Romeo's Downfall Essay

Have you ever considered how people tend to fall into their downfall? In Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, many characters are brought to their demise as the drama progresses into the play. An important character named Romeo Montague, known enemy of the Capulets exhibits many exciting traits. His hasty, blinded, and sneaky decisions are some of the traits which have led to his poor downfall. At the beginning of the play, the reader learns that Romeo loves to make many hasty decisions without thinking about the consequences. Ever since Romeo met the love of his life, Juliet, he wanted to marry her as quickly as possible. To explain, Romeo expresses, “I’ll tell thee as we pass: but this I pay that thou consent to marry today” (II.III.63-64). He had no thought about it, he just told Friar Laurence that he was set for life with Juliet, and no one else. This decision that he makes is huge, it could also have different consequences or outcomes in the end since they are enemies. This was a whole gamble because the outcome was unknown because Juliet could have told him no, and Friar Lawrence could have also

He tends to be very evasive during many acts of the play. For example, he was being sneaky when he snuck into Juliet’s Balcony. Soon enough he looks for her and states, “O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art. As glorious to this night, being o’er my head” (II.II.26-27). In this example, the readers learn how Romeo is going to the extent of being sneaky to the point where Juliet doesn’t even know Romeo is listening to her talk. If Juliet had seen him at any time, this could have been a big misfortune because she could’ve also screamed and alerted others. Another example that the reader might consider that Romeo has been sneaky is, “O blessed, blessed night! I am afraid of being in the night, all this but a dream” (II.II.139-140). Romeo is not being careful about what he