Nearly everybody has made an immature or uninformed decision, but not everybody makes this type of decision too often. However, in the tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet, both Romeo and Juliet make brash and ignorant decisions in nearly every situation which inevitably leads to complications; Romeo goes from loving one girl to marrying another in just under 24 hours. As the book progresses, their borderline illogical decisions compound and cause the situation to become more complex by the day. Furthermore, it is clear that the root of all the problems within this play, it simply boils down to the fact that Romeo and Juliet are simply incapable of making rational or mature decisions. Their inability to handle the smallest of problems, as well
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100), referring to Rosaline, the woman/girl he loved so very much before going to the party. It is important to note that more likely than not, he (supposedly)fell in love with Rosaline without even talking to her since she is never seen in the play. Just a few hours later at the party, Romeo falls in love again, this time with Juliet. He flirts with her as they exchange kisses. Afterward, while he talks to Benvolio, he finds out that Juliet is a Capulet, “Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt.”(Act 1, Scene 5, lines 131-132). Here it is evident that Romeo has fallen in love with Juliet, and in just a couple hours at that. The fact that Romeo is capable of falling in love with people through just 5 minutes of interaction shows how simple-minded Romeo …show more content…
After seeing Juliet for the first time, he almost instantly decided that she was the one he was meant to marry. That night, once again acting solely on his impulses (otherwise known as hormones), he jumped over the wall surrounding the Capulet manor and went to Juliet’s balcony, where he called to her and conceded his eternal love for her. Just the fact that he chose to jump over the Capulet wall was a bad decision in itself. If he had been caught by a Capulet or the guards he would surely have been killed, and then it would all have been for nothing. As Romeo and Juliet wooed each other in the balcony scene, Romeo proposed to her, after knowing her for not even a day! We see how quickly he moves in relationships (and how he lets feelings run him) when Romeo responds to Juliet’s question of what satisfaction he wants from her by saying, “The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.” (771). They move quickly in their relationship, deciding to be wed the very next day. Another mistake of his in regards to moving too quickly was his decision to kill himself after finding Juliet “dead”. If he had chosen to think about his decision to drink the poison before drinking it, Juliet would have woken and they both would have remained among the
100), referring to Rosaline, the woman/girl he loved so very much before going to the party. It is important to note that more likely than not, he (supposedly)fell in love with Rosaline without even talking to her since she is never seen in the play. Just a few hours later at the party, Romeo falls in love again, this time with Juliet. He flirts with her as they exchange kisses. Afterward, while he talks to Benvolio, he finds out that Juliet is a Capulet, “Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt.”(Act 1, Scene 5, lines 131-132). Here it is evident that Romeo has fallen in love with Juliet, and in just a couple hours at that. The fact that Romeo is capable of falling in love with people through just 5 minutes of interaction shows how simple-minded Romeo …show more content…
After seeing Juliet for the first time, he almost instantly decided that she was the one he was meant to marry. That night, once again acting solely on his impulses (otherwise known as hormones), he jumped over the wall surrounding the Capulet manor and went to Juliet’s balcony, where he called to her and conceded his eternal love for her. Just the fact that he chose to jump over the Capulet wall was a bad decision in itself. If he had been caught by a Capulet or the guards he would surely have been killed, and then it would all have been for nothing. As Romeo and Juliet wooed each other in the balcony scene, Romeo proposed to her, after knowing her for not even a day! We see how quickly he moves in relationships (and how he lets feelings run him) when Romeo responds to Juliet’s question of what satisfaction he wants from her by saying, “The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.” (771). They move quickly in their relationship, deciding to be wed the very next day. Another mistake of his in regards to moving too quickly was his decision to kill himself after finding Juliet “dead”. If he had chosen to think about his decision to drink the poison before drinking it, Juliet would have woken and they both would have remained among the