The Impetuousness of Romeo
Nikka Kerr
Mrs. Sunny
ENG1D1
April 25, 2014
The Impetuousness of Romeo The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare presents the moral and social shaping of Romeo’s personality. Through the text Romeo continuously makes illogical decisions that all lead to his death. Romeo’s down fall is a result of irrational and impulsive behaviour he displayed throughout the text. This is conveyed when Romeo consumed in anger killed Tybalt, when Romeo fought with Paris without knowing who he was fighting and when Romeo killed himself not realizing Juliet was still alive. This is some of the proof in the text of Romeo’s impulsiveness. Romeo and Juliet display Romeo’s ill made decisions when Romeo consumed in anger and grief kills Tybalt. Rather than letting the law deal with the murder of Mercutio he takes matters into his own hands and engages Tybalt in a fight killing him in the heat of battle. “Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back again, / That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul/” (3.1.125-126). This exclamation shows Romeo’s ill made decision making in a time of grief. Another expo of Romeo’s impulsive choices is his encounter with Paris. One of the other ways Romeo and Juliet exhibit Romeo’s poor judgement when Romeo monopolized in grief engaged Paris in a fight without knowing who he was fighting. Instead of trying to avoid conflict he fought a man to the death without discovering they’re identity first. This is displayed soon after Romeo kills Paris. “In faith I will. Let me peruse this face/ Mercutio’s kinsman, noble County Paris/” (5.3.74-75) Romeo’s shock shows he clearly did not know who he was fighting showing his careless thinking. Paris’ death was not the only death that night that was a result of Romeo’s impulsive decisions. Romeo and Juliet showcases the importance of having all the facts in a situation before making a decision when Romeo made the illogical decision to kill himself without knowing all of the facts on what happened to
Mrs. Sunny
ENG1D1
April 25, 2014
The Impetuousness of Romeo The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare presents the moral and social shaping of Romeo’s personality. Through the text Romeo continuously makes illogical decisions that all lead to his death. Romeo’s down fall is a result of irrational and impulsive behaviour he displayed throughout the text. This is conveyed when Romeo consumed in anger killed Tybalt, when Romeo fought with Paris without knowing who he was fighting and when Romeo killed himself not realizing Juliet was still alive. This is some of the proof in the text of Romeo’s impulsiveness. Romeo and Juliet display Romeo’s ill made decisions when Romeo consumed in anger and grief kills Tybalt. Rather than letting the law deal with the murder of Mercutio he takes matters into his own hands and engages Tybalt in a fight killing him in the heat of battle. “Now, Tybalt, take the “villain” back again, / That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio’s soul/” (3.1.125-126). This exclamation shows Romeo’s ill made decision making in a time of grief. Another expo of Romeo’s impulsive choices is his encounter with Paris. One of the other ways Romeo and Juliet exhibit Romeo’s poor judgement when Romeo monopolized in grief engaged Paris in a fight without knowing who he was fighting. Instead of trying to avoid conflict he fought a man to the death without discovering they’re identity first. This is displayed soon after Romeo kills Paris. “In faith I will. Let me peruse this face/ Mercutio’s kinsman, noble County Paris/” (5.3.74-75) Romeo’s shock shows he clearly did not know who he was fighting showing his careless thinking. Paris’ death was not the only death that night that was a result of Romeo’s impulsive decisions. Romeo and Juliet showcases the importance of having all the facts in a situation before making a decision when Romeo made the illogical decision to kill himself without knowing all of the facts on what happened to