Romeo And Juliet's Tragic Flaws
...Juliet obviously rush into things. They do not listen to the advice of Friar Lawrence and end up paying the ultimate price. They also ignore the obvious factors that prohibit Romeo and Juliet from ever being happy together. Romeo and Juliet are also very immature and are groomed for social disaster. Romeo and Juliet are also not in love, but in lust. The combination of impatience, immaturity, and ignoring other’s advice leads to the tragedy of these two “star-crossed lovers.”
Romeo and Juliet are notorious for their impetuousness. They rush into love extremely quickly, and do not think their relationship through. We see this in their very first encounter with each other, and throughout their brief, tragic relationship. The first time that Romeo and Juliet meet, they are immediately attracted to each other. They both follow up on these emotions and end up falling for each other. Romeo starts the relationship when he approaches Juliet and immediately begins to flirt with her. Romeo initiates the conversation with a line designed to get an immediate kiss. He says, “If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: / My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” (1.5. 92-95) Then they kiss! Juliet does not even know the man she is kissing. After she flirts with Romeo, she has to ask her nurse, “Go ask his name.—If he be married/ My grave is like to be my wedding bed.” Juliet does not even know who she is in love with, but she is already considering marriage. Romeo is also oblivious of who he is attracted to. He has to ask Juliet’s nurse, “What is her mother?” (1.5.111) Romeo and Juliet have both fallen for people they do not know, and yet, the relationship is already decided upon. The chorus proclaims that, “Now Romeo is beloved and loves again,” (prologue line 5) They both have...
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