Romeo and Juliet : Emotion+Shakespeare=EXCESS

In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, the general audience notices a number of characters that are prone to an excess of emotion. In act one alone, it is easy to notice 5 characters that show this surplus of emotion. These characters are Romeo, Mercutio, Capulet, The nurse and Tybalt. Romeo is a fellow who just seems to have an addiction to emotion. Lots of Romeo’s lines are with immense quantities of …showed first 75 words of 671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 671 total…seeming convert to bitterest gall." (I, v, 74-75, 90-91) Tybalt says that he will get Romeo for no real reason at all. Tybalt is excessively emotional and has let his rage blind his view. In Conclusion, many of the characters in Romeo And Juliet have tendencies to over exaggerate their emotions and sometimes this is for the worse. Tybalt, the nurse, Capulet, Mercutio and Romeo show this excess of emotion the most in act one.