Question

n this excerpt from act V of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo encounters Paris when he enters Juliet’s grave. Paris challenges him to a duel, but Romeo pleads to be left alone before he is forced to fight. What does this excerpt reveal about Romeo’s character?

Answer 1

It reveals that Romeo is a lover not a fighter. 

Answer 2

What these lines describe is that Romeo is a lover, not a fighter. Romeo has shown, throughout the play, that he is not afraid to fight when he believes it to be necessary. However, he has also demonstrated that he tries to avoid fighting when possible. This is the case during other conflicts he has been in, particularly with Tybalt. In this excerpt, we learn that Romeo wants to see Juliet, and he is dominated by love. He does not want to fight, and desires to avoid it as much as possible.