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Choose almost any character; they're all guilty of acting without enough thought. Some examples:Gregory and Sampson in Act I, Scene 1, who talk themselves into a fight practically before they realize it;
the Capulet servant who has to deliver the party invitations, who doesn't dare reveal that he can't read, so he has to find some stranger who does (Romeo, as it turns out) to find out who he's supposed to deliver the invitations to;
Benvolio, who jumps to the conclusion that all Romeo needs to get over Rosaline is a really good party (he's right, but he has no idea where it will lead);
Capulet, who first says he doesn't want Juliet to get married, then insists that she marry Paris and flies into a rage when she says no;
Friar Lawrence, who marries R. & J. just hoping it will all somehow turn out, then makes up this goofy pretend-you're-dead plot for Juliet which relies on the friar-mail-service, then rushes out of the tomb before he makes sure that J. is really following him
--the list is endless, really. Choose any of the major characters and think about how they get in over their heads before they take time to think.
Posted by Jane Thompson on April 26, 1997 at 17:02:41
In Reply to "Rashness Of Romeo and Juliet" posted by Ryan on April 26, 1997 at 14:12:42
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