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All teenage boys make very rash and bad decisions when under a lot of pressure that will eventually get them into trouble. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet the main protagonist Romeo is in one of those situations, only the stakes are much higher and instead of getting in trouble the end result is the worst punishment possible... Death for him and his lover Juliet. Romeo is solely responsible for the death of himself and Juliet due to his immaturity fickleness and rash decisions. One of the many reasons that show Romeos lack of maturity and also his bad decision making is when he is talking to Friar Lawrence.
The majority of people find relationships between young teenagers a nuisance, but few would ever consider them fatal. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happens in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many forget, however, that this play is a tragedy, and does not star role model characters. The characters Romeo and Juliet have their share of fatal flaws that gives Romeo and Juliet its tragic and infamous ending. Their flaws at first lie dormant, but erupt when the two children meet each other and proclaim their love for eachother.
In the world today people tend to act without having a clue what the ending results would be. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a perfect example of people acting without thinking. Tybalt who is a capulet and is Juliet’s cousin is used as an example to see why your decisions matter. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Tybalt shows a darker side of human nature revealing that it is important to consider how decisions will affect the future.
I have found evidence that states that the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death was in fact adult interference and youth/Inexperience. The reason that adult interference and inexperience are a huge part in Romeo and Juliet's life is because there is a lot of evidence that shows the adults and their youth were the reason that Romeo and Juliet took their lives. Adult interference is shown a lot throughout Romeo and Juliet’s romance. We can see adult interference when the nurse is talking to Juliet and says, “I think you are happy in this second match" (Act 3.5.23).
According to Collins Dictionary, “A flaw in someone’s character is an undesirable quality that they have.” Many characters in Romeo and Juliet had major flaws. Three characters – Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence – have major flaws that lead to their downfall. All of these various flaws were fatal. Romeo’s tragic character flaw is his impulsiveness.
Topic - Romeo and Juliet Probably the most famous love story of all time, is William Shakespheres Romeo and Juliet. In this love tragedy Romeo and Juliet are tragic victims of bad timing miscommunication and mistakes. Since Romeo did not tell his closest friends Mercutio and Benvolio that he had married Juliet, this led to the many deaths of the people close to Romeo and Juliet. The reason why Romeo was refusing to fight Tybalt was because since Romeo had married Juliet, Tybalt had become a family member of his. But since Romeo did not tell Mercutio and Benvolio exactly why he did not want to fight Tybalt, Mercutio was convinced that Romeo was scared to fight him, so Mercutio took it upon himself to fight Tybalt.
Characters with tragic flaws are characters that decide their fate based on a decision they made during their life. Shakespeare loved to use characters with tragic flaws in his drama, Romeo, and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is about 2 lovers of different families that hate each other fall in love and their love leads to their death. Romeo and Juliet has so many characters with tragic flaws, but the ones that stick out the most are Romeo, a impulsive lover and his love tragedy, Tybalt, a hostile swordsman, and his hate for another family causes his death, and Mercutio, a cheerful friend of Romeo and his overprotective flaw. Romeo’s tragic flaw is his love life, which leads his carless death.
The fool learns from mistakes, and the wise learn from history. When people are ignorant of their ignorance, mistakes are made, with undesirable events following. From fictional books to actual history, the mistakes of a key figure in an event can result in the failure of their vision, and this almost always happens. In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the romance of two young lovers turns into a tragedy when a certain friar makes bad decisions one after another.
Evan Garcia Anderson Hon English 9 14 April 2023 A Hero’s Fault A hero is somebody who the people can look to and support or relate to, a tragic hero is a hero with a flaw. A tragic hero’s flaw is called a tragic flaw, and examples of such would be Dr. Frankenstein’s hubris or Superman’s humility. These tragic flaws become the tragic hero’s demise.
Preciado 1 Lizeth Preciado Deborah Sidler Pre AP English 9: 2A February 18th, 2018 From the moment children are born, their actions begin to have an exponential effect on the lives of those around them. No action is free of consequences, and the decisions made throughout an individuals life can make or break the following course of events.
We all make bad decisions everyday. For example, watching TV when you have a bunch of homework to do, or playing video games all day instead of going outside to play. Now even though these are bad decisions, they don’t really seem to affect us long term. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, so many bad decisions are made that it leads to the death of two young teenagers that are in love, even though their families are bitter enemies. Throughout the play, their decisions keep getting worse and worse.
Teenage behavior has not changed in over five hundred years. The behaviors portrayed in Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare are very similar to the behaviors of the average teenager today. The teenage brain takes years to become fully developed which is why teens make impulsive decisions, express new emotions, and have rebellious behaviors as shown in Romeo and Juliet. Teenagers are impulsive when making decisions because of the unawareness of consequences that their decisions could result in.
Adults have great influence over the young impressionable minds of children, especially as parents or parental figures. It is their responsibility to help lead and guide them down a safe, successful path. However, many misuse this power, intentionally or not, causing more harm than good. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet’s lives are ended early due to the poor choices made by two adults they’d trusted: Friar Lawrence and Juliet’s father, Capulet.
In the world that we live in today, there are many things that we face daily. Whether it be illness, love or just bad decisions, everybody encounters them and many more. Rash decisions are made on a very common basis among people. A lot of stuff affect the decisions you make. May it be, being too young and not having enough experience to make good decisions, or just the lack of care of the outcome.
“Maturity is not by age, but the acceptance of your responsibilities” (Unknown). In William Shakespeare 's, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo, who is a Montague and Juliet, who is a Capulet, met at a Capulet party. Romeo went to the party and met Juliet. They fell in love and got married the next day. Later that day, Romeo kills Juliet 's cousin, Tybalt.
