Emotions In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

*Writer's note: I had trouble coming upp with some topic sentences and general statements so if you think of any please suggest some. Also I did not have time to write out all the scene act line citations of quotes so ignore that!

It is both a blessing and a curse it seems, to feel things so deeply. It can lead to a strong and empathetic being, who loves intensely. But profound emotions have a strong grip on the reins of individuals, often a key deciding factor. In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, William Shakespeare explores the ideas and effects that emotions have on the lives of many. Ruling emotions have the ability to overpower reason, interfering with one's capacity to make rational decisions often leading to rash and impulsive behavior.
While at the Capulets’ party, he sees Juliet for the first time, and is possessed by her image “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till the night.”(). That night, prompted by his impulsive, one-track mind, he jumped the wall surrounding the Capulet manor to Juliet’s balcony, where he called to her and conceded his love. If he had been caught by a kinsmen of the Capulets he would surely have been killed as practical Juliet warns him “..and the place of death, considering who thou art,”().Romeo, prompted by his passion ignored the serious peril and recklessness of his night time expedition, “And what love can do that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me.”( ) Romeo is explicitly demonstrating the idea and effect a ruling passion has on an individual; whatever a man in love can possibly do, his love will make him do it. As Romeo and Juliet wooed one another in the balcony scene, Juliet is aware of the foolhardiness of their love: "It is too rash, too unadvis'd, too sudden." This lack of moderation proves to be fatal to the young lovers who decide to wed the very next