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Romeo And Juliet Emotional Haste Quotes

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The Consequences of Emotional Haste in the play Romeo and Juliet The founding father of the United States Benjamin Franklin once said “Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste” (Franklin). William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, where two star crossed lovers forbidden to be with one another meet a tragic fate, explores the theme of the consequences of impulsive actions. From the beginning of the play we can see that Romeo is a young man who loves being in love. However, his love for Juliet causes him to act hastily, causing him to not properly think things through, which eventually leads him to his downfall. The same could be said for Juliet, as her love for Romeo led her to make decisions that she otherwise wouldn’t make in …show more content…

Romeo’s infatuation with Juliet drives him to act hastily, which leads him to not properly thinking things through. First and foremost, despite knowing about the ongoing feud between the Capulets and Montagues, Romeo asks Juliet to marry him, demonstrating his inability to think rationally. When he finds out Juliet is a Capulet, he says “Is she a Capulet? O dear account, oh dear! My life is my foe’s debt” (Shakespeare, I. v. 117-118). Furthermore, this quote helps to demonstrate how Romeo’s love for Juliet causes him to act without thinking. Romeo knows about Juliet being a Capulet however, he is so in love with her that he decides to ignore the feud not thinking about how his actions will affect his family. Secondly, although Romeo is warned countless times about rushing into his love with Juliet, he continues to ignore these warnings. To illustrate, when Romeo goes to Friar Lauren’s cell and asks him to marry him and Juliet, Friar Laurence is immediately taken aback as only a day ago Romeo was in love with Rosaline, he says, “Thou and these woes were …show more content…

Firstly, despite the risk of defying her family, Juliet is willing to risk everything to be with Romeo. As she’s speaking with Romeo on the balcony she says, “Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague”. ii. The. 38-39). The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Second Juliet acknowledges the fact that Romeo is supposed to be her enemy however, she decides to be with him despite that. Furthermore, Juliet doesn't consider the amount of trouble that could be caused by being with Romeo, which highlights her lack of rational thinking. Secondly, Juliet is so deeply infatuated with Romeo that she agrees to marry him without fully thinking about the consequences. As Romeo and Juliet are talking about marriage, Juliet says, “If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word to-morrow”. ii. The. 143-144. See the ECB's ECB policy. Juliet is saying that if Romeo genuinely wants to marry her out of love and respect, then he should send word to her the next day in order to arrange their marriage. At this point in the play, Romeo and Juliet have known each other for less than a day and Juliet is already willing to commit to Romeo. Juliet hasn't even stopped to think about how this could negatively affect her life, which demonstrates her hasty behavior leading

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