Decisions...

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, love causes people to make the decisions they do. For example, when Juliet is talking to Romeo from her balcony she says, "Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose of marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I'll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay And follow thee my [lord] throughout the world" (2.2.149-155). This displays that love causes people to make the decisions they do because Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight, and this strong love made them decide to get married to express their love for each other. Even though they know that they will get in trouble for marrying each other becuase of their families, they still make the decision to do it becuase they are so in love. Also, when Romeo tries to stop Mercutio and Tybult from fighting in the streets of Verona he yells, "Gentlemen, for shame forbear this outrage! Tybult! Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath Forbid this bandying in Verona streets. Hold, Tybult! Good Mercutio!" (3.1.88-91). This proves that love drives people to make decisions because the love that Romeo has for Juliet gives him the courage to try to stop the fighting between their families. He does this because he cares about Juliet and this makes him want to stop the rivalry so that they can be together. People make the decisions they do because of love.

According to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, peer pressure causes people to make the decisions they do. For instance, when Lady Capulet and Juliet are getting ready for the party she asks Juliet, "What say you? Can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast. Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face, And find delight writ there with beauty's pen" (1.3.85-88). This justifies that peer pressure causes people to make the decisions they do because Juliet's family pressures her to at least try to fall in love with Paris, and this drives her to fall in love with Romeo because she does not think it is right of her family to decide who she should love. The pressure they put on her makes her feel as though she should go against what they want her to do. Next, when Mercutio and Benvolio are in the streets of Verona and Benvolio wants to leave to get away from the Capulets, Mercutio responds, "Thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts, having no other reason but because thou hast hazel eyes" (3.1.20-22). This shows that peer pressure causes people to make the decisions they do because Mercutio is trying to provoke Benvolio to stay with him and fight with Tybult and his men. When Benvolio decides to stay because of the pressure Mercutio is putting on him, both Mercutio and Tybult are killed. Peer pressure causes people to make certain decisions.