How Are Romeo And Juliet Decisions Made

A study on how decisions are made, conducted by University of Texas at Austin, discovered that decisions are greatly influenced by past experiences and memories.The story of Romeo and Juliet is often remembered as a love story gone wrong because the two protagonists are met with a dreadful death after a series of poor decisions. Romeo and Juliet were “star-crossed lovers,” but their deaths could have been avoided if it weren't for their own costly mistakes and the mistakes of others. While some of the events that led to Romeo and Juliet’s death were inevitable, others could have been avoided if some of the characters made better decisions. The two characters who made the worst mistakes were Friar Laurence and Romeo. Friar Laurence and Romeo

Once he viewed a situation from this one perspective, he never considered the consequences that could follow. Although Friar Laurence tried to appease Romeo and Juliet, he never took into account the punishments that could result from his actions. Friar Laurence could remember many times in the past when the Capulet and Montague families were fighting. In Act II Scene 4 Lines 91-92, Friar Laurence said, “For this alliance may so happy prove. To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.” When Friar Laurence said this, he meant that he was only agreeing to wed Romeo and Juliet because he thought it might fix their opposing families’ feud. Despite Friar Laurence making a kind and considerate gesture, he was being impulsive when he agreed to wed Romeo and Juliet. He was being impulsive because he did not take a day, or even a few hours, to think over the problems that would occur if Romeo and Juliet were to wed. Instead, Friar Laurence instantly decided that he would wed Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence had to make a decision and instead of taking time to think over his thoughts and memories, he was impulsive and made a rash

He was desperate for someone to love him, so desperate that he would fall in love with any woman who he deemed beautiful. Desperate for a lover and desperate to have friends who accepted him, Romeo was searching for meaningful relationships. This desperation resulted in situations escalating beyond control and dreadful mistakes with serious consequences. When Tybalt, part of Juliet’s Capulet family, fought Mercutio, Mercutio was stabbed to death. Romeo could have walked away or he could have done anything other than fight Tybalt. Romeo knew from past experiences and memories that Tybalt was hot-headed. Despite this, with one of his only friends was lying on the ground dying, his desperation led him to get revenge on Tybalt for killing his close friend Mercutio. Romeo grabbed a sword and fought Tybalt. Romeo ended up stabbing Tybalt who instantly fell. By killing Tybalt, not only did the archival Capulet family detest Romeo further, but Romeo also got banished from Verona. If Romeo had held himself together long enough to leave the fight scene without fighting Tybalt, he could have had a chance to escape with Juliet. Instead, Romeo made the dreadful mistake of fighting Tybalt, which ultimately led to him getting banished. Romeo could have saved his and Juliet’s future, had he not made the dreadful mistake of fighting and killing