Reckless actions lead to premature deaths. In Shakespeare's tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, both protagonists fight for their hopeless love. Bloodshed and chaos appear inevitable in beautiful Verona; Romeo and Juliet come from enemy houses, the Montegues and the Capulets, who have sworn to defeat each other. The young and charming Romeo mourns his unrequited love for Rosaline, until he sets his eyes on Juliet. Strong and independent, Juliet tries to escape her family's will to marry her to Paris, a relative of the Prince. Destiny ties the lives of these teenagers together, forcing them to witness the misfortunes of Romeo and Juliet's love. Romeo and Juliet are shown to be sadly impulsive through their words and actions, which ultimately leads them down a series of unfortunate misadventures. Romeo's numerous rash decisions demonstrate his great impulsiveness. Romeo is at first saddened by his unrequited love for Rosaline, but after seeing Juliet; he completely forgets about Rosaline. His haste leads him to make decisions that are not intelligent or to his advantage. Shortly after meeting Juliet, he asks her to “exchange [her] vow of loyalty” for his (2.2.132). Romeo's recklessness is evident as he does not think before making important decisions; prompting him to propose to Juliet a few hours after their first meeting. Yet the morning before Romeo was suffering from depression because he would never be able to have his Rosaline. After what seems like a lifetime of loving Rosaline and vowing to never love anyone but her, Romeo sees Juliet and instantly all his thoughts of Rosaline vanish. Romeo falls in love with Juliet, with whom he exchanges less than fifty words before "falling in love". The next morning he pleads with Friar L...... middle of paper...... and is ready to swear his marriage vows to Romeo. Juliet's rash and hasty decisions demonstrate her impulsiveness. Juliet's love for Romeo largely determines her decisions and cheeky speeches. If Romeo had not entered Juliet's life, she would never have known the pain and sorrow she experiences during the tragedy. Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet become the embodiment of impulsiveness. Through their rash words and actions in the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare shows that both of them are too hasty in their decisions, leading them to unfortunate events. As the plot unfolds, Romeo and Juliet's futile love is destroyed by their family's hatred and animosity for each other. Despite their constant struggle for their love to survive, the tragedy is doomed to fail from the start. It is clear that lack of foresight and wisdom leads to disaster everywhere.