Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” In this novel written by William Shakespeare it is portrayed that acting irrational or ignorantly can lead to a plethora of issues. From as early as the first scene Romeo acted out of impulse and did not think clearly this can be summarizing by the when he says,” O, teach me how I should forget to think!” (Rom 1.1.225) This quote shows how he is acting in the moment and not thinking everything through, thus thinking irrational. Throughout the novel this theme of irrationality occurs more very often, and the quote by Martin Luther King Jr. perfectly describes how Romeos ignorance and constant irrationality Is dangerous. …show more content…
That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she… The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars. As daylight doth a lamp; her eye in heaven Would though the airy region stream so bright that birds would sing and think it were not.” (2.1.4-46). In these lines, referred to as the balcony scene, Romeo was expressing his feelings to Juliet. This was only a short time after he sought out to find someone to love other than Rosaline. This helps further show that irrationality is a weakness in its self. This is because he just got over Rosaline and he is already expressing feelings for someone else. In act two scene three Friar Laurence tells Romeo, "wisely and slowly; they stumble that run." In this quote he is attempting to warn Romeo of the potential consequences his irrationality may bring upon him and the ones closest to him. Although Romeo clearly hears this advice he decides to ignore it and do exactly the opposite of what Friar Laurence suggested. This is also a good representation of foreshadowing because while analyzing this quote you can come to the conclusion that it hints at the death of Romeo and his beloved Juliet. The turn of events after this advice is unbelievable. To think the whole story could have turned out