Romeo from the play Romeo and Juliet strongly embodies the definition of a tragic hero. His fatal flaws not only costs him his life, but also the life of Juliet. Pulled apart by their families’ long-standing hatred, Romeo and Juliet make the indirect decision to take their own lives. Romeo’s naïve and childish actions do not warrant the outcome of the tragic event that plays out at the end of the play. Unfortunately, the circumstances Romeo is under and the actions he chooses to make, causes him to be known as a tragic hero. In the play, Romeo falls in love with Juliet nearly at first sight. Romeo is forbidden to be with his one true love which only makes him want to be with her more. Being that Romeo is an irrational teenage boy, he confesses
