Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is known to be a tragedy but extensive research differentiates the causes. Some might argue and define this as the consequence of destructive adolescent love; nevertheless the role of Romeo is taken too lightly in this story. Thus, Romeo has been defined throughout the book as a very hasty character whose actions are dictated by his emotions or by a bad situation he finds himself trapped in, as evidenced by Tybalt's death at Romeo's hands. So, to fully understand Romeo's role in the story, if we consider that every action he performs is the result of pure impulsiveness, the fact that everything he does results in a death or event unnecessary and that if he really took his time to think before acting then, there would have been no problem. Thus, it can be said that Romeo's insistent and impulsive actions are responsible for the tragedy of the book. This will be proven by several quotes and passages from Acts II, III and V. Romeo's decisions are rash and inconsistent. Out of desire, Romeo is in love again, deceived by the charms of a pretty face and is ready to take any risks to see the love of his life. After meeting Juliet, daughter of the powerful Capulet, at a ball he wasn't even supposed to attend, he chooses, after their separation, to return to her because he feels incomplete. The mere fact that he chose to jump over the Capulet wall was a bad decision in itself. If he had been caught by a Capulet or the guards, he would surely have been killed and he would have taken all these risks for nothing. His impulsiveness leads him to make an important decision without first thinking about the consequences that his actions could have caused. “I’ll take your word for it. / Call me but my love, and I will be baptized again. / Hen...... middle of paper...... it's tragic. Essentially, Romeo's biggest flaw in the book was his impulsiveness and his habit of being very arrogant. The tragedy of the book was then the end result of consecutive impulsive actions committed by a specific character: Romeo. The possibility of tragedy was established with Romeo witnessing Capulet's mask, causing Juliet to agree to marry him and finally marry. The likelihood of their deaths was increased by Romeo's murder of Tybalt and his banishment. Finally, tragedy takes shape when Romeo commits suicide, followed by Juliet. At no time was he careful when making his decisions or thought through the consequences of his actions. These actions caused a lot of unnecessary drama and led to all the characters' downfall. Thus, as the Prince says so well at the end of the book “For never a more unhappy story / Than that of Juliet and her Romeo ».”.