In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, there were many impactful events that occurred in order to get the ending to where it was. It was not only the events that occurred, but also the person who provoked those events that led to the ending of tragedy. Romeo Montague was the one character who constantly led to disaster during the duration of the play. In Act 1 of the play, it states “Tut! I have lost myself; I am not here; This is not Romeo, he’s somewhere else.” This helps to show that Romeo was not in the right state of mind to be making all these impulsive decisions. From the beginning, he was already putting others in danger because he was not feeling all these intense emotions at once. He did not take into account how this could affect the people around him. This is just one way to prove that Romeo only cared about himself and not how his actions affected the people …show more content…
There are continuous times when he makes all these quick decisions without taking time to think about it. In Act 2, he says “Hence will I to my ghostly friar’s close cell, his help to crave and my dear hap to tell.” This indicates that now that he has met Juliet, he is ready to marry her. He claims that he instantly fell in love with her, and he will love her forever. However, this does not lead to anything good. He made another quick decision to marry Juliet, a girl he met a couple of hours ago. It is even worse because his emotional state is out of the ordinary, and it isn’t healthy for either of them to be committed to something so quickly. Furthermore, this helps to show how Romeo caused the tragedy because of how hastily he can change his actions and attitudes. After reading the play, many people may argue that fate is what brought the tragic ending because none of the events lined up in favor of Romeo. However, this is not true because Romeo ultimately decided his