Dictionary.com defines a thoughtless person as one who is devoid of or lacking the capacity for thought. Thoughtlessness as a character trait is depicted well in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in the character Romeo Montague. Romeo is an impulsive young character who often lacks the capacity for thought when making decisions in the name of love. In this famous play, Romeo’s thoughtless and immature actions and characteristics such as his simplistic feelings of love, his inability to listen to adult’s advice, and his impulsive manner clearly cause the tragedy to occur.
One way Romeo’s thoughtlessness and immaturity causes the tragedy to occur is through his simplistic feelings of love. When Romeo is first introduced in the play he is a depressed and lovesick boy suffering from unrequited love. He is madly in love with Rosaline, a girl whom has sworn to live in chastity. Romeo barely knows Rosaline, but he has an infatuation with her that he calls love. Romeo exclaims to Benvolio, “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,/ Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!/ This love feel I, that feel no love in this.” (1.1.174 - 176) Romeo is saying that love is everything except what it is, and that he feels so much love yet just as much unhappiness because his love is not reciprocated. Romeo is extremely sad because Rosaline does not love him, even though he barely knows her. When Romeo enters the Capulet’s party searching for Rosaline, he is still