How Does Shakespeare Make Impulsive Decisions In Romeo And Juliet

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In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet expresses his opinion, stating, “Content thee, gentle coz. Let him alone. He bears him like a portly gentleman, And, to say truth, Verona brags of him To be a virtuous and well-governed youth.” This occasion demonstrates how one of the characters expresses his point of view of his enemy’s son and tells his cousin to calm down. His opinions then lead his cousin to alter his emotions and choices which eventually lead him to finally calm down. In his play, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare reveals to the audience a tragedy of two young teenagers’ romantic love story that comes to a halt by virtue of their impulsive decisions. In this position, one could dispute whether their actions …show more content…

A great example of this is in Act 2, Scene 6, lines 9-14 when Friar Laurence states, “These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately.” This stands out with great importance because in this scene Friar Laurence is guiding Romeo before his wedding with Juliet. The text states how Friar Laurence is talking to Romeo about how marriage is an important topic and it requires responsibility. This shows that it is important to listen to a person’s advice because this could have helped Romeo’s marriage and his fatal ending in the play if he truly listened to the opinion of Friar Laurence. This also shows that taking into consideration another person’s advice can help a person make better decisions and it can also help get them to consider other options. To reiterate it is important to note that the opinions of others can help a person obtain greater knowledge in life because as previously stated, listening to a person's advice can truly help in a future …show more content…

In Act 2, Scene 2, Shakespeare reveals that Romeo and Juliet’s love might have a dangerous side. It shows how Romeo and Juliet's love may be going too fast; after all, it is revealed to the reader that their families are enemies. Their relationship is dangerous because not only are they enemies but they are making poor decisions. Their relationship is inconsiderate because they are taking things very fast and not thinking about how they will make their relationship work out. Juliet is also being indecisive about the relationship and she shows mixed feelings about whether or not she should truly trust Romeo. Romeo and Juliet have not met each other for a long time and Romeo is already proposing that they should both promise their love to one another. This is proposing that Romeo already wants to marry Juliet after only barely meeting each other. Juliet wants to promise her love but she is indecisive and she says that she would want to take her promise back from Romeo. Shakespeare is showing that Romeo and Juliet are being inconsiderate since they have not thought of the consequences of being together. This stands out with great importance because it shows how an individual’s emotions can get in the way of their thoughts. An example of this is during Act 2, Scene 2, line 127 when Romeo states, “Th’ exchange of thy love’s faithful