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Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo 's views on love change with the objects of his love; at first he merely imitates the Petrarchan lover, but after he sees Juliet, Romeo's passionate nature is awakened. At the start of the play, Romeo is the Petrarchan lover, suffering with great self-awareness, speaking in oxymorons and other exaggerated phrases--"O brawling love! O loving hate!" (