Flaws In Romeo And Juliet

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In William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet, both protagonist act impetuous, which alters their lives. They act without thinking and forget that there are consequences to their actions. Both Romeo and Juliet hide the fact that they were in love and married from their families. If Romeo and Juliet really love each other they would take their time to get to know each other. They also would talk things through, but they both have their flaws. Romeo falls in love with the beauty of women and doesn 't even get a chance to get to know them. While Juliet doesn 't want to be married, for fear that her marriage will be like her parents, where there 's no love expect for their child. So Romeo and Juliet aren 't model citizens and have their flaws and they both seem to leap before looking. Both Romeo and Juliet seem to act hast in their desertions, which, …show more content…

At first sight, they believe they are meant to be. But, in reality, Romeo only loves Juliet for her beauty, Romeo described her as “ it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in an Ethiop 's ear- beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows as yonder lady o 're her fellows shows. (1.5,45-49)Romeo had only described her beauty and had fallen in love. After talking to each other they instantly kiss and fall in love. When Romeo and Juliet fall in love, you should get to know the person, but Romeo and Juliet only had a conversation during a party. In truth, both Romeo and Juliet don’t even know each other 's identity. Juliet had asked her nurse to “Go ask his name-if he is married, my grave is like to be my wedding bed.(1.5,134-135)” Juliet had already fallen for him but didn’t even know that he was a Montague, her enemy. Both Romeo and Juliet and fallen in love with each other, head over heels, but they didn’t even know each other 's name, much less their title, or much less what they