Examples Of Rash And Impetuous Behaviors In Romeo And Juliet

In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare, the well-known playwright, shows characters with rash and impetuous behavior. Romeo was one Character that William Shakespeare decided to create rash and impetuous. Rash and impetuous means acting quickly and not thinking before making decisions. Romeo has shown this characteristic throughout the play many times. The audience is well aware that when a character's decisions are too rash and impetuous it will cause conflicts later on in the play. This paragraph will prove that Romeo is a very rash and impetuous character. For example on (Act 2 scene 2, lines 168-169) “At what o’clock to-morrow shall I send to thee?” Juliet asks Romeo when she should send a messenger to Romeo to pass on a message telling her when and where

Romeo forgets that Juliet is a Capulet and is ready to marry her without thinking about the consequences that will occur. This impetuosity affects the outcome of the play by Romeo and Juliet eventually dying at a young age, and killing many others like Tybalt and Paris. Another act of rash and impetuous behavior from Romeo is when Romeo got impatient with Tybalt for killing Mercutio so Romeo killed Tybalt, referring to (Act 3 scene 1, lines 121-128) “Alive, in triumph! And Mercutio slain! Away to heaven, respective lenity, And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! 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.” Romeo is ready to kill Tybalt and let his rage guide his actions. Romeo acts rashly again and doesn't over think anything that can possibly happen because he let his rage take over him. This impetuous act affects Romeo because in the upcoming scenes Romeo is banished from Verona and has to live in Mantua which puts Romeo as well as Juliet in a tight situation with not many possible