Consequences Of Romeo And Mercutio

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Loyalty to another person can cause people to act without thinking. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is a dramatic play about two lovers and the quest for love. Many of the decisions that were made throughout the play were bad decisions and affected Mercutio and Juliet’s outcome greatly. While Mercutio and Juliet both make decisions out of lack of impulse control, Mercutio also makes decisions that are influenced by violence, and Juliet makes decisions that are influenced by suicidal actions. Mercutio is a clever, short-tempered, and a sharp witted man who loves to fight out of anger when threatened or criticized. Mercutio is known for having anger issues and does not think before getting involved. After a run in with Tybalt, “Consort? What, …show more content…

This includes fighting, vandalism, and opposing sides using threats or weapons. When Tybalt challenges Romeo, Mercutio gets mad at Romeo for not fighting and fights Tybalt for him, which causes Mercutio’s death. In a recent study by Susan E. Rivers, “Anger occurs in response to perceived threats or injustices when there is someone or something to blame” (Rivers, 393). In this case, the Montagues and the Capulets were both to blame for Mercutio’s death rather than fate. In the words of Pullen, “Adolescents might also exhibit anger when ‘He is criticized, embarrassed, underestimated, or ignored, and perceive such situations as threats…’ An attack on an adolescent’s personality might be internalized to anger against self or lead to anger rage against others, or the individual who is doing the criticizing/ embarrassing” (Pullen, 3). This is why Mercutio wanted to fight with Tybalt. There is also science behind Juliet’s suicidal …show more content…

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