Romeo (In-Depth Analysis) In popular culture, the name Romeo has become nearly synonymous with "lover." Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, does indeed experience an extreme pure and passionate love that is so intense that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love, Juliet, has died. The power of Romeo's love, however, often obscures a clear vision of Romeo's character, which is far more complex. In fact, even Romeo's relation to love …showed first 75 words of 1393 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1393 total…swer his insults with the sword. Mercutio is as a force within the play that functions to deflate the possibility of romantic love and of the power of tragic fate. In support of this, one would argue that unlike the other characters who seem to blame fate for their deaths, Mercutio dies cursing all Montagues and Capulets . Mercutio, in other words, sees people as being responsible for his death rather than some external, impersonal force.