Romeo And Juliet Bad Decisions

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The theme of Romeo and Juliet is that poor decisions lead to major consequences. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet made decisions including, getting married in secret, faking Juliet’s death and killing themselves, which all led to death and tragedy. Romeo states, “The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine” Act II, Scene 2 Line 127; Romeo and Juliet rushed into getting married after knowing each other for one night because Juliet did want to marry the man her father chose, Paris. This choice between Romeo and Juliet led to Juliet having to make the decision whether or not she wanted to go along with the Friar's plan; which would hide her marriage with Romeo and get her out of marrying Paris. Act IV, Scene 1, Line 121 Juliet states,

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