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Links for 5b. Romeo
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- Romeo & Juliet: Romeo
      Love has no small effect on young Romeo Montague. In fact, love is what defines Romeo. This essay, from an undergraduate at Towson University, takes a closer look at the two loves of Romeo's life: his initial, rather superficial infatuation with Rosaline, and his second, more complex relationship with Juliet.
- Romeo's World
      Romeo is alive and kicking on the Web! This user-friendly website tells the story of William Shakespeare's most famous pair of lovers from Romeo's perspective, explaining the way things were in Verona and why he fell for Juliet. The complete text of the play is also available.
- Love Hurts
      Romeo is sometimes referred to as a Petrarchan lover, but what does that mean? This essay, written by a Swiss professor, takes a look at the sadomasochistic imagery is prevalent in Petrarchan verse and why guys such as Romeo always connect being in love with being in pain. Very interesting.
- Super Romeo Land
      Like choose your own adventure stories? Click into this website and take a walk in Romeo's shoes. At the bottom of each page, decide what young Montague should do at crucial moments. Try to figure out exactly where Romeo went wrong during those fateful days after the play begins.
- Rosaline's Story ~ "The Mercury of the Wise"
      She's the woman who Romeo originally loves, and this is her story. Well, it's her imagined story, anyway. Follow the offstage role that Rosaline might play in Romeo and Juliet, her thoughts about her former suitor, and the blossoming romance between Rosaline and a certain friend of young Romeo. 
- A Fragment
      Read one creative teen's version of what Romeo might have written in his diary during his last few days. The excerpt shows the shift in Romeo's affections from Rosaline to Juliet and captures his feelings of loss when he thinks Juliet is dead. 

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