Romeo And Juliet Impulsive Quotes

Chief Seattle, a famous Squeamish tribe leader once said, “Youth is impulsive. When our young men grow angry at some real or imaginary wrong, and disfigure their faces with black paint, it denotes that their hearts are black, and that they are often cruel and relentless, and our old men and old women are unable to restrain them. Thus it has ever been.” Young people make rash decisions without knowing what they are really doing, their judgment is clouded and that often leads to disaster. This is shown by feuding families that were so against each other that their own kids got caught in the crossfire. Romeo and Juliet find each other in the midst of it all and fall madly in love. They began to grow so close that they would do anything to keep

Romeo is accountable for many deaths because he is arrogant. Tybalt was fighting Mercutio and killed him, which infuriated Romeo because Mercutio was his friend, trying to stick up for him. Then without thinking Romeo implies he is going to kill Tybalt when he declares, “This days black fate on mo days doth depend; This but begins the woe others must end.” (Shakespeare III. II. 112-113). Romeo’s arrogance shows when he is furious at Tybalt for killing Mercutio and doesn’t think about what he is about to say or do. He is arrogant because he didn’t try to find any other option, he just acted on the first idea he had. When Romeo fought Tybalt, he had no regard for how it could turn out or what it could lead to. He had no idea what he was actually doing and that arrogance is what gets people killed. Romeo being arrogant causes a lack of judgment, resulting in impulsive behavior which leads to death later on. Besides his arrogance, Romeo’s impulsive nature also causes the tragedy. When Romeo went to the Capulet tomb to be with Juliet he runs into Paris, ruining his

Then have at thee boy!” (Shakespeare V. III. 70). Romeo took Paris’s words as a challenge. He fought and killed Paris because he was in the way of Juliet and his impulsive nature shines through with anything concerning her. He has no impulse control and doesn’t think, he just acts on things he will come to later regret. Romeo’s impulsive nature gets him into trouble so he starts acting purely off of his emotions. Lastly, Romeo choosing to act off of emotion rather than logic leads to multiple deaths. When Romeo hears the news of Juliet’s death, he immediately decided he wanted to die with her. He sets out to find poison so he can lay himself to death in the Capulet's tomb. He drinks it, and with a final statement Romeo declares, “Here’s to my love [drinks] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Shakespeare V.III. 119-120). Romeo is blind to everything else when it comes to Juliet. All is irrelevant compared to her, even himself. He has done so much for Juliet just to lose her in such an unsuspecting way. And he would rather be dead with her than alive with anyone else. Romeo’s emotions get the best of him and his rational judgment is gone when he’s with