Imagine a world where two lovers' fates could have ended up perfect and they both lived happily ever after. Well, that isn't the case for Romeo and Juliet, and their lives were not as perfect as people might have thought. The tragic ending of Romeo and Juliets story expands upon the theme that they cannot always foresee the consequences of their actions as demonstrated by their impulsiveness, family feud, and youthfulness. The first cause of Romeo and Juliet's behavior is their impulsive actions. Instead of them taking time and thinking things through, they immediately acted upon their emotions. For example, when Romeo is at the Capulet party, he sees Juliet and immediately decides to marry her within a few days. If they had taken it slow and …show more content…
The feud forced them to keep their relationship a secret, which led to them making risky and desperate decisions to be together. For example, because of the feud, Romeo and Juliet have to make wedding preparations to get married in secret without their parents knowing. “Shakespeare writes in ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ’Three words, dear Romeo, and goodnight indeed. If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I'll procure to come to thee, where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, and all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay And follow thee my lord throughout the world.’ (Shakespeare 2.2.149).” Had both families resolved their conflict, maybe Romeo and Juliet would have been able to publicly be together in front of their families and overall have a happier outcome. Essentially, the last reason would be that they are simply too young and inexperienced. Being young, they are more likely to act impulsively and not think about the long-term consequences of their actions. An example of this is when Juliet is heavily influenced to take the potion Friar Laurence had given her to delay the