“Time moves slowly, but passes quickly,” said Alice Walker, and in our lives we constantly live in the present. We sometimes may dabble on about the future and reflect back on the past, but in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, many of its elder, traditionalist characters seem to be stuck in time whilst its young lovers are constantly out of time. From Capulet’s excitement to Romeo’s first sights, impulsiveness paired with recklessness riddle Verona’s streets and throw the entire play into freefall. Strict time management or the lack thereof coupled with abrupt, hasty short-term decisions plague riddle the tragedy and are most guilty for the death of Romeo and Juliet.
Many of the older characters are traditionalists and see themselves
Many of the older characters are traditionalists and see themselves