Analyse The Impact Of Actions In Romeo And Juliet

Scarlett Pirosanto Mrs. Lowry English 1H; Period 2 9 March, 2024.

The Impact of Actions on Romeo and Juliet Nick Norman, a clinical social worker based in Seattle and the business relationship manager at Mindful Therapy Group, once remarked,“There are certainly positive outcomes from impulsivity: Our fight or flight response—an impulsive reaction to potential threats—has been one of the most effective survival tools in our evolution as a species. Impulsivity, then, can be key to preventing harm.” By this, Norman suggests that impulsive reactions are responses to potential threats which help people survive every day. For that reason, impulsivity is sometimes necessary to a person’s normal day to block harm and make sure that they can survive.

Following Mercutio’s death, Romeo has a desire for revenge against Tybalt and vows to either kill Tybalt or die trying to kill him because he does not want to be rational to him anymore. Romeo yells to Tybalt,“Now, Tybalt, take the ‘Villain’ back again/ That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio's soul/ Is but a little way above our heads,/ Staying for thine to keep him company./ Either thou or I, or both, must go with him” (III.i.118-125). Reason 1 -. Romeo makes an impulsive decision to fight because he is very enraged. This causes him to kill Tybalt and is banished from Verona, which escalates the violence between the two families and puts a big strain on Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Juliet is torn from her family because she struggles to pick loyalty to her family or to her lover because of the grief of her cousin. Furthermore, Tybalt encounters Romeo in the streets and provokes Romeo because he is angered by Romeo showing up to the Capulet’s party. TYBALT: Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw ROMEO: I do protest, I never injured thee, But love thee better than thou canst devise, Till thou shalt know the reason of my love. And so, good Capulet–which name I tender as dearly as my own–be satisfied TYBALT: O calm dishonourable, vile submission! MERCUTIO: Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk? III.i. 62-71. Reason 1 -. This

While Romeo is speaking to Juliet from the Capulet’s Orchard, he expresses,”With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls,/ For stony limits cannot hold love out,/ And what love can do, that dares love attempt./ Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me” (II.ii.66-69). Reason 1 -. This meeting makes the bond between Romeo and Juliet stronger than ever, but also signifies all of the hardships that they will go through together because of their love. In Mrs. Anderson’s presentation, she mentions that the prefrontal cortex allows people to make better decisions, evaluate potential consequences, and, all in all, make better decisions. The prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until around age 25. This is a factor in why Romeo acted out so much because his prefrontal cortex was not fully developed so he could not assess the potential consequences and make better decisions. Additionally, After confessing their love for each other in a secret meeting, Juliet expresses her affection for Romeo and tells him that if his intentions are honorable, then he should send a messenger the next day. Juliet inquires,“Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed./ If that thy bent of love be honorable,/ Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow/ By one that I’ll procure to come to thee” (II.ii.142-145). Reason 1 -. This strengthens their commitment and bond with each other and provides them with hope that they will always