In Shakespeare's tragedies, critics agree that the main character demonstrates a tragic flaw; a flaw that brings him to his doom. Generally, the main character is royalty who would be successful if not for one character trait (i.e. too ambitious, too timid, too forgiving, etc). Romeo and Juliet is unique in that the play has two main characters. Choose either Romeo or Juliet and identify and explain his or her tragic flaw; the one character trait that brings the tragic end to both lives. Support your ideas by referring to specific plot points in the play.
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Romeo's fatal flaw is that he's too immature. When he first met Juliet, Romeo could only think of how beautiful she was and didn't even know her that well but wanted to get married to her anyway. He didn't think of the consequences that might occur if the two of them get married, like their parents and enemy households getting into an even bigger fight with each other, and didn't take the realtionship between Juliet and him seriously. And when he heard that Juliet was "dead", he was immature and jumped to the conclusion that now he had to kill himself with poison because his love was dead, again not thinking about the consequences, like his friend Benvolio who he would leave behind to mourn for both Mercutio and him. And when he killed himself, Juliet woke up and was horrified that her husband was dead and she ended up killing herself as well.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's major flaw is he is too impulsive. He meets Juliet at the party and immediately "falls in love with her" and wishes to marry her. Before he had even gotten to know Juliet, he wanted her to be the only girl in his life because of her looks. Also, when he learns of Juliet's death, he believes the best thing to do is immediately buy poison so that he may join her side-by-side in death. If Romeo had simply acted less quickly, both he and Juliet would be alive.
ReplyDeleteJuliet's main flaw is that she is hasty and selfish. Not only did she automatically fall in love with Romeo but she is always thinking and acting to rationally. When she found out she had to marry Paris she went to the Friar and threatened to kill herself right then and there without thinking of how it might affect her family or how Romeo would feel. She was really only thinking about herself. If she would have actually taken the time to worry about how her actions might affect other people who love her very much then maybe her and Romeo would both not be dead.
ReplyDeleteJuliet's flaw is that she is also very impulsive and spontainious about everything.I think that she is wayyy too young to get married in the first place. Getting married just after meeting the guy three days ago is completely beyond my thoughts. Threatening to kill herself is also very implusive. It is definately not the end of the world if she had to marry Paris. I understand that she wants to find someone who she really loves but killing herself isnt the only option. She could run away with Romeo.
ReplyDeleteJuliet is too self-centered. When she falls in love with Romeo, she doesn't think about how that will affect her parents, her family name, and her representation of Verona. Juliet digs up her own hole while she hides her relationship with Romeo to Lord and Lady Capulet. Juliet marrying Romeo, a Montague, kinda shames her family since they are enemies. The marriage also reveals Juliet's rebellious side as a disobedient daughter of the Capulets. This could have potentially damage Verona's image since the Capulets are a highly respected royal family. Romeo and Juliet's marriage creates conflict when Paris comes in to marry Juliet. This eventually leads to Juliet resorting to suicide.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's most distinctive flaw is that he is too self absorbed. When he commits suicide, it is because of Juliet. Romeo does not even consider how his family would cope with his death. Clearly, Romeo's selfishness and impulse lead him to death and the mourning of his family.
ReplyDeleteJuliet's biggest flaw is the fact theat she is way too determined. Yes it's insperational for a girl her age to have that much wisdom and strength, but sometimes it gets the best of her. Which results into her killing herself in the end. She has too much determintaion to be with Romeo that she sets her mind on nothing but and look where it has gotten her.
ReplyDeleteI party agree and disagree with Alli. I do think Romeo is self-absorbed. But it's because he's to into being in love to actually fall in love, that is until he meets Juliet. He is not self-absorbed because he killed himself for Juliet. That is actually what true love is; he couldn't live without Juliet, and he decided to take his own life. Yes it is a bit selfish, but not self-abosrbed because he did it for Juliet.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's fatal flaws are that he makes reckless decisions and is way too impulsive. He makes many recless decisions, for example when he asks Juliet for her hand in marriage he had just met her, and even if he believes in love at first sight, it is still a very reckless decision. He is waaaaay too impulsive when immediately after he sees Juliet, before he had even talked to her, he decided he was in love. Another example of him being impulsive and making a reckless decision is when he decides to commit suicide at the sight of Juliet "dead".
