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Romeo And Juliet Intelligent Essay

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“O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (Shakespeare, 2.2.35). Sabotaging and killing her chances of a happy ending Juliet—that is where Romeo is. Some may describe Romeo as “handsome, intelligent, and sensitive” (SparkNotes, 1), however this is clearly false. Romeo may be handsome and sensitive, but he is anything but intelligent. Intelligent people would not go to a party uninvited, especially a party they knew they would not be welcomed at. Intelligent people would not get revenge on a rival when they knew it would end in disaster. Most importantly, intelligent people would not kill themselves without thinking it through first. While one person may argue Romeo is the man of their dreams, he is clearly not. He is the only person to blame …show more content…

The Montague family, being the Capulet’s enemy, was not invited, however Romeo still finds a way to end up at the ball. This was his first mistake. Since Romeo had the bright idea to sneak himself into the Capulet’s masquerade ball, he ended up angering Tybalt and meeting Juliet. This ends up becoming a major problem because Tybalt, now wanting revenge, will cause a huge scene later in the story. Because Romeo was selfish and snuck into the party he was not invited to, he ultimately started his downward spiral and took Juliet with …show more content…

Would you cry? Would you celebrate? Would you end your life without thinking about the consequences? I’ll give you a hint as to what you shouldn’t do. You should not end your life because someone you met three days ago has “passed away.” After Romeo had received the news of his darling Juliet’s passing, he became deranged. He decided to purchase a bowl of poison that would take his own life. As he walked upon Juliet’s casket, he decided to drink the poison without any hesitation. As his vision went blurry and his breathing started to slow he noticed Juliet awaken. However it was too late. He was dead. At the sight of her husband dying, Juliet decided to take Romeo’s dagger and stab herself (Shakespeare, 229). If Romeo had not reacted so quickly and killed himself, Juliet would still be alive and the story of Romeo and Juliet may not have ended in tragedy. Their story came to an end because Romeo had acted on his impulsive

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