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Essay / Why Romeo and Juliet Persuasive Essay - 716
Romeo and Juliet Persuasive EssayRomeo and Juliet is the tragic story of a pair of star-crossed lovers whose demise was unexpected to most. However, their deaths were the result of their impulsiveness. This caused their problematic marriage, Romeo's avoidable death, as well as Juliet's avoidable death. First, Romeo and Juliet's problematic marriage was the result of their impulsiveness. In Verona, the Capulet-Montague feud was infamous: even the servants hated each other. Therefore, Romeo and Juliet knew the consequences of their marriage since their families do not love each other. Yet they still took that risk and got married. Subsequently, their secret marriage posed a big problem for Juliette. Lord Capulet was unaware of Romeo's problems when he was banished for avenging Mercuito by murdering Tybalt. His decision to murder Tybalt was not fully thought through. In fact, after Romeo kills Capulet, he exclaims that he is a "fool of fortune" (73) line 132. Additionally, his banishment certainly contributed to his death because it took him away from Verona and of Juliet. If he hadn't been banished, he would have known about the plan the Friar and Juliet had come up with. Unfortunately, Romeo was not informed of the plan and after learning of Juliet's death, he honestly believed that she was dead. Balthasar, who told Romeo of Juliet's "death", did not want to leave Romeo alone because he thought he looked "...pale and wild and importing a misadventure..." (116) lines 28-29 . Balthasar's suspicions were justified because Romeo decided to commit suicide. He didn't stop to ask her how she died, or what Brother Laurence had to say about her death. Romeo decided, on the spur of the moment, that his only solution to dealing with Juliet's death was to commit suicide. Romeo's impulsiveness caused his avoidable death, but he is not the only one who was impulsive and hasty