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tara that Romeo is not self- absorbed. I feel that although he may have committed suicide, it was not a self- absorbed action. I feel that even though he did not think of others when he committed suicide, he did not do it for himself he did it out of love for Juliet, it was out of true love not being self- absorbed.
ReplyDeleteI believe Juliet's biggest flaw is that she is haste in her decisions and that she is somewhat desperate. She is haste when she makes her decision to fake kill herself so she wouldn't have to marry Paris and when she comes to the conclusion that she can't be with the nurse anymore just because she tried to hook her up with Paris. I agree with Miranda because Juliet just comes to conclusions without thinking about the outcomes of her actions and how it might affect others around her.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tara because Romeo did fall in love with Juliet but it wasn't sincere and he could only think about marrying her. I also agree that this is true love because Romeo was doing everything, even killing himself, based on his love for Juliet. This is a selfish thing to do but it would make sense in a way because Romoe loved Juliet so much and couldn't live without her.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Justin when he says Juliet makes haste decisions. Juliet's irrational behavior is tremendously displayed when she breaks off her friendly relationship with the nurse as a result of one comment. By ruining a relationship that has been going on for years, Juliet obviously does not think her options through.
ReplyDeleteIn Romeo and Juliet, i believe Romeo's death is caused because he is too dramatic. When he was banished and could not see Juliet he claimed death would be better. His dramatic behavior leads him to want to kill himself, which he does in front of what he thinks is the corpse of Juliet.
ReplyDeleteRomeo is just too set on that theres only one way his life can go, if theres an obstacle he doesnt look for away around it he jsut gives up unless someone comes up with a plan for him, and thats what gets him to feel like he must die if Juliet isn't there with him. a normal person would see that they should move on and find another lover.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's flaws are that he is shallow and self-absorbed. His shallowness brings death upon him because he instantly falls in love with juliet which causes the set of events to occur to bring him to his death. Also he only cares about how he can't live without Juliet so he kills himself. He doesn't think things through so he doesn't think about how his death will affect his family or the people he "cares" about.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Allie. I think that Romeo is way too self-absorbed and does not really think about how his actions will affect others. When he only thinks about himself he inflicts his doom because selfishness gets you no where.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's character trait that caused him to kill himself was that he was too hasty. He reacted quickly to Tybalt killing Mercutio instead of thinking about what he was going to do. By doing this, he got banished. Then when he saw Juliet, supposedly dead, he immediately reacted by killing himself with a poison, instead of finding someone who knew what had happened (Frair Lawrence).
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kev. Along with what I said that Roemo is too hasty, his death is also caused by him being too dramatic. He ends up making things even worse than they seem instead of just dealing with how it really is.
ReplyDeleteIn Romeo and Juliet, mercutio's over confidence and self pride ended up killing him. He fought paris because he was so impulsive and unable to control himself.because of his lack of self contol his mistake killed him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with tara because when romeo killed himself he didn't do it for his own good, he did it for the love of his life. when a person is willing to die for ther"soul mate" then they are the least self absorbed person there is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Justin. Juliet is too desperate. She sort of rushed into a relationship with Romeo and they just met. She seems a little pressed. She is also selfish because killing yourself not only makes you stupid for doing it over a guy but it is the most selfish thing to do. By killing herself she didn't think about her loved ones who would miss and mourn over her. She also reveals how naive she can be for a guy which is kind of sad.
ReplyDeleteRomeo is too immature. I say this because when he first met Juliet he claimed to fall in love with her at first sight. But he didn't even know her yet. He was just focused on the outside appearance. Beauty doesn't make a person. He didn't even get a chance to know her mentally and how she was like.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Julie. Romeo is too impulsive. This leads him into rash decisions without thinking through everything, such as when he kills himself in the end.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is that he is overly dramatic; as Kev said. When he was banished he said that he would rather have death senetence. Which would actually be worse for him AND Juliet because then he wouldn't have been able to climb up to Juliet's window to meet her. And another tragic flaw is he doesn't think enough. If he would have thought of his actions before killing Tybalt, he would have realized that Prince Escalus would have put him under death sentence anyways, and Romeo would not have gotten banished. And when he saw Juliet's body.
