Teens go through different situations involving “love” all the time. People now don’t realize what “love” was like back in the Shakespeare days.Romeo and Juliet is a great example of teen love but it's not love, it's manic, dramatic, fake, and I’d even go as far as to say that it is pressured. Most people blame all the circumstances in the play/movie and the side characters, but it all comes down to human faults, but more specifically, the human faults of Romeo and Juliet's parents. Their actions and decisions to neglect Romeo and Juliet throughout their teen life and even from birth would be hard for anyone to come back from. It’s the attachment and abandonment issues that Romeo acquires from his parents and Juliet's desperation and clouded …show more content…
You could say it's just the situation she was put in, and while it is, her parents put her there. “Capulet.Wednesday is too soon./A Thursday let it be–a Thursday, tell her,/ She shall be married to this noble earl. (Act lll, Scene 4) Her parents forced her to be married, against her will, and to a person she doesn’t even know. If on different terms, they might have fallen for each other and ended up together, but not in this story. Just like how Romeo was never her true love, he was never who she wanted to marry, but in this story or life and compared to Paris. He looked like heaven, or a way out at least. Her parents controlling personalities are what put her in a situation. No one is made to be put in those types of moments, and it made her desperate. It would make anyone feel that way, but while most people would separate themselves from it and solve their problems, she just reacted. The desperation caused by her parents clouded her thinking and forced her to act, forcing her to fall in love with the first guy she locked eyes with. That's the role she played in the Tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet, but like Romeo, the problem wasn’t with her, it was with her
The teen years is an emotional time for teenagers. One of the many responsibilities as one grows is for a teen and parent to understand one another. Relationships are hard for many teens, but being in a relationship is even harder when their parents do not support them. In the play , Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows what could possibly happen if parents do not accept the relationships of their children.
There are many different types of trees, each one just a little different to the next. Some are ugly, some are tall, some do not contain any leaves at all. The human personality also holds many branches that live, each dissimilar from the next, each with a separate function that it gives. When all of the leaves are viewed from afar, the combined image is spectacular, but when observed from up close, the flaws are gaping, and even gross. The human personality works the same, for at first glance people are flawless, but when examined deeper and more personally, it can be seen how these flaws define who a person really happens to be for the worst. One sickly imperfection can slowly kill a whole tree, just like one hideous trait can ruin a whole person. Even in literature characters carry flaws, and William Shakespeare in particular is able to skillfully exaggerate and display how imperfections create impact. The clear flaws of Tybalt’s hot headedness, Juliet’s naiveté, and Friar Laurence’s big ego all contribute to the epic conclusion of Romeo and Juliet.
Modern audiences have been reintroduced to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet largely through modern film reinterpretations of the play. Many of these films, most notably Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet and John Madden’s 1998 Shakespeare in Love, have focused on the tragic destiny of these "two star-crossed lovers". Seemingly, it is the destiny of Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide because they are not allowed to love each other. It’s the kind of dramatic story that makes teenage hearts swoon: pure love, passionate love, forbidden love. And while the passionate romance of young Capulet and young Montague is essential to the play, it is by no means the only way to understand Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately, many students are first exposed to this particular work early in high school, an age at which the issue of love resonates more powerfully than many other of life’s concerns. After this initial exposure in high school, most students do not return to Romeo and Juliet except in films, which again, cater to youth. This particular emphasis, along with the use of young and attractive headliners, explains the success with young audiences of the 1996 film version. The film interpretations of this work along with the early initial exposure make it rather easy for a current reader to dismiss the play as just a love story.
"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection," states the British author, George Orwell. Every individual grows to understand that perfection is unachievable, therefore, human beings embody dramatic flaws. Many people tend to be unkempt or have poor manners, while others have behavioral difficulties such as quick temperament, dishonesty, or intentional rudeness. These perplexities can bring about hardships throughout an individual's life. William Shakespeare demonstrates some of these hardships in his puissant drama about The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, that portrays a protagonist, Romeo, who acquires the unfortunate flaw of rashness which later develops into the major downfall of his death.
To many, Romeo and Juliet is a tale of love filled with teenage angst, peer pressure, and excessive violence, yet so many love it. Why? Perhaps it is because so many young adults deal with similar issues relating to depression, anxiety, and struggles with peer pressure and emotions. Although we are now in the twenty-first century, it seems that adolescent emotions have stayed relatively similar, that is, difficult to control and understand. There were many teen issues that led to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet such as peer pressure, depression, and rebellion all of which are still prevalent in today’s society.
