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:
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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
One of Romeo’s main traits in Romeo and Juliet was impulsiveness. For example, when Tybalt confronted Romeo for attending the Capulet party, a fight broke out and Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio, was killed by Tybalt. Romeo was furious and screamed, “Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now” (Act 3, Scene 1). When Romeo said this, he showed how he acts based simply on emotions
After these words, Tybalt fights Benvolio even though Benvolio isn’t seeking conflict, showcasing his inability to open up his mind for the sake of peace. “Romeo, the love I bear thee, can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.” was a quote said by Tybalt in Act 3 Scene 1.
The line reads “ What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio. Look upon thy death.” Tybalt’s first line in the entire play is a call to spar. Continuing his quarrel with Benvolio of House Montague, Tybalt is still proving himself an aggressor, as he states his opinion on the word “peace” as a whole in Line 60 of Act One Scene One. The line reads, “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!”. Here Tybalt specifically states his hatred of peace and still persists in his request for a duel with Benvolio. Later in the play, and early into Act Three, Tybalt accompanied by other Capulets, encounters Romeo, Mercutio and Benvolio. Sensing a fight brewing, Benvolio orders all the participants to find a concealed spot to settle
“An hour but married, Tybalt murderèd, Doting like me, and like me banishèd” (3.3 66-67). These words are uttered by Romeo as a result of him murdering Juliet’s cousin and himself being banished. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is shown to be very impulsive and irresponsible. He falls in love with Juliet, the same day that he was crying about her cousin rejecting him. He decides to marry Juliet in less than 24 hours of knowing her, their wedding being two days later.
Mercutio tries to explain to Romeo that he needs to find someone that loves him as much as he loves the other person back. Romeo replies, “ 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 I do sink.” (I.iv.19-22). It’s obvious to Mercutio that Romeo isn’t able to get Rosaline off his mind, so Mercutio tries to suggest going to the Capulet’s party in hope of finding a new lover.
Tybalt causes a fight in Scene 1 Act one Sentence 65 “What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee. Have at thee coward!” Tybalt hates the idea of peace and all that associate with it and
To generalize, Tybalt is a typical bad person with a violent mentality. During the first clash of the two families, Tybalt tries to provoke Benvolio into a fight indicating that he wants violence and bloodshed. After Benvolio tries to talk Tybalt into peace, Tybalt states "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. / Have at thee, coward" ( , , 64-66). In these few lines it is clear that Tybalt has a very negative mindset and that he would do anything to partake in a fight. Also, he is a very illogical thinker and he doesn't assess any situation such as asking himself what violence would do to help the family feud. He completely refuses to accept the idea of peace that Benvolio, a Montague, is offering. Unlike Tybalt, Benvolio is a logical thinker and he is able to assess any situation before any problem arises. Benvolio offered peace knowing the feud had been going on for way to long but Tybalt's response was to arrogantly pass of on it because he believes the Capulet family is better. To add on that thought, Tybalt is also a very cruel person to decline on peace and risk his own Capulet members to sacrifice their lives in a bloody fight. Just because he enjoys the mutiny, Tybalt is the type of person that would sacrifice his own
The ways that Romeo and Mercutio behave serve a purpose to point out one another's good and bad attributes.Tybalt, angry at Romeo for attending the Capulet party, demands Romeo fight him. Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt saying his love him instead. Outraged, Mercutio says.” ‘ O calm dishonourable, vile submission! Alla stoccata carries it away, Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?’”(3.1.44-46). Romeo
Tybalt and his poor decisions advance the plot by causing many complications and hurt many in this story. He shows some of his many mistakes during his first impression in the story by judging Benvolio when he is trying to stop a fight. When he notices the Montague, he instantly causes trouble by saying, “What, are thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio; look upon death” Even though Benvolio explains the situation and that he is not causing trouble, Tybalt continues on by saying, “What, drawn and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
I like this passage a lot, because Juliet finally gets her first whiff of madness inside her and she stands up strongly against a dominant male figure, who thought that he could take advantage of her. Her boss (a male surgeon who is highly praised in the medical college she works at) tried to sexually take advantage of her, but when he did Juliet stood up to him in a violent but revengeful way. She took a cleaning tool and slit his palm while threatening to cut all his tendons, knowing that if she cut all of his tendons then he would lose complete control of his motor skills. If she did cut all the tendons, he could possibly never be able to operate properly ever again, since he wouldn’t be able to move his hand. Then without thinking and
Impetuosity is the doing something suddenly or rashly. This concept was displayed almost perfectly all throughout the play Romeo and Juliet. The characters in the book continually showed impetuous ways and actions over, and over again, without thinking about the consequences. These rash actions are what ultimately led to the death of many characters and caused many unreasonable things to happen.
Tybalt seems to gain pleasure from instigating disputes and fights against the Montagues. The first introduction to him is when he comes across Benvolio trying to keep the peace, yet the thing the audience sees him do it proclaim
In Act I, Scene IV, Romeo and friends are about to crash the party that the Capulets are hosting, but Romeo is still sad from the heartbreak he experienced with Rosaline. As a good friend would, Mercutio tries to look out for and convince Romeo that there are many fish in the sea. “You are a lover. Borrow Cupid’s wings and soar with them above a common bound.” This means that Romeo should try and fly to find someone else instead of Rosaline. As well as this, he gives advice to Romeo for getting over Rosaline and himself. “If love be rough with you, be rough with love. Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.” This means that if love plays rough with you, you must play rough back. Once you prick love, you will get over your heartbreak and love. Thus, Mercutio looks out for Romeo’s best interests and gives him advice, which aligns him as a good friend to
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare was a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet face many conflicts such as their families absolutely hating each other. If anyone in either of the families finds quite a few of them will die. Romeo is very sensitive and impulsive during this time in his life. Romeo is going through a lot and needs to make tough decisions. Juliet acts childish and stubborn during this section of her life. Juliet also needs to make some life changing decisions during this part of her life. Neither of them know what they’re doing, and all they know is that they love each other. You can characterize both the characters Romeo and Juliet as rash, since they don’t do a lot of thinking before making a lot of decisions. Romeo and Juliet don’t
As opposed to Benvolio Montague who tries to defuse the conflict, Tybalt is quick to draw his sword and challenge Benvolio into a fight. His hostility is clear through his words and actions, as shown in the dialogues “What, art thou drawn upon these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death … What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues and thee.