Essay On Romeo And Juliet Decisions

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Is there a good outcome when people make decisions quickly? Romeo made a decision when he was told that Juliet was dead. He went to the apothecary and bought poison without telling anyone, then he left to go see his love Juliet with Benvolio. But they know not what they will find at the tomb. Paris and his servant paying peace to Juliet. Paris had left his servant to keep watch while he went in. Romeo and Benvolio arrive at the tomb Romeo goes in while Benvolio waits outside Romeo finds Paris when he gets inside stand by Juliet they start to fight and Paris dies then Romeo walks to his love and takes out the poison and drinks it and says “o true apothecary thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”(Shakespeare 120). That was a critical decision because it caused Juliet to die and it ended the fight between both families. The reason it ended the fight is because the families found out they were in love with each other and married. Juliet was sad when she saw Romeo was dead, she then took his knife and said “this is thy sneath, there is rust,and let me die”. Juliet and Romeo changed the way their families are. They ended the feud, and no one knew how long it was going on. The whole reason Juliet died is because Romeo killed himself and if he had waited Juliet would have woken up and the could’ve lived happily together. …show more content…

After all, by taking his own life, Romeo not only left behind a grieving family and community, but he also robbed Juliet of the chance to live a long and happy life. In this sense, Romeo's decision can be seen as a selfish act that ultimately did more harm than