Bad Decisions In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

“A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life”(1.Prologue.6). The play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare took place during an era when kings still battled, during the 14th century in the city of Verona. The play revolves around two-star crossed lovers, named Romeo and Juliet, who were ironically the children of two enemy houses who had a feud for a long time, who were the Montagues and Capulets. Romeo was the son of Lord Montague and Juliet was the daughter of Lord Capulet. One night, during a part held by Lord Capulet himself, Romeo and his two best friends, Benvolio and Mercutio snuck into the party, and before going to this party, Romeo had a crush on a girl named Rosalind, but once he laid eyes on Juliet at the party,

Having a mindset controlled by one’s feelings and emotions can lead them to acting too quickly without putting any thought or consideration into the decision will never have a positive outcome as time passes by. During the third scene in the second act of the play, Romeo was in Friar Lawrence’s cell, talking about his everlasting love for the Capulet’s only daughter, Juliet. In the end, Romeo finally asks for the Friar to marry them, but he knew that this marriage was going to lead to their own demise.This is shown when Friar Lawrence exclaims, “Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast”(2.3.101). As Friar Lawrene listens to what Romeo is saying about this marriage, he knows that Romeo will not take no for an answer. Instead, he agrees with the marriage between Romeo and Juliet, but knows where Romeo’s decision will lead him. Overall, this quote is telling Romeo to think twice before marrying Juliet, putting together all of the complexions that make

Relating back to the thesis statement, Romeo’s feelings for Juliet are blocking his brain from thinking rationally about the situation, but rather speed by it as if the consequences are no big deal to him, which was the starting cause of the trouble Romeo and Juliet faced after the marriage. When Shakespeare writes “wisely and slowly,” he is talking about how people usually rush their decisions without thinking it through, and they usually regret these decisions in the future. Similarly, Friar Lawrence was advising Romeo to think twice before marrying Juliet, knowing what is going to happen in the future to the couple. When Shakespeare writes, “stumble that runs fast,” it is portraying the dramatic irony of the