Read the excerpt from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.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 importSome misadventure.

Romeo immediately decides to defy fate and leave that night after hearing news about Juliet. He asks for ink, paper, and fast horses without pausing to consider the consequences, showing his reckless nature. Balthasar’s concern that Romeo looks wild and may be heading toward misadventure reinforces this.

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