“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a play about two lovers from different families that have an internal feud between them. It ends in both lovers, Romeo and Juliet, committing suicide as they could not openly live with each other. An important idea in this play is that of the impetuosity of youth and the rash decisions that young people may make. This idea is continuously brought up throughout the play and is explored through the concepts of overreacting and being blinded by anger, desperation in forbidden love and taking your life for love.
Firstly, the concept of overreacting and being blinded by anger. This concept is shown through the character of Romeo who is at often times an irrational and impulsive thinker. When one of his
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This concept is often feared when breaking hard news and is still extremely relevant today and probably timelessly as you can't predict how different people will react to finding out certain things. This is not limited to youth but may be most common among young people because of a possible lack of patience or life experiences, This can also be shown through making rash decision while upset such as substance abuse and this, for many, occurs when they are angry about something. This idea of illogical thinking and being blinded by anger is still a large problem today and Shakespeare outlines the consequences of his in a very dramatic, yet relevant way.
Secondly , the impetuosity of youth is also shown through the idea of desperation in forbidden love. Romeo and Juliet come from different families whom have a long and tragic history between each other because of a feud amongst them for unknown reasons. Due to this, when the couple fell in love they risked being outcast by their families and society, so because of this
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This is explored through the characters of both lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Near the end of the play, Juliet drinks a potion to make her appear dead to her parents and get her out of an unwanted arranged marriage to a man named Paris. Once her parents would find her dead and place in a tomb with her ancestors, her other lover, Romeo, would get her and they would elope together. However because of miscommunication, Romeo was not aware of this plan and he heard that Juliet had died from someone else. Because of this he goes to see her and decides to kill himself, but after seeing her “dead” body for closure. When Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, he immediately resorts to suicide without once thinking about any other possibilities or considering a life without her. This quick conclusion leads to the unnecessary death of Paris, who also came to meet Juliet, and Romeo, himself, which then leads to Juliet killing herself. Before Romeo drinks poison and commits suicide, he says “Here’s to my love! (drinks the poison) O true apothecary,Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” This rash and hasty decision, had it been put off for a minute or so would have resulted in Juliet awakening and the couple living together, which was their goal. However, Romeo’s impetuosity results in an unhappy and tragic end to him, his wife and his wife’s other lover. This
Juliet strategizes her disastrous plan and worries, “How if, when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo come to redeem me?” (Lines 30-32 of Act Four, Scene Three). Juliet is desperate to see Romeo, ergo she plans to fake her death. Her thoughts of Romeo finding her lifeless foreshadows their future. Romeo is deprived of the news of Juliet’s real state of health, therefore he says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. O mischief, thou art swift to enter the thoughts of desperate men!” (Lines 34-36 of Act Five, Scene One). Once again, Romeo’s perception is only focused on Juliet. His mental instability leads him to think Paris is in the way obtaining true happiness, thus he slays him. Romeo acquires poison, stands beside Juliet, and states, “Here’s to my love! (Drinks.) O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.” (Lines 119-120 of Act Five, Scene Three). Romeo observes Juliet’s body and determines that he should die beside her. Juliet wakes to his lifeless body, and determines she should commit suicide, as well. Romeo’s foolish decisions lead to the death of himself and
Throughout the play, Romeo makes very hasty decisions, a number of that lead to unnecessary consequences. Heretofore, Romeo sneaks into the Capulet Ball with Benvolio and to cover their identity they each wore masks. Capulet allows them to enter the ball, not knowing they are from the Montague family, because he thinks it 'll be amusing for his guests,and because he remembers when he young doing similar things in pursuit of ladies. Benvolio wanted Romeo to go, therefore he could see that there were other women there who were even prettier than Rosaline, however this is where Romeo meets Juliet and quickly forgets about his initial true love whom he solely desired lust for and Romeo quickly changes his timeless love he felt with Rosaline to Juliet without any remorse. Romeo spontaneously decides he has fallen infatuated all over again, this reflects Romeo’s impulsive character. “Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! / For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”
