The Impact of Impulse and Haste in Romeo and Juliet When split-second decisions are made as a result of impulsiveness and haste, the trajectory of lives can be drastically altered. William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet puts forth the idea that when impulsive decisions are made and move too quickly, it unravels former problems in a deeper sense. This results in the alteration of characters’ relationships and the downfall of both the lives of others as well as oneself. This is exemplified through Lord Capulet allowing his intense emotions to get the best of him and lashing out impulsively at his loved ones as well as Tybalt, Mercutio and Romeo's reckless acts of violence. Additionally, there are many instances involving Romeo's rash decisions …show more content…
This is exemplary when Lord Capulet is yelling hostilely at Juliet because she disobeys him and is determined to not follow through with his plan for her to marry Count Paris. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Lord Capulet loses his cool, and states, “And you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend;/ And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets,/ For by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee, / Nor what is mine shall never do thee good” (3.5.191-194). Lord Capulet does not think before he speaks, instead, acts too quickly upon Juliet and does not take into consideration how Juliet may feel and the reasoning behind her refusing to marry the Count. Furthermore, Lord Capulet doesn't stop there, he loses his temper once again when he finds out about Juliet's “death”. He vents his profound anger and sorrow to his family, directed at fate. “Uncomfortable time, why cam’st thou now/ To murder, murder our solemnity?... Alack, my child is dead, / And with my child my joys are buried” (4.5.60-61, 63-64). This is a demonstration of how Capulet’s emotions are too strong for him to control and although he is very upset and angry by Juliet’s “death” and blames fate for taking his daughter from him, most of his emotions stem from his concern for his family's reputation and his desire to maintain control over their lives, which overall …show more content…
Romeo is the most impulsive in the relationship, although he usually makes hurried decisions, once he falls in love with Juliet, he finds his impulsiveness has doubled. This is illustrated when he rushes into secretly marrying her after they find out about Paris and Juliet’s wedding. “Then hie you hence to friar Lawrence’ cell, / There stays a husband to make you a wife” (2. 5. 67-68). He is extremely impulsive that he does not even consult his own family or think about the obstacles that could come with this. He only follows his heart and burning love for Juliet. Likewise, another instance where this is revealed is when Romeo receives word of Juliet's "death" from Balthasar, he rushes to see her without seeking more details. He returns to Verona to be by Juliet's lifeless body, just to be by her side. This rash action drives him to desperate means, which finally leads to his demise. “Well Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight. / Let’s see for means. O mischief, thou art swift / To enter in the thoughts of desperate men” (5. 1. 34-36). These impulsive decisions reflect how much Romeo is driven by romance and passion and that he will do anything for it, he acts first and has to deal with the consequences later, which eventually lead to tragic
Romeo’s quick and reckless measures led to the death of himself and
Romeo also acts very impulsively when he meets Juliet and many other times throughout the play. He has only known her for a few days and asks her to marry him. Keep in mind that they are still, barely teenagers. A few short days later, Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo is quick to retaliate. Then we have Juliet, the beautiful, loyal and emotional young girl
Romeo acts impulsively too many times throughout the play, and was punished for it almost every time. He did not learn from his mistakes, and this would eventually cost him his family and his life. If he had not acted impulsively throughout the story, he would still be living and he would be living happily with
Juliet also makes an impulsive choice by agreeing to marry Romeo right after their first meeting. They continue to display impulsive behavior throughout their relationship, including secretly marrying despite the danger of getting caught. Romeo's impulsive behavior reaches a peak when he decides
In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, the cast of characters have a variety of individual personalities. One of the main characters, Romeo, is characterized by his impulsiveness and unwavering loyalty. Romeo is depicted as impulsive throughout the play, leading to many unfavorable outcomes. This is first demonstrated when Tybalt tries to pick a fight with Romeo, but he rejects it. Tybalt then starts a fight with Mercutio, resulting in Mercutio's death, which provokes Romeo to take revenge by killing Tybalt.
