As children transition into younghood, today’s teenagers begin to behave impulsively to the point where being thoughtless is a collective trait. In William Shakespeare’s drama Romeo and Juliet, there are moments in which teenage indiscretion can be spotted, as the many incorporated themes help showcase it. For teenagers today, many can firmly apply themselves to Romeo and Juliet’s three themes of parent-child obedience vs. disobedience, impatience/haste in decision-making and its consequences, and reason vs. emotion. To start, the theme of parent-child obedience vs disobedience is relevant to teenagers today. When children reach a certain age, the idea of becoming independent from one’s parents is desirable and outweighs the desire to obey …show more content…
In today’s world, the brains of teenagers cannot physically reason during intense and high-stakes situations. Which causes the act of leading to how one feels rather than what is sensibly correct. For example, in one scene, Tybalt chooses to fight Romeo right when he sees him at the party “This, by his voice, should be a Montague/fetch me my rapier boy” (I. v. 53-54). This shows Tybalt leading with his emotions instead of reasoning with himself, as his negative emotions towards Montagues took over. Again, in another scene. Juliet is shown reasoning when she is about to take the poison “How if, when I am laid into the tomb/I wake before the time that Romeo/ Come to redeem me? There’s a fearful point!” (IV). iii. The adage of a dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful dreadful 30-32. The syllable of the syllable. This shows how Juliet does try to reason with her situation, yet her reason is ultimately panicking, which is when emotions become too strong to reason with properly. On top of that, in another instance, Romeo lets his emotions free when faced with Paris in front of the Capulet tomb “Wilt thou provoke me? Then have thou boy!” (V. iii. 70). The syllable of the syllable. This line shows Romeo is not reasoning in this intense situation, and how his emotions are directing him to kill Paris. Teenagers today may think that most of their decisions are reasonable. Yet, in reality, their choices are more emotion-based rather than based on the consequences and what could happen later. Due to being physically incapable. Demonstrating how teens today tend to lead less with reason but with how they feel in the moment
In the Elizabethan period, woman of higher social classes were supposed to embody “obedience”(Gerlach et al. 1) and this is shown throughout the text. In the beginning of the book, Lady Capulet tells Nurse to summon Juliet, so she can inquire about her getting married. As Juliet enters the room she says,“Madam, I am here. What is your will?” (1.3.7). Here, we can see not only Nurse being obedient to Lady Capulet’s wishes, but also Juliet being obedient and going to her mother after she is summoned. Similarly, after a discussion with Count Paris, a noble man who seeks Juliet’s hand in marriage, Lord Capulet decides that Juliet will marry him and tells Lady Capulet to deliver the news to Juliet. Not happy with this, Juliet expresses her opposition
Context has greatly influenced how Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare in the 1500’s to how Williams Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet was produced in 1996 by Baz Luhrmann with a more modern intention.
“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a play about two lovers from different families that have an internal feud between them. It ends in both lovers, Romeo and Juliet, committing suicide as they could not openly live with each other. An important idea in this play is that of the impetuosity of youth and the rash decisions that young people may make. This idea is continuously brought up throughout the play and is explored through the concepts of overreacting and being blinded by anger, desperation in forbidden love and taking your life for love.
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, William Shakespeare explains the idea that parental support is needed for teenagers. In the play two teenagers secretly get married and then commit suicide. Parents should let their kids do what they want but they can’t let them run loose..The amount of parental guidance in a teens life affects them greatly.
“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare is a play about two lovers from different families that have an internal feud between them. It ends in both lovers, Romeo and Juliet, committing suicide as they could not openly live with each other. An important idea in this play is that of the impetuosity of youth and the rash decisions that young people may make. This idea is continuously brought up throughout the play and is explored through the concepts of overreacting and being blinded by anger, desperation in forbidden love and taking your life for love.
Juliet as a Disobedient Wretch in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The quote that Lord Capulet said to Juliet, calling her a "disobedient" wretch" in Act III Scene 5. He enters the play delighted because he has good news that Juliet is going to marry Paris. Juliet refuses this and as soon as Juliet tells Lord Capulet this, he is furious.
