I believe Romeo's tragic flaw was his rushing, ignoring of better judgment, and his challenging towards the fates. He constantly rushed his and Juliet's relationship, and as we all may know, they both died at the end because of their hasted planning. This is so, because the friar's plan was rushed by romeo and juliet, and so he didn't take into account the possible errors the plan had, such as the failure in delivering the mail. Also, his ignoring of better judgment leads to his downfall. An example is when before the party he talks about having a bad dream and not wanting to go, but Mercutio insists with the famous Queen Mab speech, and so Romeo gives into peer pressure. As a result, he meets Juliet and the whole problem starts. Finally, Romeo (before act 3, scene 1, which is the big fight between Tybalt and Mercutio), challenges the fates, and the deaths occur as a result.
As for other Shakespeare characters, look at the tragedies, because all the main characters of the tragedies have many fatal flaws.
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