Romeo and Juliet: Should Children Always Obey Their Parents?

The common answer for whether we should always obey our parents or not would is usually a simple, yes. Yet, when you really evaluate this question, there are many contradictories to the answer. Would obeying your parents 24/7 really be the best result for every individual’s eternal outcome in life? In reality, this would not be the best choice. There are many reasons that can back up this conclusion. In Romeo and Juliet and in real life, three main reasons why children should not always obey their parents include that times have changed from when they were that age, parents think they know their child the best when they really don’t, and the children need to become self-reliant and their own individuals.

To begin, in Romeo and Juliet and in real life, children should not always obey their parents because times have changed from when they were that age. As times change, so do many other things which can result in kids wanting to rebel. For an obvious example, in Romeo and Juliet Act I, Scene III lines 69-72 Lady Capulet says, “Well think of marriage now. Younger than you, here in Verona, ladies of esteem, are already made mothers. By my count, I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid.” This shows very clearly that at that time, women married and bore children at a very, very young age. Even though by the time Juliet was of that age it was pretty common, look at the times now. If children were married at that young of an age it would be a crime. We cannot always rely on our ancestors beliefs; otherwise that tradition would still happen in today’s time. In modern day, times have changed drastically with technology that when parents were teenagers. Adults tend to not recognize all the new updates which may r...

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In the long run, obeying your parents is a very good thing that all people need to do in order to do well. Yet, we cannot follow them every single minute and second of every single day as we need to progress through life. Life is a journey that we need to ultimately complete on our own. In the end, everything will be on our shoulders, so our decisions cannot held responsible through our parents. To finish, the three main reasons why children should not always obey their parents include that times have changed from when they were that age, parents think they know their child the best when they really don’t, and the children need to become self-reliant and their own individuals.

Works Cited

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. Language of Literature. Ed. Arthur N. Applebee. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2002. Print.