In Romeo and Juliet, patience plays a large role in the tragedy that unfolds. The characters never stop and think about their actions, which constantly causes problems for them. One example is when Romeo kills Tybalt after he killed Mercutio. If Romeo was more mature and patient, he could have avoided the whole ordeal altogether. However, a more important situation where having patience would have changed what happened is when Romeo goes to see Juliet´s “corpse”, before committing suicide. Romeo, in his soliloquy, says, “...Ah, dear Juliet, / Why art thou yet so fair? Shall I believe / That unsubstantial Death is amorous, / And that the lean abhorred monster keeps / Thee here in dark to be his paramour?” (Rom. 5.3.101-105). Romeo ponders