheyhadratherpartwithlifethanbearthethoughtofsurvivingallthathadmadelifedeartothem.Inallthis,Shakespearhasbutfollowednature,whichexistedinhistime,aswellasnow.Themodernphilosophy,whichreducesthewholetheoryofthemindtohabitualimpressions,andleavesthenaturalimpulsesofpassionandimagina-tionoutoftheaccount,hadnotthenbeendiscovered;orifithad,wouldhavebeenlittlecalculatedfortheusesofpoetry.

Itistheinadequacyofthesamefalsesystemofphilosophytoaccountforthestrengthofourearliestattachments,whichhasledMr.WordsworthtoindulgeinthemysticalvisionsofPlatonisminhisodeontheProgressofLife.Hehasveryadmirablydescribedthevividnessofourimpressionsinyouthandchildhood,andhow"theyfadebydegreesintothelightofcommonday,"andheascribesthechangetothesuppositionofapre-existentstate,asifourearlythoughtswerenearerheaven,reflectionsofformertrailsofglory,shadowsofourpastbeing.Thisisidle.Itisnotfromtheknowledgeofthepastthatthefirstimpressionsofthingsderivetheirglossandsplendour,butfromourignoranceofthefuture,whichfillsthevoidtocomewiththewarmthofourdesires,withourgayesthopes,andbrightestfancies.Itistheobscurityspreadbeforeitthatcolourstheprospectoflifewithhope,asitisthecloudwhichreflectstherainbow.Thereisnooccasiontoresorttoanymysticalunionandtrans-missionoffeelingthroughdifferentstatesofbeingtoaccountfortheromanticenthusiasmofyouth;nortoplanttherootofhopeinthegrave,nortoderiveitfromtheskies.Itsrootisintheheartofman:

itliftsitsheadabovethestars.Desireandimaginationareinmatesofthehumanbreast.The,heaven"-thatliesaboutusinourinfancy"isonlyanewworld,ofwhichweknownothingbutwhatwewishittobe,andbelieveallthatwewish.Inyouthandboyhood,theworldweliveinistheworldofdesire,andoffancy:

itisexperiencethatbringsusdowntotheworldofreality.Whatisitthatinyouthshedsadewylightroundtheeveningstar?

Thatmakesthedaisylooksobright?

Thatperfumesthehyacinth?

Thatembalmsthefirstkissoflove?

Itisthedelightofnovelty,andtheseeingnoendtothepleasurethatwefondlybelieveisstillinstoreforus.Theheartrevelsintheluxuryofitsownthoughts,andisunabletosustaintheweightofhopeandlovethatpressesuponit.-TheeffectsofthepassionoflovealonemighthavedissipatedMr.Wordsworth'stheory,ifhemeansanythingmorebyitthananingeniousandpoeticalallegory.Thatatleastisnotalinkinthechainletdownfromotherworlds;"thepurplelightoflove"isnotadimreflectionofthesmilesofcelestialbliss.It