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Juliets main flaw is that she is soo self-centered. Juliet is self-centered because she continously ignores everybody's advice and suggestions. She ignores her parents wishes to marry Paris and goes off to solve the pproblem of not trying to marry Paris by herself. Which did not make the situation any better... By not really thinking about what the outcome would be in the situation by not marrying Paris Juliet ends up hurting herself and the others around her. By juliet lying and not listening to anyone because shes so deeply in love with Romeo she ends up ending the lifes of her and Romeo.
ReplyDeleteJuliet's tragic flaw is that she comes to conclusions to quickly and she is haste in all her decisions like It has to be solved immediately. And she is also self centered like tiara has said, and she wants to make decisions on her own and trusts her own judgement too much. Even when she's the one that asks for the advice, if she doesn't like what she hears she goes off and does whatever she wants to do and shrugs off the advice she herself asked for. She is also haste in when she makes decisions because she feels like she does not have anytime to think but she has all the time in the world and this shows especially when she threatens to kill herself with he knife rather than marrying Paris.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Justin because Juliet is just too desperate and impatient about the relationship with Romeo. Juliet kills herself over a guy. She is short-minded because she didnt think about the people that loved her.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is that he makes very hasty decisions without much thought of consequences or the people around him. When he first found out about Juliet's death he didn't stop to think whether this was actually true. Instead he impulsively bought a potion of poision to kill himself along side Juliet. If he did stop and think,their parents wouldn't be grieving and neither of the main characters would be dead.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kev when he says that Romeo is way too over dramatic. When Friar Lawrence tells him he is banished, Romeo over reacts and says he prefers death. Death would be worse because then he would definetly not be able to see Juliet. Also, Romeo and Juliet die because of Romeo's exaggerated action; killing himself at the site of Juliet's "dead body," leading to Juliet then killing herself.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is that he's to quick to judge. When he sees Juliet laying in the tomb unconscious he doesn't take time to analyze the situation. He should have tried to find out what happened, check her pulse, or do something more productive. Instead of killing himself.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rachel Lee Romeo is immature. When he meets Juliet he fall in love with her right away without knowing her. He didn't even know her name or that she was a Capulet, his family's enemy.
ReplyDeleteRomeo had a tragic flaw right from the start, he "fell in love" too quickly. He was very childish in his actions driven by love and because of his foolish actions, he payed the consequences like banishment. Romeo never thinks ahead, the long run of his actions, but only the moment, therefore creating a big flaw in his actions to come. I also agree with Rachel, all he seemed to look for was physical attractions and all of a sudden fell in love, he was too immature and his immature actions now and later in the story drag him to his tragic ending.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Julie that Romeo is too impulsive. When he meets Juliet he immediately falls in love with her and wants to marry her. Then when he hears that she died he thinks the best thing to do is kill himself to join her. I also think that the one character trait that brings the tragic end to Romeo's life is that he is too childish when it comes to love. First he is head over heels in love with Rosaline and that is why he goes to the Capulet's party. Then during the party he sees Juliet and immediately falls in love with her. So what happened to his passionate love for Rosaline? Romeo is childish when he doesn't get what he wants so he does whatever it takes to get it or when he finds something as good he wants it so badly.
ReplyDeleteRomeos flaw is that he is to selfish, immature, and ruthless. He is selfish because he doesn't care about his family or Juliet's family or anything/anyone they would effect if they are together. He is immature because he falls in love with Juliet as soon as he sees her. Not for personality or anyhting but for looks. He is ruthless when killing Tybolt and wanting to marry Juliet. He never thinks before he does anything. His flaws creates a lot of confusion between him and Juliet. Since he killed Tybolt he was banished and they had to come up with the plan of the fake death. If Romeo thought before he did his actions then their tragedy deaths would not have happened in the first place. :(
ReplyDeleteI agree with leanna. Juliet is indeed very self-centered. She never thinks about any of the consequences that might come from her loving Romeo. She lies so much and is impulsive. (threatening death to the Friar)She never thinks about her family name or the honor of her family. It's always about her and Romeo and how she will die if she can't be with him. If she had done less or looked at the bigger picture they might have not died.
