The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare was made more tragic because of Romeo's reckless behavior. It is a play that tells the story of two rival families. The Capulets and the Montagues. When Capulet’s daughter and Montague’s son fall in love, they have to find ways to hide their forbidden love. After many misunderstandings and reckless behavior, Romeo Montague finds himself at what appears to be, the dead body of Juliet Capulet. Eventually, she wakes up because she had drunk a potion that the Friar gave to her. The plan was to made her appear dead so that when Romeo got the letter explaining the situation, he could come and whisk her away when she woke. He never got the message from the Friar. When Juliet saw Romeo’s body, she killed herself. Many of Romeo's reckless decisions helped lead up to this tragedy because he didn’t take time to think about his actions.
Romeo's feelings can change change really fast even if they are very strong. Romeo fell head over heels for Roasaline but his feelings changed in an instant when he saw Juliet. When the friar asked Romeo if he had been with Rosaline alone Romeo said, "With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No. I have forgotten that name and that name's woe." Romeo completely dropped Rosaline even though he was heartbroken and upset when she rejected him. He didn’t think about the consequences of loving a Capulet. He only thought about his burning love for Juliet.
Romeo usually starts having problems with decision making when he feels strongly about something. For example, Tybalt was looking for a fight with Romeo but Romeo kept his cool. Tybalt ended up fighting Mercutio and killed him. After Tybalt killed Mecutio, Romeo was enraged. He said, "And fire eyed fury be my conduct now." What he meant was that he wasn't going to do what normal conduct told him to do. Instead he would let his fury guide him. Romeo ran after Tybalt and killed him in anger. This shows that Romeo sometimes loses control.
Romeo wouldn't let anything get between him and his seeing Juliet. When he first heard that Juliet was dead, He immediately set out to see her. Bathsar told Romeo: "I do Beseech you, sir, have patience. Your looks are pale and wild, and do import some misadventure." and Romeo Responded by saying: "Tush, thou art deceived."Romero set out to see Juliet even though he is banished and the punishment is death. It's clear that Romeo loves Juliet a lot. Enough to risk his life to see her dead body... Another example of this was when he drank the poison saying, "Here’s to my love [Drinking.] O true apothecary, Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die." He didn't think to wait and try to figure out what was going on. Romeo only saw things in the moment.
I have found that patience can really help someone’s situation. If Romeo had more control over his emotions, the story probably would have had a slightly happier ending. Romeo isn’t perfect. He played a big role in his own death and suffering. There are so many real life situations where strong emotions take over. Many of them end badly. It’s important to calm down before making big decisions. If only Romeo had more control over himself.
