Impulsivity In Romeo And Juliet

“Oh, Romeo! Oh, Juliet” they shout in the highly adored play “Romeo & Juliet” by writer William Shakespeare. The play discloses the tale of the romantic affiliation between two Italian teenagers(ages 13 & 17) that got easily ruined by their feuding families and the impulsive actions for the need of love that was taken by both main characters who ended up committing suicide after a serious misfortunate event. Although others may believe that the story of Romeo & Juliet is a love story, I believe that it is a story that discusses the impulsivity that can ruin teenage love. When it came to the main characters, I believed that their impulsivity came from their toxic family members who wanted a different path for them. This would result in their

After this, Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo’s corpse on her tomb. This followed her doing the same as Romeo did with his dagger, as she believed that she couldn’t live without him. According to the story it states, “Eyes, look out for the last time! Arms, make your last embrace! And lips, you are the doors of breath. Seal with a righteous kiss the deal I have made with death forever. (ROMEO kisses JULIET and takes out the poison) Come, bitter poison, come, unsavory guide! You desperate pilot, let’s crash this sea- weary ship into the rocks! Here’s to my love! ROMEO drinks the poison. Oh, that pharmacist was honest! His drugs work quickly. So I die with a kiss.”(Shakespeare, Act 5 Scene 3) With this evidence from the story, I can infer that Romeo’s reaction consisted of despair, desperation, and desperateness after hearing about Juliet’s alleged death resuling in him committing suicide after he arrived at her tomb later that day. It also states, “JULIET: Oh, noise? Then I’ll be quick. Oh, good, a knife. My body will be your sheath. Rust inside my body and let me die. (she stabs herself with ROMEO’s dagger and dies)”(Shakespeare, Act 5 Scene 3) To add on to the prior evidence above, Juliet’s reaction consisted of her doing the same, hence she felt bad while believing that she couldn’t live without him. With both quotes

This sequence of events can be seen towards the end of the Romeo & Juliet story in which the tragedy was depicted. According to the story it states, “JULIET Give me the vial. Give it to me! Don’t talk to me about fear. FRIAR LAWRENCE (giving her the vial) Now go along on your way. Be strong and successful in this decision. I’ll send a friar quickly to Mantua with my letter for Romeo.”(Shakespeare Act 4, Scene 1) With this quote, Shakespeare accurately supported in the story that their bold impulsive actions resulted in their suicide, which unfortunately led to their death when seeing one another dead. This is exemplified towards the ending of the Romeo & Juliet story in which the tragedy was depicted. Additionally, Juliet had agreed to take the vial with her personal decision which was impulsive since she wasn’t completely sure about it. Before consuming the vile, she had thought about the consequences, yet decided to take it anyways to fulfill her passion and dream of wanting to meet her lover Romeo after being separated. It also states, “JULIET Love will give me strength, and strength will help me accomplish this plan. Goodbye, dear Father…Alright, here’s the vial. What if this mixture doesn’t work at