ReplyDeleteJuliet's major flaw is that she was inexperienced in life and did not seek advice from family and friends. She made major decisions without thinking it through. For example, when Juliet met Romeo at the party she instantly falls in love with him. She did not discuss the marriage with her parents or plan a wedding day. She just wanted to get married right away. Another example is towards the end when she decides to fake her death by drinking the poison which caused Romeo to kill himself and her to stab herself. She should have told herself, "Just because Romeo is dead does not mean I should kill myself. I am only fourteen years old and I have a whole future ahead of me. Also there will be a lot of Romeo's walking in and out of my life." Instead she brought a tragic end to both sides.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rachel when she said that Romeo is too immature. He seemed to only like Juliet for her "good looks" instead of her personality. By being too immature he killed himself instead of thinking if Juliet would wake up the next day.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's trajic flaw is that he is too impulsive. If Romeo was not as impulsive he probably would have thought of the consequences of marrying Juliet or killing himself. Because he was implusive he did not think about what would happen if he killed himself, which resulted in Juliet killing herself because she saw Romeo was dead.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Leanna's idea that Juliet's fatal flaw was that she was self centered. Juliet did not kill herself because she was self centered but because she was sad. If Juliet was less self centered she might have thought of what would happen to other people if she killed herself, but because Juliet cared about herself did not cause her to kill herself.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's flaw is that he is impulsive. In the beginning he claims to be madly in love with Rosaline. But as soon as he sees Juliet, he's madly in love with her. He hasn't even met or talked to her yet. And then the day after they meet, he wants to marry Juliet. Romeo jumps into things head first. He needs to slow down and think things through.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is that he is too hasty and does not think things through. He acts on impulse too much and does not think of the consequences of his actions. If he hadnt acted so quickly after he saw juliet "dead", then they would still be alive.
ReplyDeletei agree with Haley. Sometimes being impulsive can be a good thing in a sense of being spontaneous. However in this case it leads to his own death.
ReplyDeleteJuliet's flaw is the fact that she's lived such a sheltered life. Having had no previous love or had any real chance to live, she didn't know how to deal with her new found feelings in an appropriate way. this had obviously been her first crush, and because of not knowing how to handle this, what could've simply been a passing romance was instead turned into an infatuation so consuming that it in the end cost her her life. She was simple too naive.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agrre with Julie that romeo is too impulsive. He was too quick to forget about his love of Rosaline to fall in love with Juliet. He knew absolutely nothing about her, but was completely smitten with her by the end of the night. He was also too impulsive in deciding to kill himself; had he instead decided to mourn her at her crpt and move on, she would've woken up and they could've had their happy ending.
Romeo's most distinctive flaw is that he is hasty. He makes decisions without thinking about the consequences that may follow. For example, one day he's in love with Rosaline, and the next day he's asking Juliet to marry him. Also, later in the play, when Romeo shows up at Juliet's grave finding Juliet dead, he decides to kill himself without thinking it through.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Leanna. Juliet is very self-centered. She doesn't think about anyone else when she kills herself. She just wants to eliminate her own suffering and doesn't consider the suffering she will cause others.
Romeo's flaw is that he is very impulsive. He is impulsive and that brings him to his doom because he acts without thinking. For example, when he killed Tybalt, he was doing it because Tybalt had killed his friend but Romeo didn't think about what would happen in the long run. Because of that one decision he made, it put him in many complex situations he couldn't get out of and that brought him to his doom.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alli. Romeo is also self absorbed because he only thinks about himself. It also relates to my example because when he killed Tybalt, he didn't think of how his parents and loved ones would cope with his punishment.
ReplyDeleteI think Romeo's tragic flaw is that he is shallow. Whenever he sees a pretty girl he automatically falls in love with her. He does not consider who she is or where she comes from. For example, he falls for Juliet because he is blinded by her beauty. This causes major conflict in the play, because he is unaware of the fact that Juliet is his sworn enemy. Romeo's tragic flaw causes both him and Juliet to die in the end.
