Examples Of Childishness In Romeo And Juliet

A simple decision can prove more fatal than death. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, characters have evidently not solved their conflicts very wisely because their decisions are based on their impassivity. One of the main characters in particular, Romeo Montague, seems to rely on his impulsiveness to resolve his conflicts. Throughout the play, Romeo makes very hasty decisions, which result in unnecessary negative consequences. Three conflicts that Romeo solves recklessly are: his struggle with love; the rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues; and the forcefulness of love. To start, Romeo’s struggle with love is introduced.

Even when his servant (?), Balthasar advised him to be patient and wait for more news to confirm as to whether Juliet had really died, saying, “[his] looks are pale and wild”, Romeo disregards it and does not heed his advice. He goes on to buy poison from an apothecary, and upon seeing Juliet “dead” in the tomb, does not think twice and kills himself. These show Romeo’s immaturity, as he could have reasoned more, and not commit suicide over thinking that his love was dead, which is unnecessary and based on impulse.

Have you ever felt so angry or disliked someone so much, to the point where you have the need to cause that person harm, even if you don’t know why you or the people around you dislike them? William Shakespeare portrays what could happen if this anger is taken to the extreme in his story Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a story of two teenagers who fall in love. The problem is, their two families have a long lasting hatred towards each other, causing conflicts with Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. Due to their families’ hatred and anger towards each other, Romeo and Juliet come up with a plan so that they can be together, resulting in their deaths. While shakespeare does suggest that anger can be a powerful feeling, he also implies that anger and hate can cause people to do dangerous things and go out of control. Taken together, these show us that hate and anger can cause people to become dangerous and cause harm and destruction to themselves and the people around them.

Romeo is tired of the feud. Romeo is over the fighting and turns his attention to love. Romeo is poised between the look in Juliet's eyes than the swords, her last name. He tells Juliet, “Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye/ than twenty of their swords. Look thou but sweet/ and I am proof against their enmity” (II.II.71-73). Romeo is eager to show his love for Juliet. Romeo is fully in love with Juliet and he is willing to put aside his last name for their love. As Juliet states before this, she tells Romeo if one of her family members sees him he will surely die, but Romeo is willing to risk his life to be with Juliet, putting aside his last

His impulsiveness has made him a romantic icon in our culture, but in the play it proves his undoing. From the very beginning, Shakespeare cautions us not to view Romeo’s sudden fits of passion too real after all, Shakespeare makes a point to show that Romeo’s love for Juliet merely displaced another, earlier infatuation. Through his hasty actions, Romeo arguably drives the play toward tragedy more aggressively than any other character. He climbs over Juliet’s wall the night they meet and presses her to bind herself to him. He kills Tybalt in a blind rage. Then, thinking Juliet dead, he poisons himself. Romeo never thinks his actions through, and his lack of foresight makes him responsible for their dire

Many teenagers make bad decisions, and act in a way most adult would say is unintelligent. Romeo and Juliet was a story about two feuding families with the same wealth living in Verona. After a big fight Prince Escalus tells them that if there is another fight they will be killed.  Later that night Romeo meets Juliet at her father’s party and they both fall in love, after the party Romeo talks with Juliet about getting married and she agrees to have the wedding the very next day. After the wedding the two families get into another fight. Due to the fight Mercutio and Tybalt gets killed. Romeo who was also fighting was sentenced to banishment even

“O happy dagger,/ This is thy sheath. There is rust, and let me die” (5.3.174-175). This may seem like a line that is only sad and depressing because Juliet is about to kill herself, but it goes much deeper. Juliet kills herself because it is part of human nature to want to escape any kind of pain. This is evident through many parts of the book and a reader may also notice that many of the characters are always seeking out pleasurable moments. Human nature has core motivations including pleasure-seeking and pain avoidance.

