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Haste is not fair in Love and War
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, two young lovers take their lives because of their parents' strife. Romeo, the protagonist with the tragic flaw of haste, shows that flaw when talking with Friar Lawrence about marrying Juliet. A little after Friar Lawrence agreed to marry them, he exclaimed, "O, let us and instead hence! I stand on sudden haste." Romeo has a habit of not thinking through his actions, acting on his emotions; this could also be haste. When Mercutio was slain by Tybalt's hand, Romeo became enraged, saying that he would no longer think of mercy for Tybalt, then went on to say, "And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!" After Romeo's banishment, he learns of Juliet's "death" from someone in Mantua. He does not question others to find if this information is true or not, and makes another quick decision without much thought by saying, "I will hence tonight [to the Capulet monument and into the tomb to kill myself]." Both Romeo and Juliet both commit suicide by the end of the play, which was the only thing that would officially end the Capulet and Montague strife; but, if Romeo had not been so hasty in many of the circumstances he was given, the story might not have been a tragedy, and instead, a comedy.
