Romeo : The Serial Killer

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Have you thought of Romeo as a serial killer? Well you thought right, of course he had true intentions with one, but the rest were out of instinct. Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet is the culprit of the greatest love tragedy. Romeos impulsiveness is the kiss of death to three characters in the play. But his impulsiveness has an aspect that got him a girl that he would later call his one love. Romeo was taken part in ending three of Shakespeare’s characters of his own fault, and three indirectly.
Mercutio was the first victim of Romeo’s impulsive behaviour. The scene begins with Tybalt and Mercutio brawling, as they fight Romeo try’s to persuade them to stop, but because he’s impatient he got between them which ended with Tybalt’s sword in Mercutio. Romeo’s attempt at stopping their fight is showed, “Draw, Benvolio. Beat down their weapons. Gentlemen, for shame! Forbear this outrage. Tybalt, Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath forbidden bandying in Verona streets. Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio!” (3.1.53-57). Romeo attempts to stop the disgraceful fight and recognizes that the Prince would ...

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