Before being introduced to the contents of the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, understanding of the argument Shakespeare was attempting to convey, is that adolescents are impulsive and cannot make decisions themselves; and if they did, they would be subject to consequences that could ultimately cost them their lives. However, after reading Juliet’s parts, I was able to see that Shakespeare wasn’t arguing such at all. Instead I saw that Shakespeare was asking a question of who is mature, as opposed to stating that children are immature. So, as a reader, my original perspective of maturity between youth and adults within the play was altered because of Juliet’s usage of measurements and quantitative

Romeo then proceeds to kill Tybalt, and this affects the plot in many ways. One way being his banishment from Verona, and never being able to see Juliet again. Another example of Romeo making juvenile decisions is the second he heard that Juliet died, he immediately turned to killing himself without any investigation or confirmation of the allegations. In Act 5 Scene 3, lines 129-131 it reads, “Here’s to my love, O true Apothecary, thy drugs are quick, thus with a kiss I die.

He continues to pursue Juliet even after he knew she was a Capulet.”By a name I know not how to tell, thee who I am; My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself, Because it is an enemy to thee”(II.i.57-60). He could have gone home after the mask, but instead he decided to go looking for Juliet. Even after his unwise decision to go looking for the daughter of his sworn enemy, he asks her to marry him after only knowing her for fifteen minutes. Romeo also preasures Friar Laurence into performing the ceremony.”I pray thee, ahide not; she whom I love now doth grace for grace and love for love allow; The other did not so”(II.iii.84-86). Even the Friar warns him about haste but his head was so far up in the clouds that he couldn’t listen. Romeo also killed Tybalt . Yes, Tybalt killed Mercutio, but he could have taken the high road. It was his own fault that he got

Romeo’s Greatest Flaws In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is one of the two central protagonists who exhibits many strong and influential characteristics, he is faced with many immense obstacles, yet his biggest obstacle to surmount might end up being his own great flaws, as throughout the play Romeo is principally impulsive and sensitive. One example of how he is sensitive is how sad, depressed and melancholy he was over Rosaline, a girl he barely knew. When he found out that he could not be with her he was very unsettled and even depressed. Montague tells Benvolio: “With tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew, Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs...

Romeo comes across with the attitude that he is not afraid to take risks. Romeo and Juliet are both very rash and quick thinking people; they do something and don't care about the consequences their actions could have. For example, Romeo took a risk in getting caught in the balcony scene, as Juliet said, "The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, and the place death, considering who thou art, If any kinsmen find thee here". He took another much greater risk when he was in Juliet's bedroom on their wedding night and Lady Capulet almost caught him. This attitude plays a big part in the events leading up to their deaths.

The message conveyed by Romeo and Juliet validates the realization that our choices may have stronger outcomes than we intend. Shakespeare portrays experiences that characters had undergone to show important lessons that are applicable to our own lives. Consequently, they are reminders that in many cases, people tend to rush through decisions, and it is inevitable that blunders are an effect of acting on impulse. With careful consideration, our choices and actions have a greater probability of leading to more positive and desired

He says that Fortune tricked him into killing Tybalt. Romeo could have also stayed in Verona and faced the consequences of his actions instead of fleeing to Mantua. Lastly, when Romeo found out of “Juliet’s death” if he would of took some time to pray, or even thought of what he was going to do before resorting to suicide, he would have been in the tomb on time for the Friar to arrive and explain everything. I would have strongly suggested to Romeo to slow everything sown. If he would have taken some time just to stop and reflect many terrible things wouldn’t of happened.

Romeo is faced with similar oppositions as Juliet. His family, being sworn enemies to the Capulets, are kept in the dark about his romance with Juliet. Also, when the Capulets begin to perceive of the close relationship between Romeo and Juliet, it makes him a greater target to Capulet men such as Tybalt. There is no doubt as to Romeo’s faithfulness towards Juliet and his desire to do all that is needed in order to have her love, but because of his lack of experience in life, Romeo is not at all faultless. Perhaps the most notable act that sabotaged his relationship with Juliet was his slaying of Tybalt. However honorable and necessary it may have seemed to him at the time, Romeo’s rashness once again rears its ugly head after Mercutio foolishly brings about his own demise. Of course, Romeo immediately regrets his impetuous actions after the grave mistake had already been done as he does many times throughout the story.