Examples Of Impulsiveness In Romeo And Juliet

Spur of the Moment → A Look into Romeo. Not everybody is perfect, people have flaws that make them human. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, one of the main characters, Romeo, is shown as being impetuous. His impulsiveness goes on to impact the text in a major way. The audience can see how he increasingly makes decisions that become more and more spontaneous and fueled by emotion until it eventually leads to his demise. In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare demonstrates that Romeo’s tragic flaw is his impulsiveness through his marriage to Juliet, his rash decision to kill Tybalt and Paris, and then finally killing himself. Romeo is able to demonstrate his impulsiveness by marrying Juliet. Romeo has just snuck into the

Mercutio has just been slain by Tybalt and Romeo is absolutely heartbroken. His best friend died because refused to fight Tybalt. Romeo's sadness over Mercutio's death turns into anger at the one who killed him, Tybalt. Romeo angrily bellowed, “Alive, in triumph! And Mercutio slain! Away to heaven, respective lenity/And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!/Now, Tyblat, 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”(Shakespeare III.i.121-128). This quote is taken right before the duel with Tybalt, in which he is slain. The quote itself gives us deeper insight into Romeo's abrupt actions in other settings. Before this, the audience only saw Romeo's impulsiveness in a romantic setting, (as previously mentioned, Rosaline and Juliet). This quote is a pivotal point because of this reason. It shows Romeo as impulsive under any reason. It shows how he does not think before he acts. Since Romeo killed Tyblat, he was exiled and sent to live in a new town known as Mantua. He hears that Juliet is dead and can not believe it. Romeo is dead set on seeing Juliet again and decides to sneak into the Capulet tomb, (where she is buried). On his way to Juliet's casket, he finds Paris. The two are both stunned to see each other there, and Paris provokes Romeo into a duel. Romeo glares at Paris before questioning, “Wilt thou provoke me? Then have at thee, boy” (Shakespeare V.iii 70). This quote is what Romeo exclaims before stabbing Paris. This quote is paramount because it pushes Romeo's tragic flaw. It proves that Romeo has yet to learn from his mistakes. He previously killed Tybalt and suffered exile, which he claimed was a fate worse than death. His ardent nature overwhelmed him leading to Paris’