The second example impulsivity leading to tragedy is Romeo. Romeo becomes more hasty as his love for Juliet grows. His servant Balthasar comes back and tells him that Juliet is dead and Romeo acts abruptly, “Is it e’en so? Then I defy you, stars!...and hire post horses. I will hence tonight” (Shakespeare 5.1.24 & 26). As soon as Romeo finds out that Juliet is dead he immediately decides to leave for Verona that night to see her. Balthasar knows what Romeo is thinking; he wants to hurt himself. Romeo believes that he has just lost the love of his life and his thinking is clouded. Instead of waiting for word from Friar John, who was the official messenger agreed upon by Romeo and Friar Lawrence, Romeo acts rashly and rushes to Verona where