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I agree with Julie when she says Romeo is too impulsive. Romeo does not think before he acts. He makes rash and hasty decisions. If he had not been so impulsive he would have prevented Juliet and himself from dieing.
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Like all young men, Romeo falls in love very quickly. First he fell for Rosalind and weeps because he is not her love. Soon after he merely glances at Juliet at a party and falls in love with her, forgetting completely about the girl he loved nearly an hour before. Romeo does not realize the consequences for falling in love with Juliet, for they are "star-cross'd lovers."
ReplyDeleteKev said that Romeo's death was caused by his over-reactive and dramatic behavior. Indeed Romeo did act in haste in certain points in the play, which eventually led to his death.
ReplyDeleteIn Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's biggest flaw is his impulsiveness. He does things and doesn't think about the consequinces. For example, he hears about Juliet's "death" and thinks right off the bat that he should kill himself to be with her. He doesn't think it through and doesn't ask anyone (Friar Lawrence for example) for advice on what he should do. His impulsiveness has brought him and Juliet to their doom, because when Romeo commits suicide, Juliet reacts by committing suicide herself. If Romeo hadn't killed himself, maybe he and Juliet would be together (in life) because, knowing Juliet, she would've likely gone to find Romeo the minute she was free.
ReplyDeleteIn Romeo and Juliet, Romeo's fatal flaw is that he is rash and impulsive. When he first met Juliet he didn't even know her, he just claimed to have fallen in love with her because she was the next pretty girl after Rosaline's denial. Right after he meets her he asks her to marry him before he's even had a proper conversation with her. He is also rash when killing Tybalt after the murder of Mercutio. He acted in blind rage, and that caused him to be banished and seperated from Juliet. When he hears of Juliet's death, instead of double checking with Friar Lawence, he decides to buy some poison and kill himself. Needless to say, he would have lived happily ever after had he just consulted with the Friar. I agree with Rachel Lee about Benvolio's feelings on the matter. He had just lost his best friend Mercutio, how is he gonna feel after his only other best friend just killed himself? It could even be enough to make the good natured man murderous or suicidal. This is another example of Romeo's thoughtlessness.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is his indecisiveness and lack of action, which is a sharp contrast to the impulsive Juliet. He often spends entire scenes complaining or moaning about the problems he finds himself in, such as when he was banished from Verona and cried his eyes out in Friar Lawrence's cell. This makes him incapable of solving problems effectively and keeps him from seeing Juliet.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Laina, who said that Romeo is over-reactive. I believe he is actually quite the opposite - he very rarely takes the initiative in any actions in the play. Someone else always starts it for him - Lawrence fixing his escape to Mantua, and the Nurse seeking him out for Juliet.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lorena Gonzalez, Romeo is too quick to judge. He should have made sure Juliet was dead before committing suicide. He should have gotten the whole story before making an irrational decision. He should have asked Friar Lawrence for advice and help before killing himself as well.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's flaw is that he is too childish. He does not really think before he acts. When he sees something he likes or wants, like Juliet, he just acts on it. He does not understand the conditions that come after each decision.
ReplyDeleteI agreed with Rachel. Romeo makes very rash decisions. When after Rosaline he suddenly finds love again with Juliet and right after meeting her, he wants to get married, also Romeo killing Tybalt right after Mercutio's death. These rash decisions have caused bad consequences, like banishment.
ReplyDeleteromeos flaw is he is too immature for his age. he find something he likes and goes after it. for example when he saw Juliet he thought she was pretty and said he fell in love with her. when mercutio was killed romeo was mad so instead of telling a guard or authority he kills Tybalt.i agree with kenny. they believe exactly what i believe. which is romeo is too impulsive and immature . he wouldnt be in the situation he was if he could of just been more mature
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Brittany Hanson that Romeo is too hasty. She said his hastiness lead him to banishment, which lead to his death. Romeo acts in extremes and does not think about the consequences of his actions. In doing so his life is quickly brought to an abrupt end.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's flaw is his immaturity at his age. He doesn't think things out before he goes out and does it for example he didn't think out the marriage to Juliet and what could become of it. Or when he kills Tybalt, he didn't think that one out either because he could have told someone about the slaying of Mercutio, so in that way he was immature and took the matter into his own hands.
