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Romeo And Juliet Decisions

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Ben Eayre
DiIanni
Honors English 9
29 March 2023
Minor Characters in Romeo and Juliet Every action has consequences, and ideally, people would always evaluate these consequences as part of their decision-making process. However, some people, especially teenagers, lack capacity to fully consider the consequences, and their hasty decision-making process increases the risk of pursuing actions with damaging consequences. In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, many characters convey the ramifications of ill-advised decisions as the two fated and forbidden lovers desperately try to escape their families’ feud. The author uses various minor characters to establish the plot and theme of the play; hasty and poor decisions have undesirable outcomes. Tybalt’s actions, as one of the main antagonists and a foil to Romeo, help to develop this theme, as his actions show the consequences of his own hasty decisions, as well as the irrational decisions of others. Tybalt, a member of the Capulet family, is an enemy and rival of Romeo. Shakespeare uses Tybalt’s …show more content…

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