During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union were trying to influence other countries to adopt their political ideologies. The CIA acted impulsively during this time by killing leaders of newly independent countries that they suspected of being communists in Africa and Asia after they had gained independence from their colonizers like the UK and France. These actions caused serious consequences they didn’t expect where many of the people they put in charge after they assassinated the original leaders became dictators, these hasty decisions can be compared to the hasty decisions made by Romeo. I think Romeo caused the deaths in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" because he acted impulsively, lack self-control, and failure to communicate …show more content…
This is evident in Act 2, Scene 2, when Romeo declares, "With love's light wings did I o'erperch these walls. For stony limits cannot hold love out" (Lines 67-68). In other words, Romeo believes that his love for Juliet gives him the power to overcome any obstacle. This sense of invincibility leads him to take risks without considering the consequences. Romeo's belief that he is invincible is a key factor in his poor decision-making and ultimately leads to tragic consequences. This idea supports the thesis that Romeo's lack of emotional intelligence and poor decision making caused the tragic ending of "Romeo and …show more content…
In Act 5, Scene 3, Romeo exclaims, "Here's to my love. O true apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." Upon seeing Juliet seemingly dead, Romeo immediately decides to take his own life. Romeo's rash decision to take his own life is a clear example of his impulsive behavior. Instead of considering alternative options or seeking help, Romeo acts impulsively based on his emotions. This decision ultimately leads to the tragic end of the play, as Juliet awakens to find Romeo dead beside her. Romeo's lack of emotional control and impulsive actions throughout the play lead to his own tragic demise and further contribute to the overall tragedy of the
/ Thy drugs are quick. Thus, with a kiss I die” (5.3.578). Despite what Romeo thought before he dies, Juliet is still alive and after awakening to see Romeo lying dead in the tomb, the same thoughts raced through Juliet’s head. She quickly attempts to commit suicide with the hope of
Romeo being young and driven by emotions can’t see any other life without Juliet and decides in that moment that death is something he would welcome if he could be with Juliet again. In that final act of the play, Romeo commits his most impulsive and most remembered act of being driven by emotions, therefore, ending the tragic drama of Romeo and his
Such was the case with Romeo now, with Shakespeare’s ending in Act 5, when Romeo rashly goes to an apothecary to buy poison and kill himself. It all begin when Romeo in Mantua gets the news from Verona that Juliet is supposedly “dead”, and lays buried at the Capulet tomb. But in actuality it was just an act fueled by the Friar’s potion which stops the heart rate, and makes someone look dead. Romeo doesn’t know this yet, since Friar John had been trapped in a town that gets quarantined. Now Romeo doesn’t even wait for a day or two, and instead his first thought was to buy poison and die next to Juliet.
Bad decisions that led to the Tragic Romeo and Juliet ending All human beings on Earth have made a bad decision at least once in their life that has impacted them, big or small. An example of this is in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star-crossed lovers whose families’ feud ends up causing a tragic ending for the city of Verona. While the family feud may have been a factor in the various deaths, one can argue that there are also characters whose tragic flaws cost them.
Romeo’s impulsive nature gets him into trouble so he starts acting purely off of his emotions. Lastly, Romeo choosing to act off of emotion rather than logic leads to multiple deaths. When Romeo hears the news of Juliet’s death, he immediately decided he wanted to die with her. He sets out to find poison so he can lay himself to death in the Capulet's tomb. He drinks it, and with a final statement Romeo declares, “Here’s to my love [drinks] O true apothecary!
Romeo states, “Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on the dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark! Here’s to my love. O true, apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (5.3.117-120). Romeo drinks the poison, and kisses Juliet for the final time.
In Romeo's final words he expresses ¨Here's to my love, O true apothecary, thy the drugs are quick thus with a kiss i die.¨ (Shakespeare 3.5 125) Romeo is committing suicide because of a unethical decsion wich was made with no thought. Romeo is killing himself to show that he truly loves Juliet. This article states that¨Teenagers have a reputation for courting danger that is often atributed to immaturity.¨(Underwood) Both of these quotes specify that Romeo Loved Juliet and killed himself due to being impulsive. The reckless decisions that ended Romeo's life were made without thought or
Causing him to act impulsively, and then leading him to kill someone and get banished from Verona. Similarly, when Balthasar brings the message that Juliet died, Romeo goes to Juliet’s tomb and says: “O true Apothecary, / thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die”(5.3.119-120). This illustrates Romeo drinking poison purchased from an Apothecary in Juliet's tomb. It is a clear illustration of Romeo's loyalty, as he takes his own life because of Juliet's death.
He is responsible for this because of his impulsiveness and irresponsibility. Romeo’s impulsiveness caused the ending. In the play, Romeo constantly makes hasty decisions. An example is when he goes to the Capulets' party, even though they have a feud. In the process of doing so, he angered Tybalt and caused him to make a scene.
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 the Elizabethan tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, the characters that are known to be adored, can even be the cause of adversities throughout the beautiful play. Many characters could be accountable for the death of Romeo and Juliet. It might be the Nurse, who had very poor judgement, stringing Juliet along in a relationship that wouldn’t last. Would it be Tybalt, the violent cousin, who resented Romeo? Unexpectedly, the person who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet is the carefree Romeo.
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
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.
In “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, Romeo’s tragic flaw of impulsiveness makes him a tragic hero, as his impulsiveness leads to his downfall. Romeo’s impulsiveness is first shown when he meets Juliet, and acting immediately on his emotions with little thought leaves him with regret. When he meets Juliet, Romeo immediately says all that is on his mind in an impulse: “If I profane with
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.