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Impulsive Actions In Romeo And Juliet

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Outcomes of Impulsive Actions Making decisions without thinking through them can lead to harmful consequences. In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there is an ongoing fight in Verona between two noble households of Montagues and Capulets. Their children, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, meet at a party and instantly fall in love; knowing their newly formed love will anger their parents, the two are married secretly one evening with the help of Nurse and Friar Lawrence. More incidents result in Romeo’s banishment and Juliet’s arranged marriage with the Prince’s kinsman, and the two lovers are ultimately led to their deaths and the end of the feud. Throughout the play, Shakespeare conveys the theme of impulsive acts lead …show more content…

By using foreshadowing in Romeo’s lines, Shakespeare allows the reader to anticipate what will happen later during the party: “Some consequence yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date … by some vile forfeit of untimely death” (Shakespeare 1.4.113-118). Since Romeo does not thoroughly think through the consequences of attending this event of his family’s enemy that he was not invited to, it leads to numerous problems, including his own demise at the end of the play. While attending the party, Tybalt, Lord Capulet’s nephew, recognizes Romeo’s voice and immediately wants to kill him due to feud mentality. His mentality is carried out later in the play, including challenging Romeo to a duel till death. Meeting Juliet and instantly falling in love with her, the two devote their loyalty to each other. At the end of the party, Nurse tells Juliet her mother wants a word with her, and Romeo finds out from Nurse that Juliet is a Capulet. He responds by exclaiming that his “life is [his] foe’s debt” (1.5.132). This allows the reader to predict that Romeo’s enemy will seek revenge with his life, adding more suspense for the reader to anticipate what what will happen next such as Tybalt fighting Romeo for entering the party. Romeo’s impulsive decisions of going to the party and

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