Through the flaws in the characterization of his characters, Shakespeare allows their weakness to manipulate and cloud their judgment. This fundamentally leads to the outcome of Romeo and Juliet, with each weakness presenting a conflict that alters the characters fate. Being especially true with the star-crossed lovers, William Shakespeare leads their perfect love into tragedy with these conflicts. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt all contribute to conflicts that enhance the plot. From destructive flaws in their characterizations, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and Tybalt are all consequently controlled by their weakness, therefore affecting the outcome of the play.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare responds to the lives and complete rash choices of teenagers. Shakespeare also focuses on the theme of love and close relation to hate and how it creates a larger, more uncontrollable situation. This play was written in an era utterly different than ours, yet it is still relatable and we care completely able to imagine what this situation might have been like, even though, if thought about, it seems so irrational and extreme. We have these connections of love and loss of all sense that you’d do anything for someone, even if we couldn’t imagine potentially killing yourself for them. No matter what, as teenagers, we have felt the sting of Cupid’s arrow and Romeo and Juliet’s love doesn’t seem so incomprehensible after all.
Young love is a very deep immature feeling, which tends to misguide those affected by it, and the affected ones fall too deeply in love, which leads to a tendency of self-destruction. The concept of the young misguiding love is emphasized in the drama, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet are young when they first see each other and make the mistake of loving each other without knowing their family names. Their deep love without any understanding of the concept of love leads to the young lovers committing suicide, which is a rash decision. They do not embrace their situation, and think about other solutions other than suicide. Romeo and Juliet act on impulse and make rash decisions without thinking about the consequences, which results in self-destruction, because of the burden and the extremity of love.
Teenagers that are in love tend to be impulsive and bad at making decisions. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, two star-crossed lovers from families that don’t get along have to go against their parents, so they can be together. The language that Shakespeare uses depicts the characters and shows that they are impulsive, which affects the outcome of the play.
Have you ever met that special someone in high school and fell in love with that person? In Romeo and Juliet, when Romeo and Juliet meet, you can tell by Romeo’s interaction with Juliet that he really loves Juliet. When Romeo meets Juliet, he kisses her hand and tries to impress her. Romeo then decides to visit Juliet at her house while knowing that it might cost him his life should her parents discover him there. They even decide to get married in secret a few days after they met. This shows that it is possible for teenagers to be in love.
Many people think that society has changed so much over the years. That the way that children act, has taken a turn for the worse, but in reality children are learning from their ancestors. Children are lying to their parents, they are sneaking out at night to be with a boy that is “the one”, children are going back to the age of Shakespeare. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” which was written by William Shakespeare in 1597, there are two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet, who fall in love with each other. These two teenagers try to do everything that they can to live the rest of their lives together, except their families despise each other, so there is no way that they can live the rest of their lives together.
The two main forces driving Romeo and Juliet together while simultaneously pulling them apart are the Capulets and the Montagues. As is typical with all teenage romance, parents who don’t approve of their child’s love will do everything they possibly can to keep them apart (in Juliet’s case, it’s trying to marry her off to someone else). But while these efforts are noble on their parents’ part, teenagers have a natural tendency to go against what their parents say, especially when it comes to something that will make them happy or their “true love”. In the instance of Romeo and Juliet, whether this was true love or simply lust, the Capulets and Montagues were made to be the barrier between them, causing sad, lovelorn children. Acting as barrier between them also forces Romeo and Juliet to see each other in secret, and Romeo’s walk of shame after their “honeymoon” night was what got Romeo into the whole ordeal with Tybalt later on in the play.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare take place in the fourteenth century in Verona, Italy. Most of the play will take place in Capulet’s house. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at a party. The problem with this is that their families have an ongoing feud that has lasted centuries. They are both aware that their families would not approve of them being together, let alone getting married, so they get married in secret with the help of Friar Laurence and Nurse. All was going well until Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, in order to get revenge for Tybalt killing someone in his family. He is banished by Prince.Juliet’s parents then tell her she is to marry Paris. At first, Juliet refuses, but then later agrees to marry Paris because of Friar
In Romeo and Juliet, their love is not real because of how fast it started and it was based on their beauty. Although it may seem like Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight, they actually just found each other attractive and immediately thought they were meant to be. Adolescent love is not real love because adolescents are too young too truly understand true love, and like Romeo and Juliet, adolescents are gullible and find themselves falling in love with anything that is beautiful.
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' Erich Fromm. Romeo and Juliet is based on immature love, and is not a true love story. Love is a great source of passion throughout the world. Though love is considered a good emotion, it can also be one of the biggest flaws a person can have. When one is in love, they will basically do anything to be with the one they love. They don’t care about the number of rules they break, or how much they change themselves, as long as they can be with the one they truly love. They may take drastic measures from defying their parents and friends to committing suicide. Shakespeare shows the power of love and the affect it has, through one of the most well-known love stories in the world. Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet brings the audience through the brief relationship between Romeo and Juliet; even though it is short it is complex. We are shown love, hate, passion and commitment. In the end, we are shown how true love leass to true sacrifice. Is it possible that love at first sight really exists? That forces such as fate, can make a person find true love and never let go no matter the circumstances? The answers to these questions can be found in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.