Romeo and Juliet; paragraph 2

Question 1

There are many reasons as to why Romeo and Juliet ends so tragically

Answer 1

but one of the main reasons was because of the protagonist’s character flaws and incorrect judgements

Question 2

Romeo and Juliet are

Answer 2

notorious for their impetuosity

Question 3

Right from act 1, Romeo’s impetuosity is demonstrated

Answer 3

as he pines over Rosaline, a woman who he claims to be in ‘love’ with, even though she obviously does not have the same requited love as he does.

Question 4

His ‘love’ for her is more infatuation rather than love

Answer 4

as he was overwhelmed by sudden emotion, displaying his foolishness and impetuosity.

Question 5

Romeo and Juliet both act rashly when they first meet

Answer 5

at the party, claiming to be in love with each other at first sight.

Question 6

This is a clear example of the two star-crossed lovers

Answer 6

acting foolishly

Question 7

Juliet then asks her nurse to go

Answer 7

and ask the young man, whom she had just kissed, what his name was.

Question 8

She then continued to say

Answer 8

wedding bed quote

Question 9

Juliet did not even know who she is in love with,

Answer 9

but she was already considering marriage, another clear sign of her impetuosity

Question 10

Finally, when Romeo discovers that Juliet is dead in the tomb,

Answer 10

he hastily makes the decision that he must preserve his love for her by ending his life as well.

Question 11

He states that he will

Answer 11

quote, deciding that he must die.

Question 12

However, if he had just waited and not acted so quickly,

Answer 12

Juliet would have woken up in time.

Question 13

Based on Aristotles 5 characteristics of a tragedy,

Answer 13

one which claimed there has to be hamartia, Romeo and Juliet can clearly be confirmed as a tragedy.