Dictionary.com defines a thoughtless person as one who is devoid of or lacking capacity for thought. Thoughtlessness as a character trait is depicted very well in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in the character Romeo Montague. In this famous play, Romeo’s thoughtless and immature characteristics such as his inability to listen to adult’s advice, his impulsive manner and his simplistic feelings of love clearly cause the tragedy to occur. One way that Romeo’s thoughtlessness and immaturity caused the tragedy to occur is through his simplistic feelings of love. Moments before Romeo sees Juliet he is moping about how his love, Rosaline is unable to return his feelings, but as soon as he lays eyes on Juliet everything changes for …show more content…
In addition, when Romeo asks the nurse who Juliet is and it is revealed she is a Capulet, Romeo’s family’s enemy, he acts as if his life is over despite having just met her. When the nurse informs Romeo that Juliet’s mother is Lady Capulet, Romeo says to himself, “Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt.” (1.5). Romeo acts as if his life is over when he finds out that he will never be allowed to be with Juliet, despite the fact that he doesn’t know her and was only in her presence for a few minutes, thus proving his shallowness. (need one more quotation) Furthermore, another immature quality Romeo possesses that makes him a cause of the tragedy is his inability to listen to adult’s advice. When Friar Lawrence tells Romeo that he is rushing into love with Juliet, and advises him that he should wait a little while before he and Juliet marry, Romeo fails to listen to the Friar’s advice. Friar Lawrence warns Romeo, “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” (2.3). Despite these wise words, Romeo still decides to marry Juliet later that day. He tells Juliet’s nurse the plans, saying, Bid her …show more content…
He chooses to marry Juliet only hours after he first lay eyes on her, and this rush into marriage is a reason Romeo and Juliet die at the end of the play. If they were not married, they would not have been so attached, and may not have killed themselves when they saw that the other was dead. In addition, Prince Escalus informs the feuding Capulets and Montagues that they will be punished for fighting each other, but Romeo ends up ignoring this rule and fights Tybalt. When Romeo interferes with Tybalt and Mercutio’s fight, getting Mercutio killed, he is filled with rage at Tybalt. Despite knowing that he will be punished for fighting and harming Tybalt, when Tybalt tells Romeo he is going to die, Romeo responds saying, “This shall determine that.” He then fights Tybalt and kills him. Romeo chooses to ignore Prince Escalus’ rule that the Capulet and Montague families shall not fight, and is in turn banished from Verona. This makes everything between Juliet and himself difficult as he is so far away. If Romeo had not been banished, he and Juliet may have had a better chance at being happy together and the tragedy may not have occured. Finally, Romeo also displays his inability to listen to adults when Peter, a servingman of the Capulets talks to Romeo about a party the Capulets are holding. Peter tells Romeo that, “My master is the great and rich Capulet, and if you
Their everlasting fighting was unnecessary and caused too much death and despair to be pardoned. The result of their feud were the deaths of Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo, Juliet, Paris, and Lord Montague's wife, among others. All this loss throughout the play stirred up emotions for both families that led to reckless outcomes. For instance, Tybalt’s hatred from years of grudges began a chain reaction of loss and impulsiveness, which led to the death of Mercutio, and soon after Tybalt himself. The entire play only took place because of the nonsensical fighting between the Capulets and the Montagues.
Although Romeo and Juliet meet within a day, they are not hesitant to marry, doing so in private at the hand of Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet make the impulsive decision to marry, yet they only know each other for a day. Without considering what may come after their impulsive marriage, Romeo and Juliet proceed, putting Friar Lawrence in a tough spot, giving the Montagues and Capulets more to fight about if they find out, and getting in the way of Lord Capulet's vision for Juliet’s marriage arrangments. Additionally, Mercutio dies at the hands of Tybalt, making Romeo enraged to the point of killing Tybalt. To hold Romeo accountable for the murder of Tybalt, Prince Escalus banishes him from Verona to Mantua.
