William Shakespeare 's Romeo And Juliet

Even seemingly easy decisions can have negative repercussions if all of the options are not fully weighed. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the major flaw in Romeo’s character is that he had such deep feelings and often didn’t think about the consequences of his actions. Romeo made too many irrational decisions without taking time to fully weigh all of his options.

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, many characters meet their tragic end as a result of a plethora of factors, from old rivalries to new love. It is a tragic story of two lovers, destined to complete each other, but also to end a bitter feud through their deaths (Prologue.3-6). However, if the blame had to be ascribed to one person in particular, that person would be Romeo Montague. Throughout the play, Shakespeare showcases Romeo’s irrationality and poor decision making, leading to the gruesome deaths of his loved ones. Romeo is most to blame for the tragic slew of deaths because he is oblivious, quick to act, and too urgent in his relationship.

Emotion is a wild card in life. It almost always influences people to make bad decisions in their life, and causes harm to not only the host, but to many other people around them. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the characters Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt are all very emotional characters which conclusively lead to all of their deaths, as well as to the deaths of many other people around them. Because of these characters newly drawn emotion, they made decisions that would have been previously considered ludicrous and idiotic. Throughout the exceptional play of Romeo and Juliet, it is ultimately proven that emotion is the enemy when it comes to decision making.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story of a star-crossed pair of feuding families. Their love is forbidden therefore they cannot be together publicly, leading to a string of events that ultimately result in the death of both Romeo and Juliet. The exceptional tragedy that takes place is partly a result of Romeo’s impulsive behaviour towards love and conflict. The pressure Romeo instills on others, his emotional grief and self-pity, and his judgment-clouding rage are examples of Romeo’s impulsive nature that contributes to great tragedy.

Most people think that coincidence is the main cause for the character’s severe misfortune in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but in reality, it is impulse and the inability to control one’s passion that account for the large amount of calamity in this tragedy’s plot line. Haste and passion are evident flaws in many of the character’s personalities. At one point in time, Romeo, Tybalt, Capulet, Friar Lawrence make a decision on impulse. Many of these decisions are also made when the character is overcome by a deep emotion. If some of the characters were able to get a hold of there passion and think things through, maybe the unfortunate deaths of Romeo and Juliet, as well as many others, could have been avoided.

The Emotions of Romeo and Juliet. Buddha, a religious figure, once stated, “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned” (Brainyquotes.com). This quote demonstrates that being mad at someone will have consequences for themselves. It has been said that emotions influence people and others to take action before thinking the action through. William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, discusses the topic of two star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, who die due to their emotions getting the better of them by being too quick in their actions and not thinking their actions through.

In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Romeo and Juliet, a tale of two star-crossed lovers fall victim to their family’s rivalry. Romeo’s love for Juliet clouded his common sense, and made him act too swiftly on his decisions which caused tragedy. Romeo’s impulsive behavior which he learned from his family in the rivalry, negatively affects three characters in the play. Romeo’s emotionally decided decisions caused the death of Mercutio, Tybalt, Juliet, and himself.

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you”, is a powerful quote by author Robert Ebert. Despite what the quote might intend, emotions can be dishonest, and deceptive. Often times characters succumb to their emotions, ultimately allowing them to influence their decisions. Even as humans we are beings of social and emotional nature, often look towards our feelings to help us make a decision. In the novel Lord of the Flies and the play Romeo & Juliet, the main characters all face the consequences associated with making decisions based on their emotional state. The distorted perception of reality that the characters face are a direct result of these emotionally impulsive decisions. Likewise, the decisions, driven by their emotions, often results in the birth of chaos. Finally the deaths of characters, one of the most severe outcomes, are a result of impulsive decisions by others. Making decisions based on emotions leads to negative outcomes in Lord of the Flies and Romeo & Juliet.

Romeo’s impulsive actions can be seen when he suddenly changes his true love. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is depressed

Romeo lets his emotions control his actions, and overexaggerates everything. Romeo, a Montague, loves a girl who doesn’t love him back, and when he sees Juliet he falls in love with her, but she is of the opposite family of the feud between Montagues and Capulets. (E) An example of how Romeo has caused chaos is in act three, scene one, where Mercutio has been killed by Tybalt, because Romeo tried to stop the fight, and without thinking of the Prince’s words or Juliet, he kills Tybalt out of revenge, soon after, the Prince banishes him. (A) Romeo let his emotions get the best of him causing him to let Tybalt kill Mercutio, and so he let down Mercutio. Romeo then out of an uncontrolled rage puts himself in deeper water by killing Tybalt, causing conflict between Juliet and Romeo’s relationship. With his actions, Romeo caused unnecessary conflict, because he let his emotions take control of his actions, and didn’t think it through. (E) Another example led Romeo to his death, in act five, scene three, Romeo goes to see Juliet and is challenged by Paris, who is killed by Romeo, and Romeo sees Juliet sleeping, and thinking she’s dead, he kills himself, and Juliet wakes up and kills herself when she finds Romeo dead. (A) Romeo let his emotions spiral out of control causing a breakdown. Romeo overexaggerated and let his emotions get the best of himself causing him to kill himself. His emotions also

Decisions, Decisions (An analyzation of the hasty decisions in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet) Rash choices are common in everyday life. Often, people do not stop to ponder the possible negative consequences of their actions. Such forgetfulness can lead to events such as drunk driving, divorce, and even hurt feelings. Sadly, this type of reckless behavior is exceedingly prevalent among adolescents and teenagers. While adults can also be rash, teens being hasty is more likely as they have not yet developed the necessary ability to judge situations and think about the future.

The actions of Romeo and Juliet show that humans can be very impulsive and love can cause people to do things that are extreme. The acts of Romeo and Juliet have shown that humans can be very impulsive. When Balthasar came and told Romeo of the news of Juliet's death, Romeo starts being paranoid and blames everything on fate. He then says " Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight... " (V.I.6) Romeo jumps straight to the thought of death after hearing about the Juliet situation.

Occasionally everyone makes atrocious decisions, and usually, these choices do not cause an enormous negative impact on their future. In the classic Romeo and Juliet, the outcome of the characters’ demise is a result of their fast pace-decisions, their ignorance/assumptions, and their lack of ability in accepting responsibility.

Juliet reacted impulsively and immaturely when informed of Romeo’s banishment, and this was part of the cause of both of their deaths. Examples of this can be seen extensively throughout Act III immediately following Romeo’s banishment, in particular when Juliet is speaking

Like the quote says “Love make people do crazy things.” In this play by William Shakespeare it tells the story of teens who fall in love on a sunday, get married the next day and unintentionally cause the deaths of six family members including them by thursday. The non-sense of these teens could however be logically explained by, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore a cognitive neuroscientist who uses advanced technology like MRI research to further understand the brain. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s research suggest that during teenage years the brain is still developing including the prefrontal cortex this growth leads to risk taking, difficult to control emotions and impulsive decisions which romeo and juliet show these signs.Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s thesis on adolescent development sheds light on some of the nonsensical decision making in William Shakespeare’s romeo and juliet as characters certainly face the impulsive behavior, mood swings, and risk taking she describes.