Romeo's Flaws Essay
Romeo was considered to be a “perfect man” by the people of Verona. He was born into aristocracy, and all the attributes one would consider flawless. However, when it came to his relationship with love, he had many weaknesses. The tragic death of Romeo and Juliet and their ill-fated love was led about by Romeo’s flaws. Not quite yet a full grown man, Romeo was still a teenager who had not yet been fully exposed to the world. Being born and raised in aristocracy, he would have be shaded from the harsh reality of the world. Romeo first claims he is in love with Rosaline, and becomes very depressed when he finds out she is going to become a nun (I. ii. 159-228). He becomes downhearted because he [thought he] knew that Rosaline was the wife for him, but as she decided to become a nun, she cannot marry. Romeo shortly thereafter meets Juliet for the first time, where he decides he is now in “love”
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with Juliet after seeing her for less than half a day (I. v. 92-109). Juliet quickly becomes the love of his life and proclaims he will do anything for her, where Romeo eventually kills himself because Juliet is also “dead (V. iii. 120).” The inconsistency of Romeo’s so called love for a girl doesn’t define as love, but is simply a crush. He claims to fully understand and know what love is, but in reality, he doesn’t know. He is naive about love. Romeo was romantic, but also very emotional. His thoughts and actions were heavily influenced by what he was feeling at that time. He tends to become caught in the moment, as well as his emotions. He becomes depressed and upset when he is banished from Verona (III. iii. 12-60). He is not able to regard the fact that the Prince actually did better, by saving his life, instead of killing him. He is too engrossed in the fact that he can no longer see Juliet, and goes to the extremes by saying he would rather have been killed. Romeo pronouncing his love to Juliet also confirms that he acts based on emotion. After he meets Juliet for the first time at the Capulet party, he proclaims his love for her that night (II. ii. 25-189). A rush of love fills Romeo’s heart, and he once again gets caught up in himself. Being almost “drunk in love,” he blindly confesses to Juliet. After confessing to Juliet, he then goes and finds Friar Lawrence to ask him to marry them(II. iii. 57-64). Once again, feeling giddy after confessing, he is then caught up in the moment and rushes ahead with plans of marriage. Romeo’s tendency to get emotional caused him to take actions that otherwise wouldn’t have been done by someone logical and rational. As impulsive and careless one could be being blinded by love, Romeo was quite the exception.
When Tybalt fights Mercutio, Romeo gets in the way, and Mercutio is killed (III.
i. 81-110). Romeo, knowing that Tybalt was Juliet's cousin, lets his anger take over and fights him. Romeo eventually kills Tybalt, and then becomes aware of the scene he caused. He was careless as he did not think about the consequences that would come after his actions. He also acted impulsively and carelessly when he found out Rosaline was invited to the Capulet party. Being fully aware that he was a Montague and the party was hosted by Capulets, he still decides to attend, in hopes of catching a glimpse of Rosaline (I. ii. 88-101). When deciding, he was not thinking of the consequences that could arise if he and his friends were to get caught. When Romeo incorrectly finds out that Juliet is dead, he impulsively goes to the apothecary looking for a way to “follow his love” to the doors of death ( V. i. 80-86) . He did not give any thought about how is suicide would affect those around him, and acted carelessly. Romeo’s strong impulse and careless mind caused many things to go not as
planned In the end, Romeo’s flaws brought upon the death of himself and his love Romeo and the end of their love. His naivety and impulsiveness brought upon a love that should have never happened, and his carelessness brought upon unwanted results and deaths. Being emotional caused Romeo to act irrationally, not able to handle the consequences that came after. Romeo’s own character caused himself a tragic love story, ending in death.
with Juliet after seeing her for less than half a day (I. v. 92-109). Juliet quickly becomes the love of his life and proclaims he will do anything for her, where Romeo eventually kills himself because Juliet is also “dead (V. iii. 120).” The inconsistency of Romeo’s so called love for a girl doesn’t define as love, but is simply a crush. He claims to fully understand and know what love is, but in reality, he doesn’t know. He is naive about love. Romeo was romantic, but also very emotional. His thoughts and actions were heavily influenced by what he was feeling at that time. He tends to become caught in the moment, as well as his emotions. He becomes depressed and upset when he is banished from Verona (III. iii. 12-60). He is not able to regard the fact that the Prince actually did better, by saving his life, instead of killing him. He is too engrossed in the fact that he can no longer see Juliet, and goes to the extremes by saying he would rather have been killed. Romeo pronouncing his love to Juliet also confirms that he acts based on emotion. After he meets Juliet for the first time at the Capulet party, he proclaims his love for her that night (II. ii. 25-189). A rush of love fills Romeo’s heart, and he once again gets caught up in himself. Being almost “drunk in love,” he blindly confesses to Juliet. After confessing to Juliet, he then goes and finds Friar Lawrence to ask him to marry them(II. iii. 57-64). Once again, feeling giddy after confessing, he is then caught up in the moment and rushes ahead with plans of marriage. Romeo’s tendency to get emotional caused him to take actions that otherwise wouldn’t have been done by someone logical and rational. As impulsive and careless one could be being blinded by love, Romeo was quite the exception.
When Tybalt fights Mercutio, Romeo gets in the way, and Mercutio is killed (III.
i. 81-110). Romeo, knowing that Tybalt was Juliet's cousin, lets his anger take over and fights him. Romeo eventually kills Tybalt, and then becomes aware of the scene he caused. He was careless as he did not think about the consequences that would come after his actions. He also acted impulsively and carelessly when he found out Rosaline was invited to the Capulet party. Being fully aware that he was a Montague and the party was hosted by Capulets, he still decides to attend, in hopes of catching a glimpse of Rosaline (I. ii. 88-101). When deciding, he was not thinking of the consequences that could arise if he and his friends were to get caught. When Romeo incorrectly finds out that Juliet is dead, he impulsively goes to the apothecary looking for a way to “follow his love” to the doors of death ( V. i. 80-86) . He did not give any thought about how is suicide would affect those around him, and acted carelessly. Romeo’s strong impulse and careless mind caused many things to go not as
planned In the end, Romeo’s flaws brought upon the death of himself and his love Romeo and the end of their love. His naivety and impulsiveness brought upon a love that should have never happened, and his carelessness brought upon unwanted results and deaths. Being emotional caused Romeo to act irrationally, not able to handle the consequences that came after. Romeo’s own character caused himself a tragic love story, ending in death.