Up until the party, Romeo was obsessed with Rosaline. He can think of nothing and no one else but her. However, when he sees Juliet, his love quickly switches from Rosaline to Juliet. He is sure that she is the one he wants to marry (just as he was sure that it was Rosaline that he wanted to marry). His obsession is now for Juliet, whom he has not met. This shows the fickleness and immaturity of Romeo. In the famous balcony scene, when he tries to swear by the moon, Juliet chides him, saying that he should “swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon.” Yet this is exactly describing Romeo’s character. He is inconstant as the moon. His whole acquaintance with and marriage to Juliet lasts about a week. Who knows who will come into his sights in the immediate future? His change at the party is typical of his shallow character, despite his protestations.
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