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Analyze Romeo or Juliet’s growth as a character. How have they changed from Act I to Act II? write a claim, evidence, commentary, and closing sentence 9th grade language and use evidence from act I and act II

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Claim:
Romeo changes from a confused, love-sick boy in Act I to a bold, decisive lover in Act II who is willing to act on his feelings and break social rules to be with Juliet.

Evidence:
- Act I (Scene 1): Romeo uses contradictory, exaggerated phrases about love: "O brawling love! O loving hate!" This shows he is confused and suffers from conventional, unhappy love.
- Act I (Scene 5): At the Capulet party he suddenly idealizes Juliet: "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! ... Did my heart love till now?" This shows his feelings shift quickly but remain more emotional than active.
- Act II (Scene 2, the balcony): Romeo becomes more original and daring: "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." He also expresses commitment and willingness to change: "Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; / Henceforth I never will be Romeo." He physically risks climbing the orchard wall and later seeks to arrange a secret marriage.

Commentary:
The Act I lines show Romeo as confused and controlled by romantic suffering—his language is full of oxymorons and sorrow, which suggests passivity. Even when he first sees Juliet in Act I, his reaction is mostly amazed and poetic, not active. By Act II, his language becomes personal and original (calling Juliet the sun), which shows more sincere, focused feeling. More importantly, his actions change: he climbs into the Capulet orchard, speaks to Juliet at night, and vows to abandon his name. Those choices show he moves from complaining about love to taking concrete, risky steps to make the relationship real (arranging a secret marriage). This growth shows increased determination and willingness to defy his family’s feud, even if it is impulsive.

Closing sentence:
Overall, from Act I to Act II Romeo develops from a passive, love-sick teenager into an active, decisive young man who pursues Juliet wholeheartedly and is ready to face the consequences.