Think before you act Has a decision ever ruined your life? Have you ever done everything you could to fix a situation, but no matter what you do, the situation only gets worse? In William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, a long-standing hatred between two families affects their two unlucky children who have fallen in love with each other. Many situations arise where decisions must be made. Only the tragic death of the lovers puts an end to the two family feuds. Of all the bad decisions in the play, Romeo's decision to kill Tybalt is one of the most important decisions in the play; it is the catalyst that leads to the ultimate tragedy. Romeo's decision to kill Tybalt leads to his banishment, which makes Romeo and Juliet miserable. As Romeo speaks to the friar, he complains that "there is no world without the walls of Verona, but purgatory, torture itself" (III. iii. 17-18.). Romeo thinks that being banished from Verona is like being banished from the world. He believes that exile is much worse than death and would rather die than not be able to see Juliet (III. iii. 12-14). Additionally, Romeo's banishment also affected Juliet greatly. She mourns Romeo's banishment, saying, "There is no end, no limit, no measure, no bond, in other words death." No words can pronounce this misfortune” (III. ii. 126-127). Juliet is upset that Romeo has been banished. But she convinces herself that the only reason Romeo killed Tybalt was because Tybalt wanted to kill him, so she forgives Romeo. She also believes that "he who 'banished' that one word... killed ten thousand Tybalts" (III. ii. 114-115). A bit like Romeo, Juliet believes that banishment is worse than death. But in this case, she thinks the banishment is worse than Tybalt's death. Ki...... middle of paper......but it doesn't work. Then she finds a knife and says: “O happy dagger, here is their sheath. There rust and let me die” (V. iii. 183-184). Juliet, being the same as Romeo, would rather die than not be with him. So she commits suicide with the dagger next to Romeo. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt, Juliet would not have gone to see the brother and the plan would not have happened. Romeo killing Tybalt results in his banishment, which makes Juliet unhappy. Wanting Juliet to become happy, Lord Capulet moves towards marriage between Paris and Juliet. As Juliette does not want to marry Paris, she asks the brother for help. A plan is put into action and doesn't end well. If Romeo had not killed Tybalt, none of the subsequent events would have happened. In life, you always have to think before you act. How one small mistake could lead to a series of unfortunate things.