After this unhealthy relationship he develops with Juliet, Balthasar comes back to Romeo with information of Juliet and her "death", which is not actually
“Well Juliet I will lie with thee tonight.” (VI 35) This quote is another reason why Romeo’s downfall was mostly his fault because he loves Juliet so much he die so he can be with her. Romeo is too quick to act upon misfortunate events, so much that he’s willing to bring death upon himself.
Romeo's impulsiveness and inability to control his emotions lead him to make additional bad decisions, such as when he went rushing to buy poison at (5.1.61-91), without thinking through the consequences of his actions. This decision ultimately results in the tragic deaths of both Romeo and
In “Romeo and Juliet” a play written by William Shakespeare the characters show constant actions of impulsiveness throughout the story. Romeo and Juliet constantly fight for their hopeless love in the story and this creates many problems in the story causing the characters to lose the lives of their loved ones and themselves. These quick, rapid decisions don’t go well for them and affect them in many ways. In the beginning of the story, Romeo goes to the Capulet party in hopes to see his first love known as Rosaline but he looks deeper into the crowd and he falls in love with Juliet in first sight.
For example, Romeo’s impulsive action to go to the Capulet party. He tells Benvolio, “I fear too early, for my mind misgives/Some consequence yet hanging in the stars/Shall bitterly begin his fearful date” (1.5.107-109). He is saying that knows something will go wrong, but he still ends up going to the party only because he wants to see Rosaline. Another example was the fight scene in Act 3, Scene 1. He didn’t want to fight with Tybalt at first because he knew it wasn’t the right thing to do, but he changed his mind once Tybalt killed Mercutio.
Consequences Of Hasty Decisions in Romeo and Juliet Having to make decisions in a short amount of time can lead to choices irrational choices with life-changing consequences. Because people think of a solution too quickly, a hasty decision may not consider all the possibilities, and have obvious faults. Many characters in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet exhibit hastiness, but Romeo makes hasty decisions frequently, and he usually winds up suffering the consequences of his own decisions. Romeo shows many examples of haste in Romeo and Juliet, the first example being him falling in love with Juliet during the Capulet party after only knowing each other for a short evening. Another example is Romeo getting married to Juliet after only spending
Lord Capulet responds to Juliet’s refusal in an extremely furious and threatening manner. He rages over his daughter’s uselessness and bombards her with numerous insults. Capulet expresses his capability of disowning Juliet, revealing his belief that Juliet is nothing but a possession which can be discarded. Capulet threatens to, “hang thee [Juliet], young baggage, disobedient wretch!” (Shakespeare 3.5.160).
While Romeo was known for his impulsiveness, it didn 't go to help him out later on. Romeo had been convinced to sneak into the Capulet 's party, and would then lock eyes with a girl that he will forever be in love with. An analysis of Romeo’s character in the play Romeo and Juliet, reveals that his fatal flaw was his impulsiveness due to him falling in love and marrying Juliet, becoming a murder after he had killed Tybalt and Paris, and him killing himself. One reason why Romeo was impulsive was because he had fallen in love with Juliet at first sight.
When she describes Romeo to her mother as someone she knows Juliet hates, dramatic irony is imposed upon readers as we know that Juliet is merely acting as if she hates Romeo for killing Tybalt. Lady Capulet falls for her wordplay and thinks Juliet would marry Romeo over Paris when, in reality, Juliet is hinting at her relationship with the young Montague. That illustrates Juliet's obligations to her family through the lens of love, as she pretends that she agrees with her family about Romeo to appease their expectations and evade punishment. Occurring shortly after, another example of duty developed through Juliet's forced marriage with Paris is when Juliet says, “Is she not proud? Doth she not give us thanks?
In the play Romeo and Juliet one of the main characters, Romeo, is a rather impulsive fellow who acts on what he sees and feels. He falls in love in the blink of an eye and just as fast he can get over it. He is always impulsive but when he finds himself in love his impulsiveness doubles. Romeo’s impulsive decisions causes his love, Juliet, to ultimately get killed.