Consequences Of Haste Decisions In Romeo And Juliet

In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers take their lives after their family feud reignites . A variety of decisions along with circumstance no one person could account for set the story of Romeo and Juliet up to be a tragedy. Many of the decisions in the play are made quickly and while emotions are running high, so frequently they result in bad outcomes. So, the rash and impulsive decisions made by men in Romeo and Juliet create the problems within the play.

After simply being banished, Romeo seeks to take his life, without realizing that he is in a better situation than others (including his dead friend, Mercutio). Not understanding how his life will impact others, he makes the decision to die. Eventually, the Friar, an adult figure with a developed mind, steps in and uses reason, which Romeo lacks. Not only does Romeo act in such a manner, but Juliet also shares the same characteristic. After meeting Romeo at the Capulet’s party, knowing him for about 1 minute, Juliet kisses him, and they seek marriage. This is despite her saying later on that ”Although I joy in thee, / I have no joy of this contract tonight. / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden” (Shakespeare II.ii 116-118). As Juliet is still a teenager, however, her animal instincts get the best of her, and they get married the next day. Through this, it is shown that while teenagers may know how to deal with things rationally (like Juliet’s little blurb on how she shouldn’t marry), their undeveloped minds get the better of them, and they go with their natural flow.

“Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error”(Moliere). This quote mirrors a theme in William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. This play is about two lovers from opposing families which make a series of reckless decisions which lead to the death of many people including themselves. In William Shakespeare’s play, he conveys through the motif of hasty decisions that, while the quick decisions which are caused by emotions may seem appealing, ultimately these decisions have repercussions and lead to violence of others. Lust, hatred, and sadness are all emotions which have immense consequences when they guide one’s decisions.

When they decide to get married, they had only known each other for a few hours, but when they decide to get married Juliet said it was, “too rash, too unadvised, too sudden”. She compared it to the “lightning, which doth cease to be/ Ere one can say it ‘lightens’ ” (2.2.5). Juliet feared the marriage between them would end too fast, that what they had was going to be short lived because one of them would move on. Their relationship like she thought, did end fast because they both died after killing themselves, which suggests if they hadn’t acted out of emotion and thought thing through then maybe things wouldn’t have ended the way they did. Shakespeare also proposes that others saw that their rash decision to get married would not end well. The Friar who agreed to marry them stated, “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast” (2.3.101). In this the Friar is implying that if they don’t think this through everything will go downhill very quickly. They needed to think about what effects their marriage could have on themselves and everyone around them and since they didn’t many died as a

Romeo kept on forcing the idea upon him, so he marries them hoping that their marriage would end the Capulet and Montague feud, even though he did not ask for the parents’ consent. He displays his hope when he says, “For this alliance may so happy prove / to turn your household’s rancor to pure love”(Act I, Scene 4, Lines 91-92). Friar Laurence kept Romeo and Juliet’s relationship secretive, making the situation worsen. Later on, the Friar shows that he has regrets about the marriage. The Friar feels that, “Violent delights have violent ends / And their triumph die… too swift arrives as tardy as too slow” (Act II, scene 6, Lines 9-15). The Friar senses that the wedding is happening too quickly and doubts his decision. He had the potential to prevent the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, but his decisions led Romeo and Juliet to do reckless actions under his ideas. Friar Laurence’s thoughtless decisions led to the deaths of Romeo and

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet discusses the many challenges the ‘star crossed lovers’ face. It is their own deceptive actions that ultimately lead them to their untimely end. However Romeo and Juliet are forced to be deceptive due to their fate and misfortune, the ongoing feud in Verona, and the misleading guidance they receive from others; which also contribute to their deaths. Romeo and Juliet focuses on the theme of love and hate, this theme is interweaved throughout the play.

In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, we meet the characters and how their actions led to a tragedy. Romeo and Juliet met, end up falling in love, and – since both cannot dream of living without the other – take their lives. While the play ends in a tragic death for both characters, it was their own reckless decisions; though others might believe that it was destiny that played a large role in the lovers’ downfall. However, the majority of the text evidence points to them making their own choices leading to their demise.

