Strong Emotions In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Relationships between teenagers and their parents are rarely boring. Since teenagers begin to think and act independently, conflict arises between them more frequently. This is not just a modern occurrence; in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet and her parents have very different points of view. In the play, she marries a man who is a member of a rival family without discussing it with her parents, which eventually leads to her demise because of the conflict that arises. She does not have much interaction with her parents throughout the play, but the miniscule amount shows the differing of opinions immensely. Juliet’s limited interactions with her parents in the play show that she has a rebellious relationship

In today’s world, you constantly hear teenagers claiming they are in love. This has brought concern to doctors and scientists to see if teenagers are fully capable to understand the meaning of love. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a wonderful example of two teens who believe they are in love. This story is about two families, the Montagues and Capulets, who have an ancient feud. Once the two teenagers of these families “fall in love”, they begin to sneak around, keep secrets, lie, and do much more.

Love is something everyone feels, and is different for everyone. It can make people do things that they could never see themselves doing. It impacts everyone in their day to day lives. In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, love is shown in a variety of ways and can make people do crazy things. Love can be friendly, forced, or romantic.

Didn’t Elvis say it best when ever he said, “Wise men say only fools rush into love”. This idea is expressed throughout the world because so many mistakes are made whenever people rush into love. It seems as though love has a powerful hold on people and they just can’t help what they do once they are in love. It is as if they are almost blind to everything else around them, and also blind to the consequences that might come from their choices that they make. Teenagers seem to be more at risk for such frivolous love due to the fact they have lived such ephemeral lives. Since teen brains are not fully developed it can lead to fickle or poor decision making, and sometimes leads to making choices that result in teen pregnancy. Poor decision

He was in love with Rosaline for a very long time, but Rosaline “forsworn to love” (Shakespeare 1.1.218). Then Romeo kisses Juliet a couple of days later and Romeo thinks she looks like “A rich Jewel in an Ethiop’s ear” (Shakespeare 1.5.44). The article “The Teen Brain: It’s Just Not Grown Up Yet” tells the readers that the non-connection of the frontal lobes in the teenage brain is the reason why teenagers may act selfish and indecisive. In the article, “Adolescence and the Teenage Crush” by Carl Pickhardt, helps the audience to understand the modern understanding of adolescence and the progress of the plot of Romeo and Juliet by showing how teenage crushes are a very important part in the journey of a

Teens in the stage of growing up needs the trust and support from their family and friends to be able to survive in this world. Most teens are like puppets who become the person that their parents want them to be, but as they mature into adults, they have their own desires and ways of thinking, which enable them to break free from the puppet control and become who they really are. In the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, the playwright used the Nurse, Lord Capulet, and Friar Lawrence to show how taming the wills of the teens and forcing their wishes upon them could turn the play Romeo and Juliet into a tragic love story.

Hornyak 1 Olivia Hornyak Mrs. Guy English 14 October 2014 Irrational Teenage Behavior in Romeo and Juliet Teenagers can act irrationally because they are sleep deprived and because their brains are not fully developed. In Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters, Romeo and Juliet, make many poor decisions and often act rashly. Romeo and Juliet, who come from feuding families, meet at a ball, immediately fall in love, and getting married without telling their families the next day. In the end, they both kill themselves over each other resulting in an end to their families fighting. Irrational teenage behavior, can cause incomplete brain development and sleep deprivation, results in poor judgement, as seen in Shakespeare’s tragic play Romeo and Juliet.

Many teens today think of suicide their way out of their most complicated problems. Lots of teen suicides revolved around love. Although many signs of this appear in a form of depression or recent change in the teen's behavioral actions. As much as it is a problem today, it hurts many friends and families today. The societal issues in Romeo and Juliet still exist today.

But shortly after Lord Capulet comes in and gives Juliet a piece of his mind, but stubbornly she refuses to marry Paris, the young man her father had chosen, “Is she not proud? Doth she not count her blest,/ Unworthy as she is, what we have wrought/ so worthy to be her bridegroom? .An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets,/ For, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee”(II.v.193-194). Juliet’s unthankfulness provokes her father to get exceedingly angry at the point where he even thinks about leaving his beloved daughter out in the street to starve and perish.

Love, an intense feeling of deep affection. Love is dangerous, especially in Romeo and Juliet. Love can cause extremely impulsive decisions, such as Romeo and Juliet’s decision to get married. If they hadn’t of gotten married, they probably would not have died in the end. When you love someone, you dont think about the consequences you will end up facing in the future, which is much like teenagers today. Teenagers may think they’re in love and make stupid decisions like not listening to the more experienced people who have gone through all of the same issues. I think this because of several articles and Romeo and Juliet have confirmed my thoughts. They also inspired me to write this synthesis on Romeo and Juliet, and teenagers. Teenagers are

Having not quite reached her fourteenth birthday, Juliet is of an age that stands on the border between immaturity and maturity. In the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, love changes Juliet throughout the story by going from a loyal-obeying daughter to her dad then to being a very disrespectful teenage daughter that every parent is scared of because of the influence of her husband. Not only did this trigger her to change but Juliet was also forced to marry Paris whom she did not want to be near. Young Juliet also believes that her dad does not trust her, which she’s not mature and she should just let her husband be in charge. "My child is yet a strange to the world. She hath not seen the

Furthermore, in the article, Teenagers In Love, by Nancy Kalish, it provides examples of sadness. The article informs readers how many parents react to teenagers being in love. For example in the article, Teenagers In Love, Kalish says, “ Adults refer to these relationships with demeaning language calling them just puppy love…” Teens can open up about their relationships with a boy or girl hoping they could talk about it with their parents, but their parents don't take it seriously. They make fun of the relationship and soon their teens will not feel comfortable opening up to them. In the text the author says, “ … men and women wrote to me to bitterly complain about parents who joked years ago. Don't worry! Boyfriends/Girlfriends are like buses…

In some instances Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is becoming more and more revelant in daily life. Expecially with depression and suicide because of love. For the boys and girls that do not feel the need to read or watch the story will never know Juliet and Romeo’s story and how it could affect their lives. Parents should look back through not only Shakespeare’s books and sonnets, but other classics. In many situations, when teens are expected to read Shakespeare's’ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, teens think that Shakespeare is pointless, however his stories help parents and officials learn about teen depression, love, and thoughts. Finally, the tragic story of Juliet and Romeo will forever play a part in the lives of teens all thanks to Shakespeare’s wonderful tragedies and

Love is being willing to sacrifice everything for your everything, and giving your family, friends, and life for one person. Romeo gave everything for Juliet. He risked his family, his friends, his way of living, and his life in the pursuit of his true love. Juliet risked all that was central in influencing her to be the person she is, even

People who fall in love can experience countless powerful emotions that can lead to numerous conflicts. This pattern can be seen in the book Romeo and Juliet as two adolescents fall in love, not realizing their families were rivals. In the end, all the tragic events and emotions caused by their love for one another led to them both committing suicide. In the book Romeo and Juliet, the author, William Shakespeare, uses multiple literary devices to convey his opinion that love causes people to feel strong emotions, including being sorrowful and infuriated.