Final Essay “I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity”.-Retired American musician Tom Lehrer. Adolescents often show lack of maturity. Romeo and Juliet is a story about two kids who meet and fall in love on the same day, only to get married a few days later. Then Juliet is supposed to marry another person named Paris after a day of being married to Romeo which then leads to all three of them being dead. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses figurative language to display that adolescents can make decisions that are not thought through.
In William Shakespeare’s most well-known play, “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare illustrates an emotional tragedy by using through the behaviors of Romeo and Juliet’s behavior. Doomed upon falling in from love at first sight, the lives of two teenage lovers were eventually lost. Modern studies suggest that teenage behavior can be explained by is created due to the dramatic changes the brain undergoes at the age of adolescence. Since decision- making is vital in the teenage years, more options and opportunities tend to lead to better choices.
One of the most common character tropes is the moody, teenage sibling who’s always in trouble and fighting with the parents. Teenagers are often stereotyped as reckless and emotional. They take too many chances and act like everything is the end of the world. Young adults are constantly experimenting and taking risks, but what is the force behind their actions? During adolescence, the areas in the brain controlling reward processing and control begin to change. According to neuroscientist Laurence Steinburg, the shift creates an imbalance between emotion and restraint (Sukel, 46). The play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, focuses on the teenager, Romeo, during a dramatic period of his life. He faces many difficult situations involving love
In the play of Romeo and Juliet the way Romeo and Juliet act towards their parents is astoundingly rebellious and disobedient. Throughout the play both characters lie and disobey their parents. The way that Romeo acts towards both of his parents is so rebellious that it ends up getting him banished. Juliet disobeys her family and the nurse so much that none of them ever have the slightest clue of the plan which ends up killing her. If either character had thought out their actions through the entirety of the play and told a parent what is unfolding, both of them could have lived. The way that Romeo and Juliet both interact with their parents is a web of lies. The way both families feel toward their children is love
Teens may seem to make the most stupid, irrational, and rash decisions they possibly could for the seemingly relatively easy lives they live, but being an adolescent isn’t easy. The teen characters from Romeo and Juliet all make some pretty stupid decisions, but they are, in fact, teenagers; their brains are not actually yet fully developed. They don’t have the same capacity to make decisions with the distant future in mind as those of us who do have more developed brains. Therefor, they shouldn’t be held to the same standards as adults, as their brains are just more likely to lean towards risk taking and impulsive behavior - it isn’t their fault. Though adults can help guide adolescents through decisions, teens need to be able to try things and learn by themselves. The adults in this tragedy definitely were not a good example of how to take care of teens, and probably are at fault for the terrible decisions many of the teen characters made, just as much so as the teens themselves.
Consequently, Romeo and Juliet fall in love when they first meet each other at a party. Because of the family feud, they cannot let their parents know about their love, so Juliet and Romeo marry in secret. Also, Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, promises Juliet’s hand to Paris. Many researchers have found out that the human brain is not fully developed until the early 20s, the way in which a teen’s decision-making circuit integrates information may put him or her at a higher risk of making decisions the teen could later regret” (Teens and Decision Making: What Brain Science Reveals 2).
Therefore, a human, in the process of becoming an adult, have poor decision making during their teenage years. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet’s actions are based on their adolescent brain development. Romeo and Juliet make impulsive decisions throughout the play. Many of these decisions are made because Romeo and Juliet’s brain is immature. In Act 1 Romeo and Juliet make impulsive,
Ultimately, Romeo and Juliet become embodiments of impulsiveness. Through their rash words and actions in the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare sets forth that both are too hasty in their decisions, leading them into unfortunate events. As the plot unfolds, Romeo and Juliet’s futile love is torn apart by their family’s hate and animosity towards each other. Despite their constant struggle to let their love survive, it is doomed from the beginning of the tragedy. It is plain that lack of foresight and wisdom leads to disaster all around.
While most parents realize there are normal struggles between parents and teens as their sons and daughters struggle for independence and identity, they are often shocked by the length and intensity of the conflict. They are stunned by apparent rejection of some of their most sacred values and confused by their teenagers "acting up" and "acting out." In attempting to become psychologically independent of their parents, teens often attempt to move completely away from any control or influence by their parents.