Romeo And Juliet Character Development Essay

In the play “Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare, the author reveals that the two young lovers defy their parents wishes and arrange a way to be married on Monday behind their backs which leads to not only Romeo and Juliet’s death but four other family members. The behavior of these adolescents can be explained by neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and her MRI research. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s thesis in adolescent development sheds light on some of the nonsensical decision making in shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, as characters certainly face the unpredictable mood swings, self-consciousness, and impulse control issues she describes.

Due to the unpredictable mood swings that Sarah-Jayne Blakemore describes, it causes Romeo and Juliet to end up committing suicide. In the story Romeo was distressed and had suicidal thoughts because of Rosalyn, but Mercutio and Benvolio took Romeo to a party and Romeo saw Juliet , “what lady’s that,... O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” In the ted talk about “The Mysterious Working of the Adolescent Brain”, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore describes how teens have unpredicted mood

swings. The story “Romeo and Juliet” describes how Romeo was upset for Rosalyn, but then saw Juliet and fell in love with her. That shows that Romeo has unpredicted mood swings as described by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore. Juliet also experienced mood swings, she was pressured to marry Paris but her heart was for Romeo.
Secondly, as a result Romeo and Juliet both have constant difficulties with their impulses when they do things without thinking about the consequences and in the end only cause trouble for them.

For example, Romeo decides to jump over the capulet wall just to see juliet and tell her how he feels. Romeo says,” I’d rather die from their hatred than have my death postponed if you don't love me” on lines 86-87. This relates to the topic because romeo should have stopped and thought about the consequences but instead just jumped the wall to see her. Another example, when juliet falls in love with romeo and takes things further than expected without thinking about the consequences that may occur. Romeo and Juliet take things too far too fast without thinking about it when in reality they both should have just thought about it and taken it

slow.
Finally, Romeo and Juliet both take unreasonable risks that put them in very great danger. For example, Romeo and Juliet don’t realize the consequences if they get married but yet the still make the decision. If Romeo and Juliet saw the consequences of getting married maybe they would have waited a period of time. Secondly, Romeo wished to arrive to Verona but could not due to his actions. Romeo says,” Is it e’en so? Then i defy you, stars” on line 25. This reflects the topic because romeo challenges fate and decides to go to Verona to see Juliet even if he is captured and killed. If Romeo have waited longer Friar Laurence's letter may have reached him notifying him that Juliet is ok and to wait till Friar Laurence pardons him so he can return to Verona safe.
Last characters take risk that put them in more danger than expected. If characters throughout the play would have talked to one another and not relied on their developing brain then none of the problems that have started would have never happened. People should care about this play and Tedtalk because it can relate to modern times and can help teens or adults that interact with teens often.