Early in the play, Romeo and Juliet meet and instantly fall in love. In the infamous balcony scene, they clearly express their love and decide to get married. Juliet says, “Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bend of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I’ll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay And follow thee my lord throughout the world,” (2.2.149-155). Juliet has confirmed that she wants to marry Romeo the next day so long as he gives her a notice the next day. Romeo and Juliet are so in love that they are willing to rush into this marriage, not truly thinking of what is about to come next. They don’t stop to think about what this marriage will mean for the rivalry between the families and they don’t understand that maybe it isn’t a good idea. If Romeo and Juliet had considered the trouble that this marriage would cause, perhaps they would not have gotten married so quickly. Later, once Romeo has been banished to Mantua and Juliet is told she must marry another guy named Paris, she is distraught and runs to Friar Lawrence. Once there, Friar tells Juliet of a plan that involves her faking her death using a concoction that will make her appear dead. Romeo will then find her and they will be reunited and live their lives together away from their feuding

In Romeo and Juliet and in life, hasty decisions can heavily affect the outcome of the story and your life. In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, hasty decisions heavily affect the tragic outcome of the play. One of Shakespeare's most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star-crossed lovers who will go through anything to be with each other. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare reveals how hasty decisions can lead to catastrophe through events such as Romeo’s exile, Tybalt’s death, and the two star-crossed lover’s death.

He does, however, later learn that she is a Capulet. They get married the day after the Capulet ball. Romeo sneaks out to the Capulet’s garden to see Juliet. There, they have a conversation declaring their love for each other. At the end the Nurse is calling Juliet, and Juliet decides that she want to get married as soon as possible. Doing this is a poor choice because she doesn’t know Romeo, all he did was charm her and that’s what Juliet thinks she is in love with. She doesn’t think of all of the consequences, and decides on the spot: “If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By the one that I’ll procure to come to thee…” (II.ii.150-152). They are getting married, blinded by their infatuation for each other, they don’t think about what can happen if the rest of their families find out. This is a poor choice because they really haven’t thought it through, and it is not be the brightest idea, seeing as they are coming from feuding families. These choices lead them to do anything for each other, because they love each other and continue to lead to their demise.

"Wisely and slow, they stumble fast that run." Friar Lawrence advised this to Romeo and Juliet about getting married. This is one of the many hasty decisions of Romeo and Juliet. "Romeo and Juliet" is a classic tragic love story about two people fall in love so much that they would rather die than live without the other. If Romeo and Juliet would have thought through what they were doing, the outcome may have been very different. Some of the story defining moments were, when Romeo and Juliet met, the balcony scene, and the suicide at the end.

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet get married without their parent’s permission which costs them their lives. In the text, Juliet says, “If your love is honorable, and you want to marry me, send me word tomorrow by someone I’ll send to you. Tell me where and what time the wedding will be,

In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses the motif of haste to convey the message that when one acts without thinking it results in negative judgment which leads to unfavorable consequences. Evidence of Shakespeare’s motif is when Romeo, a Montague, meets Juliet, a Capulet, at a party for the first time, and immediately falls in love with her. He acts quickly and hastily and jumps into the Capulet garden to see Juliet, all in the same night. Since the Capulet and Montague households have been in a feud for several years, Romeo’s actions were not wise and could have resulted in his death. Juliet exclaims to Romeo, “The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, And the place death, considering who thou art, If any of my kinsmen find

Adolescence is a difficult time for teenagers. During adolescence, young adults like Romeo and Juliet have a difficult time deciding life choices and aren’t always equipped with the right mindset to make a good decision. This is can be seen in fiction when young character’s adventures turn into misadventures. When young adults are pressured, good choices aren't always made and this can affect the people around them. In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses the instability in adolescents to display that hasty decision making leads to horrible outcomes.

Throughout history, the concept of time has been both a fascination and inspiration. Charles Darwin once quoted, “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” Life is precious, as two lovers from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet are forced to learn through their limited time and early death. This hastening of time passage in the play emphasizes both tension and the impulsiveness of adolescence by compacting the plot into an abnormally short period of time.