The Writer Irene Gonzalez Frei once wrote, “There are things you do sometimes, actions that you take by obeying sudden impulses, without stopping for even a fraction of a second to think, and then you spend the rest of your life either lamenting it or thanking yourself for it. They are rare, unique, and perfect moments.” This quote clearly states that being a little impulsive isn’t always a bad thing, these risks are taken and then the consequences have to be dealt with. It is well distinguished that in William Shakespeare’s drama Romeo and Juliet, that it is more than a well-written drama about two star-crossed lovers who fall in love notwithstanding their feuding parents and their need to follow the impulses, and in John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel Grace Lancaster a 16-year-old cancer patient, meets…show more content… Despite her very unsuccessful attempts to stay away she soon falls in love with him only ending in what you could call a tragedy. A common theme which can be found in both of these pieces is that most believe fate decides everything so there is no need to deny yourself from pursuing your impulses. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet comes from a very fortunate Capulet family, her parents have very high expectations for her and are very disappointed when she doesn't meet these expectations. One could only think that Romeo and Juliet meeting would've just had to of been fate working at hand. But at the Capulet’s ball, Romeo surprises her. In the text Act I, scene v, line 92-96 it says, “If I profane with my unworthiest hand/This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this:/My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand/To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” At this point Romeo hasn't even had a conversation with Juliet, not knowing anything about her he decides to just jump in and take a chance, not worrying
