Never the less Romeo and Juliet saw indisputable signs that events were developing at a pace that neither could deal with. In Juliet’s response to Romeo wooing her she is clearly having second thoughts: “In truth fair Montague I am too fond / And therefore thou mayst think my haviour light,” (Shakespeare 2.2.102-103). Before entering the Capulet party Romeo is aware that fate is against him. Romeo knows that “Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars / Shall bitterly begin his fearful date” (Shakespeare 1.4.114-115). The dream Romeo receives warns him of the dangers and repercussions of going to the Capulet ball. Even though Romeo believes in fate, a recurring theme in Romeo and Juliet, he still attends the ball. Instead of following his internal instinct and informing Mercutio that he would not go, Romeo victim to peer pressure. Emotions seem to rule Romeo and Juliet’s decisions and often lead them down a
Never the less Romeo and Juliet saw indisputable signs that events were developing at a pace that neither could deal with. In Juliet’s response to Romeo wooing her she is clearly having second thoughts: “In truth fair Montague I am too fond / And therefore thou mayst think my haviour light,” (Shakespeare 2.2.102-103). Before entering the Capulet party Romeo is aware that fate is against him. Romeo knows that “Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars / Shall bitterly begin his fearful date” (Shakespeare 1.4.114-115). The dream Romeo receives warns him of the dangers and repercussions of going to the Capulet ball. Even though Romeo believes in fate, a recurring theme in Romeo and Juliet, he still attends the ball. Instead of following his internal instinct and informing Mercutio that he would not go, Romeo victim to peer pressure. Emotions seem to rule Romeo and Juliet’s decisions and often lead them down a