Romeo And Juliet Decisions

Most would say that love is a good thing. However, Shakespeare has different views on this topic. Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time at a party and fall deeply in love with each other. The series of events following this is full of questionable decisions from these star-cross’d lovers, but it makes the theme clear. In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare suggests that immature love can lead to poor decision making. Shakespeare demonstrates this through the multiple incidents in which Romeo and Juliet choose love over life. The morning right after Romeo falls in love with Juliet, he goes to Friar Lawrence to talk about the details on their marriage. However, Friar Lawrence does not consider their love to be true love and says, “Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, / So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (Romeo and Juliet 2.3.68-70). This shows that their love is indeed immature. as Romeo is establishing his love for Juliet

Unaware of the Friar’s plans, Romeo makes not one, but two bad decisions after he hears that Juliet has died. He first disobeys his banishment from Verona to get his hands on a deadly poison, and then uses the poison to end his life. Overwhelmed by his emotions, mainly love, Romeo foolishly decides that life is not worth living anymore, now that his only love is dead. “Here's to my love! [Drinking]. O true apothecary, / Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (Romeo and Juliet 5.3.119-120). Unfortunately, Juliet regains consciousness from the sleeping potion just a few moments too late. She wakes up to the sight of her dead husband, and similarly to Romeo, ends her life with his knife. All of this could have been prevented if Romeo and Juliet had taken the time to develop their love for each other, instead of marrying when it was still