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Romeo And Juliet Mistakes Analysis

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It is highly likely that somebody in a hurry will make a mistake. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, that is certainly true throughout the story. Friar Lawrence, who is a holy man in the play, says that “they stumble that run fast(Act 2 Scene 3 line 94).” In all aspects of the story this appears true. Very often the characters make fatal mistakes by rushing through a situation. Had these characters slowed down, there would probably have been a very different story. The first time somebody made a mistake from being in a rush was when Romeo fell in love with Juliet. Romeo and Juliet were from two rival families, the Capulets and the Montagues. These families have a complete hatred towards each other, and have little interaction other …show more content…

In order to try to see Romeo again, and avoid marrying County Paris, a match that her parents set up because they didn’t know about Romeo, Juliet decided to fake her death. She figured that if everybody thought she was dead, then she would be taken to a tomb, and Romeo could meet her there. Romeo was not notified of Juliet faking her death, so when he saw Juliet lying dead at her grave, he was extremely upset. Romeo said that “ I still will stay with thee, And never from this palace of dim night Depart again(Act 5 Scene 3 lines 115-117).” Romeo killed himself, because he was in too much of a rush to wait for Juliet to wake up. Had he actually stayed with Juliet, he would have seen that she was still alive. As Juliet did wake up, she saw Romeo dead and killed herself too. Romeo’s rush to kill himself, not only caused him to lose his own life, but also Juliet’s. Had he slowed down, they may have been able to have a happy marriage. There were many times throughout the play in which somebody rushed, which caused them to stumble. The advice given by Friar Lawrence that “they stumble that run fast” could have been extremely helpful. Had Romeo and Juliet listened to his advice, neither of them would have committed suicide. This advice is advice that could still be helpful today. We must learn from this story, that we must slow down, in order to avoid our own

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“Wisely and slow they stumble that run fast” (Shakespeare,). This quote means the people who fail to stay calm and think about the implications of their actions will fall. Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet’s plotline and progression is based on this quote and the rash and emotional choices made by one character in particular; Romeo. The situation in Romeo and Juliet is created by Romeo’s rash actions and quick decisions. Romeo created the opportunity for him and Juliet to be together, Romeo created tragedy by not thinking and killing Tybalt, lastly Romeo ends his life based off one observation of Juliet.

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“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast” [Act 2 Scene 3 Line 94] these wise words spoken by Friar Lawrence is what we all must listen and abide by. Rushed and irresponsible actions will always end in tragedy and loss. In the world renowned play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, although the young lovers Romeo and Juliet are impulsive and foolish, the ultimate death of the star-crossed lovers is caused by the adults; their ill-judged, irresponsible and unpredictable

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Romeo did not know about the arrangement and wasn't given a decent explanation, so he believed Juliet was truly dead. This is shown in Document C, third note, "Now married to Romeo, Juliet asks Friar Laurence to help her avoid marrying Paris. The remedy is Friar Laurence's plan for Juliet to fake her own death." Other evidence was given in Document E, second note, "Friar Laurence is unable to deliver the letter informing Romeo that Juliet is not actually dead." Without proper clarification, Romeo has decided to kill himself by drinking poison.

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In the tortoise and the hare, the hare decided to run as fast as he could to get to the finish line, he wore himself out, took a nap and ended up losing the race to the slow old tortoise. Romeo and Juliet we like the hare and decided to go through with their plan to quickly, they didn’t stop slow down to think about what could happen. In the end death beats them in the race causing them to slow down and think. In the play Romeo and Juliet decide to get married but the Friar and the nurse think they are moving too fast.

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