Poor Decision Making in Romoe and Juliet
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Judd Orcasitas
Mrs. Mondesir
ENG1D1-02
Thursday April 8, 2010
Poor decision making in
Romeo and Juliet
Everybody makes bad decisions and these decisions can affect them in a small way or lead to great tragedy. In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare characters made difficult choices. The decisions made were not always the best and their poor choices resulted in the death of themselves or others. Three characters guilty of making bad decisions are Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo. Their decisions caused tragedy to the Capulet and Montague family.
A character in the play who made bad decisions is Juliet. In the beginning of the play during the balcony scene, Juliet decides to marry Romeo. Juliet says “If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow” (Shakespeare II. ii. 143-145). But both Juliet and Romeo are too young and still immature, with little experience their love for each other is only based on looks. They had just met that same night and already they have decided to marry each other without their parents knowing. Another example of Juliet’s foolish decisions is when she drinks the poison. Juliet already knew that drinking the poison may end badly, however she loves Romeo too much and wants to be with him. After drinking the poison Juliet wakes up to see Romeo dead. This is the third example of Juliet making poor choices, she overreacts and decides to take her own life saying “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger, this is thy sheath; There rust, and let them die” (Shakespeare V. iii. 169-171). Her
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decision to kill herself was not very wise because she would have had everything if she did not kill herself and go back to her family. This decision was the last she ever made.
Another character that is guilty of making bad decisions is Friar Lawrence. The first example of Friar Lawrence making poor choices is marrying Romeo and Juliet. Lawrence should...
Mrs. Mondesir
ENG1D1-02
Thursday April 8, 2010
Poor decision making in
Romeo and Juliet
Everybody makes bad decisions and these decisions can affect them in a small way or lead to great tragedy. In the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare characters made difficult choices. The decisions made were not always the best and their poor choices resulted in the death of themselves or others. Three characters guilty of making bad decisions are Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Romeo. Their decisions caused tragedy to the Capulet and Montague family.
A character in the play who made bad decisions is Juliet. In the beginning of the play during the balcony scene, Juliet decides to marry Romeo. Juliet says “If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow” (Shakespeare II. ii. 143-145). But both Juliet and Romeo are too young and still immature, with little experience their love for each other is only based on looks. They had just met that same night and already they have decided to marry each other without their parents knowing. Another example of Juliet’s foolish decisions is when she drinks the poison. Juliet already knew that drinking the poison may end badly, however she loves Romeo too much and wants to be with him. After drinking the poison Juliet wakes up to see Romeo dead. This is the third example of Juliet making poor choices, she overreacts and decides to take her own life saying “Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger, this is thy sheath; There rust, and let them die” (Shakespeare V. iii. 169-171). Her
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decision to kill herself was not very wise because she would have had everything if she did not kill herself and go back to her family. This decision was the last she ever made.
Another character that is guilty of making bad decisions is Friar Lawrence. The first example of Friar Lawrence making poor choices is marrying Romeo and Juliet. Lawrence should...