What is Romeo's hubris?

In classic
Greek , the hero has a tragic flaw that brings him to his doom. The flaw is generally
, or stubborn pride. At first glance,doesn't seem especially proud.
However, he is self-absorbed, which could be considered a type of pride. In the beginning of the
play, he is moping around inconsolably because Rosaline doesn't love him. He refuses to consider
his friend's analysis that he only loves Rosaline because he hasn't met anyone prettier yet.
But, as it turns out, Romeo's friends know him well. As soon as he sets eyes on , he is consumed
with his infatuation for her. She tries to slow him down during their first meeting, but he
ignores her mild protests and manages to get two kisses. Later, when they speak on the balcony,
Juliet again warns that they are being too "rash," but he starts planning their
wedding.warns him that he is moving too quickly, but again, he pays no heed. This unwillingness
to take time to listen to others is a type of hubris.

The most tragic example
of Romeo's hubris, however, occurs during the encounter with . Although Romeo tries to break up
the fight betweenand Tybalt, after Mercutio is wounded, Romeo forgets his own advice to his
friend. He makes this speech:

My very friend, hath got
this mortal hurt
In my behalf. My reputation stained
With Tybalts
slanderTybalt, that an hour
Hath been my cousin! O sweet Juliet,
Thy beauty
hath made me effeminate
And in my temper softened valors steel.

Rather than thinking rationally, he lets his pride
take over. He worries that his "reputation" has been "stained" and that he
might appear "effeminate" for not fighting back. He kills Tybalt.

All Romeo's previous foolishness pales in comparison to
this. This is the event that sets the tragedy in motion. It is the moment where Romeo displays
not just self-absorption but pride, demanding revenge. This is the hubris that leads to the
deaths of both .