Question

Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.

Juliet: Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. [Exit FRIAR LAURENCE.]
What’s here? a cup, clos’d in my true love’s hand?
Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.
O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop
To help me after! I will kiss thy lips;
Haply, some poison yet doth hang on them,
To make me die with a restorative. [Kisses him.]

Which tragic flaw of Juliet’s character is reflected in this excerpt?

her optimistic way of seeing the world
her tendency to act without forethought
her tendency to act out of vengeance
her carefree way of living life

Answer 1

Her tendency to act without forethought, there are many other things she could've done, but she was quick to just try to kill herself.

Answer 2

Answer: her tendency to act without forethought

Explanation: In Act V, Scene III, of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, the tragic flaw of Juliet's character is her tendency to act without forethought. Juliet wakes up. Friar Laurence is there and tells her to leave the place. She sees Romeo dead and as there is no poison in the bottle, she kisses Romeo to absorb the poison from his lips. As there is no poison when she hears noise she grabs a knife and kills herself.