In Romeo and Juliet, how does Shakespeare use characterization to explore aspects of the "human condition," especially in Romeo?

The human
condition is, in part, comprised ofimportant events in life such as birth, falling in love,
marriage, and so on, and it is easy to see that, as a character,is developmentally at the stage
when falling in love and marriage are of vital interest to him. But the human condition runs
deeper than these life events: the term is also used to describe the often unrealistic desires
and yearnings of the human heart.

Romeo exhibits two of these desires: he
wants the forbidden (, daughter of the family with whom his family is engaged in a bitter and
deadly feud), and more importantly, he has the desire to have what he wants right
now.

One of Romeo's chief character traits is his
impulsivity. He lives passionately in the present moment, wants what he wants, and is privileged
enough to almost always get it. This yearning to fulfill his desires immediatelya trait
associated with adolescenceis his downfall. He can't control himself when he falls in love with
Juliet, and he...