I think Romeo and Juliet are fools. In Act 5, Scene 3, lines 119-121 Romeo says "Here's to my love [drinks] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. This with a kiss I die. [falls]". In these lines, Romeo kills himself with a poison because he thinks Juliet is dead. In line 171 of the same scene, Juliet stabs herself because Romeo is dead. They killed themselves because the other was presumed dead. They each threw away their whole life just because one person could no longer be in it. If people killed themselves every time their loved one died, the human race would be non-existent. There is so much more to live for than one person. Other things can make you happy, you can move on. Romeo and Juliet were foolish in that they chose death over living without a singular person. There are so many other people they could have met (if this was real life) and they could have found someone else they loved.

I think the Capulets are presented as villains. They won't let their daughter do what makes her happy, causing them to be antagonists to the protagonist, Juliet. In Act 3, Scene 5, lines 155-157, Capulet says "or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green-sickeness carrion! out, you baggage! You tallow-face!". This means he will force her to marry Paris by dragging her in a cart meant for criminals (hurdle). He calls her a piece of dead flesh (green-sickness carrion), and a coward (tallow-face). He is so mean to her, as the average villain would be, and really for no reason at all. All Juliet did was love Romeo. She didn't kill someone or rob a bank. She loved someone. Her father practically bullied her for loving someone.

I think Romeo and Juliet's reactions are very similar. When Juliet first found out, she was angry at Romeo for killing Tybalt. In Act 2, Scene 2, line 75, Juliet says "Beautiful tyrant! fiend Angelica's!", saying that such a beautiful thing like Romeo is so terrible for murdering. However, later in line 95, she says "O, what a beast was I to chide at him!" saying that she regrets her anger. After this she proclaims how she is only sad at how she can not see him due to his banishment. She is thankful for Romeo killin instead of being killed.
When Romeo finds out, he is upset that he can not see Juliet. He is not as thankful for his life like Juliet was for it.  Friar Lawrence got angry at him about this and told him to be thankful for his life.
Both missed each other greatly and were upset they couldn't see each other, However, Romeo was not thankful for his life and Juliet was.

I think Romeo is correct. In Scene 2, Act 6, lines 6-7, he says "Do thou but close out hands with holy words, then love devouring death do what he dare". In this quote, he is foreshadowing their death but also sayig that by getting married they may have to pay the intimate sacrifice, death. I believe that no matter when you think you will die, you should live life to the fullest. If their marriage makes both of them happy, then it is worth it. However, being happy doesn't necessarily involve marriage or marriage to only one person in the world, so I don't think that he is fully accurate. Death is final, and once killed you are dead for good and there is no going back. Being happy while you are alive is one of the most important things you can do, but in this case, this specific form of happiness isn't worth death (in my opinion).

I think Romeo and Juliet's love is shallow. He meets her for the first time in Act 1, Scene 5, then he kisses her within the first few sentences. TWICE. This shows that he loves her simply for the way she looks. We know he doesn't love her for her money or family because the families are rivals and his family is wealthy too (though he doesn't know who she is until after the kisses). He has spoken to her ONCE IN HIS WHOLE LIFE then falls in love and kisses her. He doesn't know anything about her to make him love her though, all he knows is what she looks like. This is very shallow.

I think that Mercutio is a foul to Romeo because he tries to change Romeo's way of thinking. In Act 1, Scene 4, line 53, Mercutio says that "dreamers often lie" when he is asked about his own dreams. Romeo seems to think positively about dreams/ dreaming, however, Mercutio disagrees and seems to think that they are lies. Mercutio's personality is very light-hearted and kind, whereas Romeo's is somber and serious. These contrast each other, which causes Mercutio to be a foil. After the party, Mercutio proceeds to tease Romeo about his love life, making it seem like a joke again. Romeo truly believes he is in love and is serious, and Mercutio takes it all as a joke.

I think Romeo is depressing. Romeo is so sad and by the way he speaks about his sadness, it makes me sad. Look at what he says in Act 1, Scene 1, lines 178-188: "Why, such is love's transgression. Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast, Which thou wilt propogate, to have it prest With more of thine. This love that thou hast shown Doth add more grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Being vexed, a sea nourished with lover's tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall, and a preserving sweet. Farewell, my coz." In this quote, Shakespeare is describing his lovesickness and it is quite depressing. He speaks of how love is grief and stressful, which is really sad to read about. The way that he says everything is quite pessimistic and negative, which makes me want to cry with him about his sorrows. Yes, this was probably the purpose but I don't like it.