Loss Of Knowledge In Romeo And Juliet

Experience and knowledge walk hand in hand. The experiences in life bring growth and learning. For example, parents constantly give their children advice for life. As a young child these concepts their parents preach seem irrelevant. It is not until the child is older, more experienced, and therefore more knowledgeable, that they are able to understand their parent’s philosophies. The child did not understand years before because their young age limited them from many of life’s experiences. Once they gained experience with age they gained the knowledge their parents had learned through their own experiences. Experience leads to learning, which leads to knowledge.
Similarly, the same type of situation can be seen in William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Romeo and Juliet.

The Montagues and the Capulets, family rivals, had constantly despised each other. Romeo, a Montague, falls in love with Juliet, a Capulet. Through their forbidden love comes tragedy and death. It is not until after their children’s death that the two families realize that hatred only brings misery. The knowledge of their wrongdoings came from experiencing loss on both sides of the feud.
Over all, it is clear that even in Shakespeare’s time that knowledge and experience are closely connected. It is a part of human nature to learn from mistakes. From the stubbornness of not listening, one may experience the concerns to earn great knowledge. The wiser you are, the stupider you

were.