Impulsive Behavior In Romeo And Juliet

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is one of the most well-known works by William Shakespeare. Its use of literary elements and its theme make it an excellent read. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, literary elements are utilized to convey the theme impulsive behavior can lead to tragedy, characterization of Tybalt, and the plot structure after Juliet pretends to kill herself. Because of impulsive behavior, many deaths occured in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to demonstrate this. The Prince says, after the first fight, “ If you ever disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace”(I.i.89-90). The Prince exclaims that if another fight were to break out, the lives of both families would be at stake. Later on in the play, Tybalt imputes a fight, killing Mercutio, and causing Romeo to
Many times in this play, the reader knows more about what’s going on than the characters. This is called dramatic irony, and Shakespeare has used it to manipulate the plot structure of Act 4. In Act 4, the play starts to wrap up, and any plot twists are revealed. This is also the falling action. The nurse exclaims, “ She’s dead, deceased; she’s dead!”(IV.v.23). Although the nurse does not know it, Juliet is not dead. Juliet’s faked death is a major plot twist. No one in her family knew she wasn’t actually dead. Although we know she is not dead, they do not and they bury her. Balthasar, Romeo’s servant, sees her being lowered into the tomb. He believes she is dead and tells Romeo, who goes to the tomb, kills Paris, and then himself. When Juliet wakes up, she sees Romeo is dead and kills herself. The families lack of knowledge about the true state of affairs led to the end and wrapping up of the