preview

Romeo And Juliet Impulsive Actions

Decent Essays

Actions of Love
What is love? Is it something that just knocks on a person’s doorstep or do they have to fight for it? Does it change someone’s ideas, opinions, and actions that ultimately change who they are? Love is a passionate force that could be different in the eyes of many. The idea of love for people, places, objects, and ideas affect the way we act and how impulsive we are if they were to be threatened or killed. In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, the love between Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, causes them to make impulsive decisions that affect not just their lives, but also their families and the rest of Verona. These actions can present the theme as “Love is an overpowering force that …show more content…

Love is a force of nature that inspires people to exceed expectations to become closer to their love. According to Shakespeare for Students and the opinions of many other people, love and emotions toward someone can be strong enough to propel them to do great deeds, which may or may not alter their future with their love. In the tragedy, after Juliet “dies”, Romeo tries to be the hero and die alongside of her so they could be together in peace without causing any complications between the feuding families. Before Romeo dies, he cries, “Here’s to my love! [drinks poison] O true apothecary!/ Thy drugs are quick. This with a kiss I die.” This shows how he would not want to live in a world without Juliet so he kills himself to try to have a better life for him and …show more content…

The power of love affected Romeo’s decision to prevent the fight instead of trying to protect his friend from dying. This leads to Romeo killing Tybalt and being exiled from Verona, thus ruining his reputation. Finally, love can destroys relationships between families and friends. Masterplots, written by Kenneth Atchity, wrote about the couples relationship between them and their family, “ At her request he offers to change his name and to be defined only as one star-crossed with her. Juliet, too, questions her identity, when she speaks to the nurse after Romeo’s slaying of Tybalt.“ This happens multiple times in the story where Romeo and Juliet have thoughts about leaving their family so they can be together for the rest of their lives. After Juliet questions why Romeo has to be her enemy, Romeo shouts, “I take thee at thy word./ Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized./ Henceforth I never will be Romeo.” (Shakespeare 2.2.49-51) Romeo’s dialogue shows how he would rather be with Juliet than his family, even though he has only known Juliet for just a few

Get Access