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I agree with Lorena because Romeo should have thought out Juliets apparent death and checked to make sure she was alive. Instead of doing that he was childish and killed himself for her death. All in all this whole charade that was Romeo and Juliets love was not very well thought out and very immature.
Romeo is to quick to jump to a point. Also he is impatient. He marries Juliet when he hasn't even known her for a full week. He was to quick to fall in love with her. He jus put Rosalind aside when he saw Juliet. He needs to take things more slowly. Also he attacks Tybalt without even thinking. He causes almost all of Juliet's problems. It he had more patience he would be much better off.
ReplyDeleteRomeos appalling flaw is that, he is little childish and immature. At the beginning of the play, when he first went to the party at Capulet’s, it was all just a joke to him, and when he saw Juliet, he only cared for her beauty and not her personality. It was really immature of him to ask Juliet to marry him because he didn’t think about her and her family. He only cared about him and what he wanted. He is a self centered character because he doesn’t really care about what other people think and he always likes to joke about silly things. A man with humor is good but a man with idiotic humor is detrimental. That relates to Romeo. When he dies at the end of the play, he only cares about his needs and how he thinks he cannot live without his lover. He does not care about how his family would mourn his death.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lorena and how she said that Romeo judges to fast. He does not really take the time to figure out the situation, but instead he just jumps to the conclusion.
ReplyDeleteI agree with John Cardea. Romeo doesnt think before he acts. This is why he is so unsuccesful. He needs to take his time and plan his moves.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw that in the ed leads to his doom is he is impulsive and immature. When he first meets Juliet he does not know anything about her, and has just met her. He immediately "falls in love with her". Only a few days later he asks her to marry him. In the end, his flaws lead to his doom. After Juliet fakes her death if he had stopped and assessed the situation, and asked Friar Lawrence about it, he would not have killed himself. However, he acted hastily, which ultimately led to his downfall.
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I agree with Jenn Doan. Romeo's rash decisions ultimately led to his banishment. He has no one to blame but himself. If he thinks things through more carefully many of the conflicts that take place would not happen.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Julie. If Romeo had just slowed down both he and Juliet would still be alive and well. He jumps head first into things and its his fatal flaw. It literally is his deadly flaw.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's major flaw is that he is impulsive. Upon meeting Juliet at the Capulet's party he falls in love with her beauty and proceeds to marry her. This is incredibly impulsive because it happens over the course of a few days. Another time Romeo is impulsive is when he see Juliet 'dead'. Without consulting anyone, not even his trusted friend Friar Lawrence, he commits suicide. If he had just talked to Friar Lawrence, who's always been there for Romeo, he would have been informed that Juliet was not really dead and the story could have had a happier ending.
ReplyDeleteI agree with blair and the fact that Romeo was immature in killing Tybalt instead of letting the authorities handle it. Romeo would not have been banished if he possessed just a little more self control.
ReplyDeleteI agree with david.Juliet is haste in making all her decisions becuase i think she feels they have to be solved immediatly. She just needs to slow down and take her time.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's major flaw is that he is spontaneous. He saw Juliet at the Capulet's ball and 3 days later he had gotten married to her. Neither of the characters had realized the consequences to this decision. In the end they had both died from this because Juliet did not want to marry Paris, she didn't want to break her vowels with Romeo,so she had taken the potion. Romeo had also showed that he is spontaneous by not thinking before he took his own life. He did not consult with anyone to see if Juliet was really dead,or think about anyone else.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Katlyn Easter. I believe Romeo is very implusive. He wants everything to happen so quickly. If he wasnt so implusive things have worked our differently and might have not ended in both of their deaths
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is that he is too immature. When he first has sight of Juliet he based his liking to her solely on her physical attributes. He then falls in love with her and dotes on her as he did on Rosalind. He does not even wait to get to know her. Although there is a family feud , Romeo decides to ignore it because he is in so much love with her. A love based on looks. This decision is not wise. His immaturity eventually leads him and Juliet to a tragic end in which they both commit suicide
ReplyDeleteLike Rachel Pikovsky , I also agree with Katlyn Easter. Romeo is in fact impulsive. He wants his relationship with Juliet to move quickly. If Romeo had not wanted things to move so quickly with Juliet , they could have found a way around their families so the ending would not have been depressing .