Having a mindset controlled by one’s feelings and emotions can lead them to acting too quickly without putting any thought or consideration into the decision will never have a positive outcome as time passes by. During the third scene in the second act of the play, Romeo was in Friar Lawrence’s cell, talking about his everlasting love for the Capulet’s only daughter, Juliet. In the end, Romeo finally asks for the Friar to marry them, but he knew that this marriage was going to lead to their own demise. This is shown when Friar Lawrence exclaims, “Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast”(2.3.101). As Friar Lawrene listens to what Romeo is saying about this marriage, he knows that Romeo will not take no for an answer.
One of his major impulsive decisions was when he decided to marry Juliet after less than 12 hours of knowing her. To reiterate, it is important to note that impulsive decisions are a natural thing for everyone due to focusing more on the reward than the causes because as previously stated, it’s better letting to someone sometimes take control of your actions. In Act 2, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays the dangerous side of the couple's relationship through their impulsive behavior and willingness to risk everything for their love. a closer look at his actions throughout the play reveals a pattern of recklessness that ultimately leads to tragic consequences. Romeo, in particular, demonstrates his recklessness by trespassing into the Capulet's garden, where he could easily be caught and killed.
“It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.” ~ Moliere. The quote above will be used to help blame those for the death and shows how being irresponsible can have fatal consequences. William Shakespeare also known as the writer of the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, a beloved tail were to lovers cross-paths and anticipate that faith has brought them together has a not so satisfying ending.
ROMEO AND JULIET The play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, proves that thoughtless decisions lead to unfortunate consequences. In the play, some may believe that fate led to the suicides of Romeo and Juliet, however, the suicides of Romeo and Juliet were brought on by the poor decisions made by both of the love-struck teenagers. Due to the expectations of society, Romeo and Juliet were expected to be arranged in a loveless marriage, which was not desired by either of them. Because of the state of vulnerability they were both enduring, Romeo and Juliet made the immediate decision to get married which formed greater issues.
They stumble that run fast.” indicating to Romeo that he should slow down and act wise instead of immature. This quote backs up my claim by Romeo being so immature and wanting to rush into getting married so early on in their relationship, and going behind their families
Emotions Rather than Intelligence “To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid. ”(Unknown). Romeo and Juliet lose their young lives due to youth and inexperience. They were rash and reckless when it came to their actions which led to their sad ending. For instance, if they listened to the adults and recognized what could result from their love, they could have had a happier ending.
This displays how blindly Romeo fell in love with Juliet—even knowing she was a Capulet. He only liked her for her appearance rather than truly getting to know her. “And for that offense immediately we exile him hence” (3.1.179-180). The Prince’s banishment on Romeo was because he acted emotionally and killed Tybalt. Romeo’s actions led him to the separation of him and Juliet.
In the story, Romeo’s characteristics and actions are very immature. After the party, Romeo, who has ‘fallen in love’ with Juliet, meets with Friar
I pray, sir, can you read?” and Romeo says he can and reads the paper to the servant. The servant then invites Romeo to the party saying “Now I’ll tell you without asking. My master is the great rich Capulet, and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray come and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry!”
“This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not.” - Friar Laurence. Even the Friar, which is a wiser more older character to the story tries to make Romeo understand that he has been given mercy but still refuses to accept it and continues to want to be with Juliet. This seems to be very thoughtless and careless and makes Romeo look like he is unstable to major situations. This is why Romeo is seen as a very irresponsible and immature young boy.
Romeo makes a lot of stupid decisions that gets Juliet killed but I only need two to get my point across. Romeo shows his impulsiveness in his relationships with women, he seems to be unable to control his emotions when it comes to love. In the beginning of the play Romeo claims that he loves Rosaline and is depressed because Rosaline doesn’t love him back. Mercutio gets Romeo to go to the Capulet Ball so that he can cheer him up by finding a new girl that can peak his interests and the moment he sees Juliet he falls into deep and
Towards the end Romeo starts to be unreasonable and immature when he is banished from Verona. In Act III Romeo does the unbelievable and kills Tybalt. Although. Romeo has already done the punishment of killing Tybalt after killing Mercutio, the Prince only declares banishment from the village. When Romeo hears word of this from Friar Lawrence, he is in such belief and exclaims, “Ha, banishment?
He does not do what he does throughout the entire play, which is consulting with Friar Lawrence. Romeo does not talk to the Friar about Juliet 's death, instead he takes it into his own hands. Romeo grew throughout the play in many