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How Did Romeo And Juliet Make Decisions

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First things first, Romeo and Juliet could have made decisions that would have led to a different outcome. Their whole entire “love” was drastically rushed into. They knew each for a whole day before they decided to get married. There is no way that anybody falls in love that quickly. It's not just the matter of time that could have prevented a few unnecessary events, but also Romeo’s repulsive “player” behavior. The same day he fell in love with Juliet, he was still pining over some girl named Rosaline. The only reason he was at Capulets party anyway, was because Rosaline was there. He literally spent the first day moping around town all depressed because Rosaline didn't love him, and later that night he loves another girl. Maybe if Romeo had taken time to get to know either one of those girls, he would realize he didn't really love either of them and no tragic love story would have needed to be composed. …show more content…

Maybe if they had told their families, they could have explained that a name is only that—just a name— and a person shouldn't be defined by what people call them. Maybe their parents would realize how silly their feud was and move on. If they did move on, then Tybalt and Mercutio wouldn't have been killed off. Romeo and Juliet would get happily married with supportive families, and Paris would have never been in the picture. Also, no dead Tybalt means that Romeo wouldn't need to be banished. He would stay in Verona and Juliet wouldn't have to come up with a plan to fake her death, so she could runaway and be with Romeo. Which means there would be no heartache or confusion. So many bad things could have been averted with too simple of

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