Examples Of Impulsive Decisions In Romeo And Juliet

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When people think with their hearts and not their heads, the impulsive decisions that result can be detrimental. A good example of these impulsive decisions can be seen in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. “Romeo and Juliet” is the story of a forbidden love between young Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague. The feud between their families leads to the lovers and many other tragic deaths. Romeo’s impulsive, emotion driven decisions leads to his talks of suicide and, eventually, to his poison induced death.

After Romeo killed Tybalt, he was banished, causing him to spiral quickly into despair. In Act 3 scene 5 Romeo asks, “ Hadst thou no poison mixed, no sharp-ground knife, No sudden mean of death, though ne’er so mean, But banished

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