Romeo And Juliet Reckless Quotes

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare writes of many lessons for the audience and reader. In Romeo and Juliet we see a variety of different scenarios that the young teens go through. Shakespeare shows that through life one goes through different periods such as, a naive period, a time of recklessness, and a times of love. He conveys this in several different ways in the play.

Shakespeare uses the character Juliet to show how reckless young people can be. He shows this by using Phoebus from Roman and Greek mythology. “Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, Toward Phoebus' lodging” (Shakespeare,William, Act III, Scene II, 1). Phoebus is reckless and rushes into things just like Romeo and Juliet did. Romeo and Juliet met one

day and then got married the next. They were reckless about their lives and love by not getting the chance to know each other first. Romeo and Juliet get married and then a few hours later have sex, “And learn me how to lose a winning match, / Play’d for a pair of stainless maidenhoods.”( Act III, Scene II,14,15). Juliet is about to lose her virginity to someone she just met a day before. Juliet believes that she found her true love, “Think true love acted simple modesty”(Act III, Scene II, 17). Juliet has just met this boy and yet she believes she has found her true love. One would not know of true love after two days. Romeo and Juliet are both very reckless teens with their love. They rush into things and are reckless with situations.
In The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet , Juliet is naive about love and life.

Juliet makes many references thinking that she can manipulate the time to come faster. This is shown when Juliet talks about Phaethon, “As Phaethon would whip you to the west / And bring in cloudy night immediately”(Act III, Scene II, 3 ). Here Juliet makes reference to Phaethon riding to the west, so he will bring her the night quicker. Juliet believes she can manipulate night to come sooner showing how naive and childish she can be. One may manipulate objects and things to do what one would want it to do, just as Juliet thinks she can manipulate the night to come sooner. This is particularly shown here, “Spread thy close curtain…” (Act III,Scene II, 5). Juliet refers to night like closing a curtain. Juliet wants to manipulate night to come just like she can close a curtain. Juliet acts as if time can be manipulated just like objects. Like time she shows how one can be naive with love, “Whither than new snow upon a raven’s back” (Act III, Scene II, 20). Juliet is saying that Romeo is her only light or hope in her life. Instead of making her own hope in her life. Juliet relies on someone to bring happiness and hope back to her life showing her lack of experience in life. Shakespeare teaches us that as a child one can be naive in life and with love. Though one may be naive it is up to them to learn as one progress in

life.
In Romeo and Juliet though they are young and have just met, they have a very great and deep love for each other. Juliet tells the audience this in many ways, “Whither than new snow upon a raven’s back” (Act III, Scene II, 20). Romeo is the snow, white and pure, her light and hope through the darkness. Romeo is the one bright spot in her life at the moment showing how important his love is to her. Juliet tells the audience that their love is so deep that when he may die not only she, but all on earth and all in heaven will fall in love with him, “Take him and cut him out in little stars, / And he will make the face of heaven so fine / That all the world will be in love with night / And pay no worship to the garnish sun.”(Act III, Scene II, 23-26). Juliet makes an insult a compliment by saying she’ll cut him, but all will be in love with him. Her love for him so strong she believes all will fall for him just like she. The sound of Romeo’s name has such a powerful effect according to Juliet, “But Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence”(Act III, Scene II,34). The sound of her just hearing Romeo’s name reminds her of heaven. That powerful of feeling shows how deep their love runs. Romeo and Juliet’s love has such a powerful effect on the audience. Juliet describing their love brings the reader or audience even closer to the characters.
William Shakespeare writes many lessons about life. As the reader goes deeper into their love story we see how they grow from naive reckless teens to two people in love willing to make sacrifices know matter what the people in their lives tell them. Their love may be young but it brings a new meaning to life to the audience. They show what it means to truly love someone. One grows on the characters because on some level the audience can relate to what they go through with their families, themselves, and love. Shakespeare uses this story to teach one that recklessness, naiveness, and young love is all part of life.