Why did Shakespeare make Romeo in love with Rosaline?
Why did Shakespeare make Romeo in love with Rosaline? Romeo's love for Rosaline is real because he fights against his name. Rosaline is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. If Romeo's love for Rosaline is not real, he will not be trying to get her to love him because they are from feuding families. Why is Rosaline a foil to Juliet? Rosaline to Juliet It's not Juliet that Romeo loves at the start of the play—it's Rosaline. This makes Rosaline an obvious foil for Juliet, so that Romeo's relationship to Juliet (the way he describes her and acts towards...