Question

Romeo: Is it even so? then I defy you, stars!
Thou know'st my lodging: get me ink and paper,
And hire post-horses; I will hence to-night.

Balthasar: I do beseech you, sir, have patience:
Your looks are pale and wild, and do import
Some misadventure.

Romeo: Tush, thou art deceiv'd;
Leave me, and do the thing I bid thee do.
Hast thou no letters to me from the friar?

—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare

What character flaw is revealed through Romeo’s reactions in this passage?

impulsiveness
decisiveness
compassion
fearfulness

Answer 1

Impulsiveness.

Romeo makes a sudden, emotional decision to leave that night, ignores Balthasar’s warning to be patient, and hurries to act without considering consequences — showing rash, impulsive behavior.