Romeo and Juliet created by Shakespeare, which had a bad ending also had a bad ending that surprised many people. Poor decisions by characters in this play caused this ending. There were many ways for the play to end and it also depended on the choices the characters make.
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the title characters make impulsive decisions from the moment they are introduced to the audience. For example, during the first moments of meeting in Act I, both Romeo and Juliet profess their love for each other and Juliet even claims, in seeking out Romeo’s identity, that “If he is married, My grave is like to be my wedding bed” (Shakespeare 396). Juliet, in these lines, is stating that if she cannot have Romeo, she would rather die …show more content…
Romeo seeks out Friar Lawrence to ask, “but this I pray, That thou consent to marry us today” (Shakespeare 410). Here Romeo is asking Friar Lawrence to marry them that same day, even though he and Juliet met the night before. Both the audience and Friar Lawrence are surprised by this, as only twenty four hours earlier Romeo was in love with Rosaline and depressed that she did not love him back. According to the TED Talk: “Insight into the Teenage Brain,” the area of the brain that anticipates major consequences is still developing in teenagers (Galvan). Therefore, Romeo and Juliet seem to rush into marriage because of their inability to think about any possible negative outcomes. Their underdeveloped prefrontal cortex may cause them to focus more on the excitement of their new relationship rather than the possibility that anything could go wrong. As Romeo and Juliet see it, everything about their relationship feels right, therefore marriage makes the most …show more content…
As stated in the text, “Nay, he will answer the letter’s master, how he dares, being dared” (Shakespeare 411). This shows an act of incredible impulsive behavior by showing how upset Tybalt was at Romeo for showing up at the party. This is an example of how Tybalt was generating bad behavior. According to the article, “Beautiful Brains”, “We get better at balancing impulse, desire, goals, self-interest, rules, ethics,and even altruism, generating behavior that is more complex and, sometimes at least, more sensible” (Dobbs
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the title characters make impulsive decisions from the moment they are introduced to the audience. For example, during the first moments of meeting in Act I, both Romeo and Juliet profess their love for each other and Juliet even claims, in seeking out Romeo’s identity, that “If he is married, My grave is like to be my wedding bed” (Shakespeare 396). Juliet, in these lines, is stating that if she cannot have Romeo, she would rather die …show more content…
Romeo seeks out Friar Lawrence to ask, “but this I pray, That thou consent to marry us today” (Shakespeare 410). Here Romeo is asking Friar Lawrence to marry them that same day, even though he and Juliet met the night before. Both the audience and Friar Lawrence are surprised by this, as only twenty four hours earlier Romeo was in love with Rosaline and depressed that she did not love him back. According to the TED Talk: “Insight into the Teenage Brain,” the area of the brain that anticipates major consequences is still developing in teenagers (Galvan). Therefore, Romeo and Juliet seem to rush into marriage because of their inability to think about any possible negative outcomes. Their underdeveloped prefrontal cortex may cause them to focus more on the excitement of their new relationship rather than the possibility that anything could go wrong. As Romeo and Juliet see it, everything about their relationship feels right, therefore marriage makes the most …show more content…
As stated in the text, “Nay, he will answer the letter’s master, how he dares, being dared” (Shakespeare 411). This shows an act of incredible impulsive behavior by showing how upset Tybalt was at Romeo for showing up at the party. This is an example of how Tybalt was generating bad behavior. According to the article, “Beautiful Brains”, “We get better at balancing impulse, desire, goals, self-interest, rules, ethics,and even altruism, generating behavior that is more complex and, sometimes at least, more sensible” (Dobbs