In addition to being a rich, nice, and suitable man, Paris was not a Montague. Lord Capulet was impressed with Paris and scheduled an abrupt wedding for the marriage of Paris and Juliet, without knowing of the secret matrimony of Romeo and Juliet. When Juliet heard news of her arranged marriage she soon fled to a trusted friend, Friar Lawrence, for a tactic to get out of the soon to be marriage. The Friar quickly brewed up a vial that had the capability to make one appear dead while they were still alive. In addition to making the vial the Friar also sent word to Romeo that in two days he need to return to Verona to be there when Juliet woke up from her sleep like coma. As fate would have it Romeo received word that Juliet had past on, but not that it was only a medically induced coma. Immediately after hearing the horrible news of his wife's death Romeo few back to the tomb of Juliet's body with a bottle of lethal poison. When he arrived Paris was at Juliet's tomb, nevertheless Paris blames Romeo for the death of Juliet's death. Meaning that Romeo broke her heart when he killed her cousin Tybalt. They were soon consumed in a fight, but in the end Romeo kills Paris. Romeo was consumed with grief and drinks poison that puts him to rest. Soon Juliet woke up to discover the dead bodies of Paris and Romeo, the sight of the bodies caused her to stab herself in the
What goes on with love that makes people do crazy things? This gives us an example in Shakespeare's “Romeo And Juliet”. In Sarah Jayne Blakemore ted talk she talks about brains. This is an example of Romeo And Juliet because Romeo wants to kill himself and Juliet is like Romeo this is the reason we sow this video because Romeo and juliet have something in there mind about suicide and they just think about killing them self for each other. Ms. Blakemore's thesis on adolescent development sheds light on some of the nonsensical decision making in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, as characters certainly face the self consciousness, emotions and impulse control she describes.
Firstly, the concept of overreacting and being blinded by anger. This concept is shown through the character of Romeo who is at often times an irrational and impulsive thinker. When one of his close friends,
Once in a while many people make bad decisions. Usually these decisions don’t cause them any harm in their futures, unlike Romeo Montague’s and Juliet Capulet’s decisions. In Verona, a city in Italy, two lovers fall in love. The catch is their families despise each other. Eventually Romeo get’s banished from Verona, and Juliet is forced to marry someone she doesn’t want to marry. Juliet takes a potion that knocks her out for 42 hours, and feigns her death, hoping she does not have to marry Count Paris. Romeo assumes Juliet is dead, and drinks a potion that kills him, and when Juliet wakes up and realizes that Romeo is dead, she stabs herself. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, the main protagonists, Romeo and Juliet, make poor choices which eventually lead to their death at the end of the story.
Romeo and Juliet’s decisions were made solely based upon impulse and not regard for future outcomes. Their decision to get married the day after meeting was based completely on the fact that they felt a connection at the Capulet party. When Romeo found Juliet asleep from the potion, he instantly assumed that she was dead even though she still had rosey cheeks and pink lips, which was clearly a sign that she was not dead. In Romeo’s final monologue he says, “Beauty’s ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and death’s pale flag is not advancéd there” (V, iii ll. 94-96). But instead of checking for pulse on Juliet or see if she’s breathing, Romeo decided that the best option would be for him to drink poison to kill himself. Romeo’s impulsive behaviors costs him his life because if he would have thoroughly thought through his actions, he would have concluded that killing himself was not the
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet demonstrate the ignorance and susceptibility of men to making impulsive decisions without considering the consequences.
As French political and military leader Napoleon Bonaparte once said, ¨When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.¨ As in Romeo And Juliet, the world famous playwrighter William Shakespeare portrays the repercussions of acting rashly. Shakespeare has shown countless themes in his popular play Romeo And Juliet, In one of Shakespeare's mostly known plays, Romeo and Juliet, he shows the theme of characters acting rashly. In the play, mainly all characters have acted quickly and irresponsibly in some way. The two main turning points in the play, when a character acted rashly were, the deaths of Mercutio, the marriage of Romeo and Juliet, and Lord Capulet forcing Juliet to marry Paris.