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ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is that he is very juvenile in his decisions and overly dramatic when expressing how he feels in many situations. For one, when Romeo is banished he says he'd rather be sentenced to death, which in many ways would be the less benefitial decision and would not sovle anything. Also, when he notices Juliet at the party and in nearly the blink of an eye, he is instantly boasting about how in love he is with her and how he can't wait to make her his wife. His immaturity and over the top reacction to everything leads the two main characters to a tragedy in the end because as soon as he sees Juliet laying down he jumps to the conclusion that she is dead and commits sucide! Juliet then awakes to see him dead and kills herself.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Laina and Kai. They mentioned that Romeo had supposedly been head over heels in love with Rosalind not too long before he was completely in love with Juliet. Proving his over dramatic trait and how many can percieve it as a lie or exaggeration. Possibly, being the reason why few take Romeo and his words seriously.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's tragic flaw is that he is too rash. He makes decisions quickly without stopping to actually think about the consequences. For example, as soon as he sees Juliet, or rather just her beauty, he supposedly "falls in love" with her. He impulsively asks her to marry him, not even fully beginning to understand what Juliet is like. Thus begins the line of events that doom the star crossed lovers.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Rebecca; Romeo is too shallow. Romeo only falls for Juliet because of her beauty. He only thinks about being with Juliet (for all the wrong reasons) and does not care about the consequences of his actions, like the fact that she is the daughter of his parent's enemy. This causes major problems, for one, because of all the deception involved with a secret marriage.
ReplyDeleteI think Romeo is too drastic. He blows to conclusions without even thinking of other solutions. For example, when he bestowes a seemingly dead Juliet he blows to the conclusion that she is dead and doesn't even consider that she may be asleep.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jenn. Romeo is very childish in the fact that he acts before he thinks. He then rushes into those decisions still without thinking of possible outcomes or even consequences.
ReplyDeleteRomeo is too impatient. He should have asked Friar Lawrence if he had knew anything about Juliet's death. However he just comes back to Verona, opens up the Capulet's tomb and kills himself after seeing Juliet's "dead" body.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bailey. Romeo doesn't think of the consequences that might occur after doing something. For example he took revenge for Mercutio, but he didn't think of what would happen to himself after killng Tybalt. The end result is that he is banished from Verona.
ReplyDeleteJuliet is dumb, she could just decide to get disowned by her parents, and then she could live with romeo since they both will be banished, happily ever after. she shoudnt care if she has money or not, just that she is with her true love
ReplyDeleteRomoe's flaw is that he is too impulsive and follows his every idea and whim. When he first talks to Juliet at the ball he immeadiatly decides that he is in love with her. Then after three days of knowing Juliet he decides to ask for her hand in marriage. Another example is when he sees Juliet dead on a tomb he immeadiatly decides to kill himself to be with her. Romoe's spontaneus actions are ultimatly the lead to his downfall.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amy, Romeo's drastic actions lead him to make mistakes that have consequences that he does not like. When Romeo kills Tybalt he is banished from Verona.
ReplyDeleteI think that Romeo's tragic flaw is impulsive and spontanious actions. For example, when Romeo finds out that Mercutio is dead he imediatly kills Tybalt without thinking about the consiquences of his actions. Also, when Romeo first meets Juliet all he can focus on is how beautiful she is, he had no concern for her personality at all, then later when he finds her "dead" in the tomb, he kills himself because he cannot be with her. If he'd waited just a little longer then Juliet would have woken up and they could have run away together as was planned. His impulsive actions eventually lead to his death.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eruka, when Romeo asked Juliet to marry him, he didn't even bother to think about her family. He only cared about getting this beautiful girl. He also declared it the end of his life when he discovered that he and Juliet could not be together, so he killed himself with poison he bought before he even arrived at the tomb.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jenn D. Romeo acts childishly. He does not think through his actions. At merely fifteen, he cannot wait to rush through his life and take no time to slow down. He is not mature enough to realize key ideas.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tara - Juliet is far too determined and stubborn for her own good. She was convinced that she was meant to be with Romeo despite anything that her parents or the Nurse said against him. In her mind, she had to prove that she was mature enough or wise enough to find her own way, continually arguing this point with others. Ultimately, her stubbornness lead to her doom. Because she had convinced herself that Romeo was perfect for her, she took the potion that would ultimately lead her to her doom so that she would not have to marry Paris.
