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Romeo And Juliet Impulsive Quotes

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Impulsive behaviors are when people act without thinking about the consequences. These people make very hasty decisions, some of which result in hard consequences. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, there are many characters that resemble impulsive behaviors, including Tybalt, the “prince of cats” always looking for a fight, Mercutio, the comedic relief always cracking jokes, and Romeo, the innocent boy looking for love.

Throughout the play , Tybalt finds himself starting many fights leading to heavy consequences. In the beginning of the play, there is a small fray showing the hatred between the two houses. “TYBALT. What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death. BENVOLIO. I do but keep the peace: …show more content…

When Romeo is moping over his lover Rosaline, Mercutio and the boys persuade him to crash the Capulet party. “MERCUTIO. Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. ROMEO. Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes with nimble soles: I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move. MERCUTIO. You are a lover; borrow Cupid's wings, and soar with them above a common bound. ROMEO. I am too sore enpierced with his shaft to soar with his light feathers, and so bound, I cannot bound a pitch above dull woe: under love's heavy burden do I sink. MERCUTIO. And, to sink in it, should you burden love; too great oppression for a tender thing. ROMEO. Is love a tender thing? it is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn. MERCUTIO. If love be rough with you, be rough with love; prick love for pricking, and you beat love down. Give me a case to put my visage in: a visor for a visor! what care I what curious eye doth quote deformities? Here are the beetle brows shall blush for me” (Ⅰ, 4 , 13-32 ). Here we see Mercutio trying to cheer up Romeo by crashing the Capulet party. This is an example of Mercutio not thinking of what could happen and acting out by crashing the party. After Tybalt finds Romeo and Juliet dancing, Tybalt is infuriated by this and is on the manhunt for Romeo. “MERCUTIO. O calm, dishonourable, vile

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