To act without forethought is to be impulsive. William Shakespeare's’ play Romeo & Juliet indulges in this concept of acting without thought ultimately leading to great tragedy and other major events. The novel's characters, Romeo, Juliet, and Capulet are impetuous and tend to not understand the consequences of their spontaneous remarks. Juliet and Romeo’s first encounter is one of haste. Romeo, before he caught sight of Juliet, He was enamored by Rosaline and voices this to the friar many times but his friends decide to take him out because he was not moving quickly with her
In the beginning of the play Romeo and Juliet make many rash decisions that change the course of the play. Such as, when Romeo decides to sneak into the Capulet’s garden to have a conversation with Juliet. If Romeo was spotted by any of the guards or a resident of the Capulet household, he would have been captured and killed. When Juliet asks how Romeo snuck into the garden he replies to her, “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls, For stony limits cannot hold love out…” (2.2.66-67). Romeo states that he snuck in with love’s wings and that nothing can stand in the way of love. Romeo shows that his love for Juliet can lead him to make rash decisions and not to think his actions through. An example of Juliet making a rash decision
Romeo goes to capulets Monument and sees Juliet dead, he sadly says “for fear with that I will stay with thee and never this palace of dim night depart again”(5.3.106-108). Romeo is saying that he will not leave Juliet again, Romeo there is giving a note for the reader of how he is going to stay with Juliet forever, Romeo is letting the reader to think about what is going to happen, how Romeo is going to never leave Juliet by doing it killing himself at some point, and how that would be such a bad idea. Romeo takes the responsibility of his decision about killing himself by drinking the poison he bought from Montana, and saying his last words “eyes look your last , arms take your last embrace and lips, o you the doors of breath seal with righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing death” (5.3.112-115). Romeo at that point is farewelling Juliet , and saying that this is going to be the last breath he takes. Romeo took the main responsibility, made the decision and decided to kill himself for Juliet without thoughtfully thinking about the determinations he took. Romeo here was unthinkable that did not think carefully about killing himself , and unfortunately drunk the poison that made him die. Romeo did not predict what is going to happen later on and how his death is going to be influential to
Shakespeare writes an affectionate play, told of the love of Romeo and Juliet, that expeditiously grows into a tragedy: Anger glows red into hastily mistakes, choices are never our own, and patience is merely absent. This is what creates a dilemma between oneself, families and foes. The play “Romeo and Juliet”, told by Shakespeare, portrays a message to readers that being patient will lead to one's fate. However, thinking hastily will bring one to bad fate and unpredictable outcomes. This can be brought into my life with Romeo’s hasty decisions and Juliet’s fate to marry.
Romeo and Juliet’s young love reflects their abruptness, rashness, and lack of maturity which leads to them getting suicide impulses throughout the story and causing Romeo and Juliet to ultimately suicide at the end of the story. Their love causes them to act very rashly and make unwise decisions, such as getting married and killing themselves. They are also too young to love because they are not mature enough. Their lack of maturity influences their decisions, leading to them finding abrupt solutions, such as suicide. After Balthasar told Romeo that Juliet died, he proclaimed, “I do beseech you, sir, have patience/Your looks are pale and wild do import/ Some misadventure” (5.1.27-29). Once Balthasar delivers the tragic news of Juliet’s death to Romeo, Romeo makes a rash decision of going back to Verona, not thinking about the consequences of his act, which would lead to more complications, such as him being...
Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet become embodiments of impulsiveness. Through their rash words and actions in the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare sets forth that both are too hasty in their decisions, leading them into unfortunate events. As the plot unfolds, Romeo and Juliet’s futile love is torn apart by their family’s hate and animosity towards each other. Despite their constant struggle to let their love survive, it is doomed from the beginning of the tragedy. It is plain that lack of foresight and wisdom leads to disaster all around.