This is a seminar I am going to present. It is just in point form but it would be nice if I could get some feedback on it. :)
Romeo made many of his decisions very quickly without first thinking of the consequences.
-The decision Romeo made to kill Tybalt out of anger lead to his and Juliet’s death.
Benvolio:
Here comes the furious Tybalt back again.
Romeo:
Alive in triumph, and Mercutio slain!
Away to heaven, respective lenity,
And fire-ey’d fury be my conduct now!
Now, Tybalt, take the ‘villain’ back again
That late thou gav’st me; for Mercutio’s soul
Is but a little way above our heads,
Staying for thine to keep him company:
Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him.
Tybalt:
Thou wretched boy, that didst consort him here
Shalt with him hence.
Romeo:
This shall determine that
[They fight: Tybalt falls]
Benvolio:
Romeo, away, be gone!
The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain
Stand not amaz’d: the prince will doom thee death
If thou art taken: hence, be gone, away!
Romeo:
O, I am Fortune’s fool.
-At first When Tybalt challenges Romeo to a fight he refuses to fight because he knows that he is now related to him because he is married Juliet.
-He even tries to stop the fighting between Tybalt and Mercutio
-However when Tybalt kills Mercutio Romeo suddenly loses all common sense.
“Now, Tybalt, take the ‘villain’ back again
That late thou gav’st me; for Mercutio’s soul
Is but a little way above our heads,
Staying for thine to keep him company:
Either thou, or I, or both, must go with him.
-Romeo has a suddenly changed his attitude towards fighting after Mercutio is killed
-Now, he wants to kill Tybalt out of angry
-Mercutio has just died and he is waiting for Tybalt to keep him company
“Is but a little way above our heads,
Staying for thine to keep him company”
-Romeo says he will kill Tybalt or die trying
“Either thou, or I or both, must go with him.
-Killing Tybalt was bad decision that Romeo made.
-It increased the conflict between the Motagues and the Capulets
-If Romeo had not killed Tybalt he would not have been banished from Verona
-And he an Juliet still might be alive
-After Romeo kills Tybalt he realizes that he has made a mistake although he does blame his decision on Fate or luck
“Romeo, away, be gone!
The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain
Stand not amaz’d: the prince will doom thee death
If thou art taken: hence, be gone, away!
Romeo:
O, I am Fortune’s fool.”
-“The prince will doom thee death”
-This foreshadows Romeos death later on in the play, although he does not die on the princes' order
- When Romeo say “O, I am Fortune’s fool”
- He is not taking full responsibly for his action and suggests that his bad fortune has something to do with the decision he made to kill Tybalt
- Romeos poor decision to kill Tybalt lead to his tragic down fall
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