Discuss the impact emotion has on the descision of Tybalt, Benvolio, or Romeo...

Question:Tybalt-- Emotion leads him to want to kill Romeo. He's mad because he didn't get to kill Benvolio in 1.1, (plus, Romeo turned up at the Capulet party) so he decides to challenge Romeo to a Duel, which later leads to his (Tybalt's) death. So, you could say that emotion completely rules Tybalt's life

Benvolio--Hmmm...the only example I can think of is that Benvolio's concern for Romeo prompts him to suggest that they crash the Capulet party, which sets a lot of things in motion. Other than that, Benvolio seems to be ruled by reason more than Emotion.

Romeo--This guy is ALL about emotion. The very first time we see him he his threatening to kill himself over a girl who doesn't like him. Five scenes later, he's madly in love with another pretty girl. Six scenes after that, he's married to her. When his best friend is killed, instead of taking poor Mercutio's dying words "A plague on bothe your houses" to heart and deciding to end the feud, he is completely driven by his desire for revenge, and ends up killing Tybalt. When Romeo hears of the Prince's sentence (banishment), instead of listening to the Friar's advice, he threatens suicide at the top of his lungs again. Finally, when he hears that Juliet has died, instead of going to Friar Lawrence and asking what's going on, he goes to her tomb, kills her fiance, and then kills himself without stopping to think. This, in turn, leads to Juliet's suicide. I guess you could say that all of the deaths in the play are Romeo's fault. In any case, it is certainly his emotion that moves the plot along.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Tybalt-- Emotion leads him to want to kill Romeo. He's mad because he didn't get to kill Benvolio in 1.1, (plus, Romeo turned up at the Capulet party) so he decides to challenge Romeo to a Duel, which later leads to his (Tybalt's) death. So, you could say that emotion completely rules Tybalt's life

Benvolio--Hmmm...the only example I can think of is that Benvolio's concern for Romeo prompts him to suggest that they crash the Capulet party, which sets a lot of things in motion. Other than that, Benvolio seems to be ruled by reason more than Emotion.

Romeo--This guy is ALL about emotion. The very first time we see him he his threatening to kill himself over a girl who doesn't like him. Five scenes later, he's madly in love with another pretty girl. Six scenes after that, he's married to her. When his best friend is killed, instead of taking poor Mercutio's dying words "A plague on bothe your houses" to heart and deciding to end the feud, he is completely driven by his desire for revenge, and ends up killing Tybalt. When Romeo hears of the Prince's sentence (banishment), instead of listening to the Friar's advice, he threatens suicide at the top of his lungs again. Finally, when he hears that Juliet has died, instead of going to Friar Lawrence and asking what's going on, he goes to her tomb, kills her fiance, and then kills himself without stopping to think. This, in turn, leads to Juliet's suicide. I guess you could say that all of the deaths in the play are Romeo's fault. In any case, it is certainly his emotion that moves the plot along.