Most teenagers are impulsive and often demonstrate this trait through rebellious behavior. How many teenagers that you know would kill for their love? William Shakespeare discusses this subject in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet face a difficult situation as they are born into feuding families and are supposed to dislike each other. As a result, their love will be impossible to maintain even though they try their hardest. This is the main problem that Romeo and Juliet face being together. Love is the most to blame for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet because it causes people to care for others and make impulsive decisions. Romeo’s cousin, Benvolio loved and cared about Romeo so he helped Romeo when he was sad. After Romeo was dumped by his first love, Rosaline, Benvolio says, “Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow” (Shakespeare 1.2.86,87). Benvolio is telling Romeo that if they go to …show more content…
As Juliet is ranting to Romeo's mentor, Friar Laurence, she says, “Things that, to hear them told, have made me tremble— And I will do it without fear or doubt, To live an unstained wife to my sweet love” (Shakespeare 4.1.86-88). Juliet is pronouncing that she would do anything to be with Romeo. Therefore, Friar Laurence impulsively helps her devise a plan to meet Romeo that involves Juliet faking her death. This idea was created from Juliet’s love for Romeo but, ironically, it causes both of their deaths: “Here’s to my love!” (Shakespeare 4.1.86-88) Romeo says as he drinks the poison after seeing Juliet “dead” in her casket. Similarly to Mercutio's death, Romeo makes an impulsive decision to drink the poison out of his love for Juliet and to be with her in the afterlife. After Juliet wakes up and sees Romeo dead, she kills herself with a dagger, just like Romeo’s rash decision. Romeo and Juliet ended up killing themselves because they couldn’t live without each