ReplyDeleteRomeo's chldishly impulive actions lead him to his doom. Acting on his impulses, he fell in "love" with Juliet. Acting on his impulses, he murdered Tybalt and was banished. Acting on his impulses, he drank that fatal vial of poison from the apothacary to be with Juliet. Romeo's action were rarely thought out. He was by no means wise, pensive, or mature. In a split-second he changed the course of his life forever and made the decisions that would lead him to his downfall.
ReplyDeletei also agree with eruka, romeo wants Juliet so bad they don't care about anything, they both decide to do things the irrelevant way and don't want to think things through
ReplyDeleteRomeo is way way way too......fast. In other words, he's a HOE!!! (yes i did just go there) come on! He was in love with Ros, then he just sees juliet. He hasnt even talked to her, and now he's totally infatuated by her. He's also stupid. If it is between seeing the person I love and getting possibly killed by there family or just staying home, I would just stay home. They are too young to be getting banished for their "love". OK i'm done ranting. please don't delete this comment becuase I said hoe Mrs. Douglass. He is a hoe :)
ReplyDeleteEmma, you are completely correct. He is waaaay to impulsive, and using his brain never seemed to be a good idea to him :P
ReplyDeleteJuliet is immature. One day, shes asked to be married, and says no, but the other day, shes supposedly in love. Then, a couple days after saying she wasnt interessted in marriage, she marries Romeo. Was it because he was younger? Or immature and impulsive like her? I dont know, what matters is that Juliet showed her immaturity when she "jumped the gun" and quickly got married under supposed "love" she got in less than a week.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Arnelle and Rachel Lee. I agree with Arnelle because she said basically the same thing I said, which is that Romeo moved waaay too fast! One day he was in love with Rosalind, but then he just glimpses at Juliet and now he's in love with her! I also agree with Rachel because when Romeo first saw Juliet, he was in love with her which shows his immature. And he still wanted to get married to her, no matter what!
ReplyDeletei believe that Romeo has the greatest flaw. his flaw is that he doesn't think before he does things. like after tybalt killed mercutio he instantly reacted and attacked tybalt without realizing how he is gonna affect his relationship with juliet her family and his .
ReplyDeletei agree with saeri , if he would have taken half a second to make sure juliet wasn't really dead , but merely in a deep sleep he wouldn't have killed himself and have juliet wake up , find him dead and kill herself !
ReplyDeleteJuliets main flaw was that she was dishonest with her parents. She should have been upfront about her love for Romeo. instead of keeping her marriage a secret she should have told her parents about romeo. she also should not have included friar lawrence deception, forcing him to lie for her.
ReplyDeletei agree with Leanna M. because juliet is to self centered and all she cares about is her love .
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tara Romeo is self-obsorbed. He wanted to be with the love of his life. And i also agree with Rachel about Romeo being so immature. Because He always tries to get what he wants. And he doesnt care how far he goes. He doesnt really think about what he does. he just does it. I think if romeo was older he would have probably not killed himself because he thought Juliet was the one for him. Even though Juilet thought Romeo was inlove with her. She could have been wrong and second thinking her decision but she wasnt. She only thought she was in love so she woudld be with him forever in all iternity thats why she killed herself. But was Romeo really inlove with Juliet? Or was he just thinking out of impulse or that he just wanted somthing so bad he just had to have it. In the end, Romeo was truley self-obsobed and very immature as how he went on about with others as well Juliet. And he now has to be with the desision that is unfizable because he took his own life through what he calls "love".
ReplyDeletejuilets tragic flaw is that she is self centered because all she cares about is herself and romeo.This flaw causes her to be disrespectful to her parents and causes her to lie to them. She also tends to be very immature she says she loves someone one day then says she hates them the next day. its like she doesn't know what she wants.
ReplyDeletei agree weith jordan M. juliet is self centered and only cares about love and Romeo and doesn't care about anyone else.
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