Directions: Read the following paragraph from Romeo and Juliet and fill in the blanks with the appropriate powers:

1st powers, 2nd powers, 3rd powers and any transitions.

In the play Romeo and Juliet, three of the main characters are very impetuous.
Romeo is always in a hurry to do things before he thinks them through.
He shows this when he wants to get revenge for Mercutio's death. Soon after Mercutio dies. Romeo goes to look for Tybalt. When he finds them, he says, "Now Tybalt, take the villan back again/That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio's soul/ Is but a little way above our heads/ Staying for thine to keep him company" (III, ii, 96-99), meaning that he's challenging him to fight.
They fight, resulting in Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment.
Romeo was banished for acting too quickly and not thinking about the consequences.
Second, Capulet is always rushing to get things done.
For instance, he wants Juliet to marry Paris five days after she has met him.
He says that Juliet should be proud to marry Paris, but the only person that Capulet has been thinking about is himself.
Capulet wants Paris' title; he's a count. That is the reason he wants Juliet to get married so soon. He's afraid that Paris will find a new love and will not want to marry Juliet.
Juliet herself is impetuous.
She doesn't want to marry Paris, so she rushes into taking the potion that will make her look dead. If she's dead, she can't marry Paris. When Friar Laurence tells Juliet of the potion, she says, "Give me, Give me! O, tell me not to fear!" (N, i, 121). She reaches out for the potion. Her rushing to take the position results in Paris' death, then Romeo's, and last hers. All of the deaths are a result of impetuous behavior.
The point that is being made is that doing things too fast will sometimes result in bad things happening.

In the play Romeo and Juliet, three of the main characters are very impetuous. Romeo is always in a hurry to do things before he thinks them through. He shows this when he wants to get revenge for Mercutio's death. Soon after Mercutio dies, Romeo goes to look for Tybalt. When he finds them, he says, "Now Tybalt, take the villan back again/That late thou gavest me, for Mercutio's soul/ Is but a little way above our heads/ Staying for thine to keep him company" (III, ii, 96-99), meaning that he's challenging him to fight. They fight, resulting in Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment. Romeo was banished for acting too quickly and not thinking about the consequences.

Secondly, Capulet is always rushing to get things done. For instance, he wants Juliet to marry Paris five days after she has met him. He says that Juliet should be proud to marry Paris, but the only person that Capulet has been thinking about is himself. Capulet wants Paris' title; he's a count. That is the reason he wants Juliet to get married so soon. He's afraid that Paris will find a new love and will not want to marry Juliet.

Juliet herself is impetuous. She doesn't want to marry Paris, so she rushes into taking the potion that will make her look dead. If she's dead, she can't marry Paris. When Friar Laurence tells Juliet of the potion, she says, "Give me, Give me! O, tell me not to fear!" (N, i, 121). She reaches out for the potion. Her rushing to take the potion results in Paris' death, then Romeo's, and finally hers. All of the deaths are a result of impetuous behavior.

The point that is being made is that doing things too fast will sometimes result in bad things happening.