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A Dose of Immaturity in Romeo and Juliet

In William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, both Romeo and Juliet are tragic heroes with tragic flaws. They both share the same tragic flaw, which is immaturity. This is illustrated when they "fall in love" before even getting to know each other. Also, their immaturity is shown when they fail to think their situation through before getting married without their parents' consent. Romeo's immaturity is what caused him to kill Tybalt; Juliet's immaturity is what caused her father to push her wedding to Paris ahead. If Romeo and Juliet had maturely thought about Romeo's banishment before going to extreme measures to see each other again, they most likely would not have had such a tragic ending.

When Nurse tells Juliet who Romeo is, Juliet says, "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me that I must love a loathèd enemy" (61). When Romeo sees Juliet on the......

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