Depression In Romeo And Juliet

Everyone knows the story: amidst the fighting of two families, a girl meets the guy of her dreams, within a day they are married and, later, they kill themselves. Some people believe that Romeo and Juliet promotes unacceptable behavior in teens; however, it is a very important part of the ninth grade language arts education because it has global influence and teaches lessons to people.

Romeo and Juliet, one of many Shakespeare tragedy plays, reveals that Shakespeare thinks love brings sorrow and grief. The play tells a story about “two star-crossed lovers” named Romeo and Juliet, who live in two different households that hate each other. Many problems arise with Romeo and Juliet loving each other, but being enemies in nature. The story is told by many characters, including Romeo and Juliet. Through this, Shakespeare uses dramatic irony, repetition of epithets, and pathos to show how love brings sorrow and grief.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Both Romeo and Juliet are young and sprightly teenagers, Romeo being 15-16 and Juliet with the age of 13. They are teens that make impulsive decisions without thinking about the consequences. David Dobbs the author of the article “Beautiful Brains” explains why teenagers act the way they do throughout scientific research and studies. This article helps to understand Romeos and Juliets actions which led to their deaths.

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

Romeo and Juliet is a play that shows how intense relationships between two young people can be, this is shown in the love that Romeo and Juliet have for each other. Then how Reckless Romeo and Juliet are stating they would kill each other if anything were to happen to the other. Finally the grief they have when they learn that the other is dead causes them to kill themselves shows the final intensity of their love. Shakespeare is trying to caution quick love or love that is created in an instant and has no thought or reason behind it.

“So many roads. So many detours. So many choices. So many mistakes.” is what Sarah Jessica Parker once said. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is about two people, Romeo and Juliet, who fall madly in love with each other, even though they are from feuding families. They constantly run into problems with their relationship and have to make very important decisions on how to fix them. Throughout the play, many of the characters make impulsive actions, in which their choices help shape the story, have an abundance of family pride and even have a lack of communication at times. Some events the characters can’t control, which causes many problems and they tend to be victims, which can result in death.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare. In this classic tale, two young teenagers fall into a forbidden love. Unable to be together due to their parents being sworn enemies, the two romantics commit suicide rather than be apart. Many devastating events occurr that cause Romeo and Juliet to take such drastic measures, but the strong personalities of Tybalt, Romeo, and the Nurse greatly contribute to the tragic ending.

William Shakespeare brought us what some may consider the most well-known romance in history; and it killed both lovers. According to an article posted by Google Sites, contributing factors to teen suicide include “feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, emotional/physical/sexual abuse, and lack of a support network (parents, peers), or feeling of isolation.” While these factors apply to society today, many of them also apply to Romeo and Juliet. Among other factors, hopelessness, emotional abuse, and lack of support apply to the unlikely couple.

Sinead O'Connor once said, “When you're young, you don't really know quite what you're aiming at. You're very impulsive and acting on impulse, which is very important and valuable. But you're kind of swimming in a blind sea. When you get older, you have more of a sense of direction”. Making decisions is just another part of life, however in our adolescent stage of life we tend to make decisions based off our first impulses. Those impulses lead to later regret of those decisions. Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy written by the famous poet and playwright, William Shakespeare. This was first performed in 1594 and it's a tale of two star crossed lovers separated by their families feud and fate who end up bereft of life. Shakespeare uses diction to give importance to Friar Laurence's. advice and Juliet's contradicting thoughts and decisions. In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses diction to delineate that youths impulsive behaviors ultimately result in undesired anguish.

According to the National Institute for Mental Health, there are eleven suicides attempts a day in the Unites States. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in teenagers. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, people often wonder how things could have gone so wrong for the "two star-crossed." As the story unfolds, it is clear that many characters play a vital role in the events that ultimately lead to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The characters ultimately to blame are Romeo, Juliet, The Nurse, Friar, and the families.

Romeo’s showed severe signs of depression at the beginning of the play due to severe rejection. Before the first scene in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, writer William Shakespeare used dialogue to explain Romeo’s past. When Benvolio asked why Romeo’s hours were sad, Romeo explained that “Not having that, which, having, makes them short” (1. 1. 169). Benvolio asked, “In love?” (1. 1. 170).

The love story that is the basis of almost every love story today is just two teenagers being stupid and making bad decisions. These two crazy love birds spend almost no time together; their total time on stage together is mere minutes. The rest of the time the teens are just fantasizing about being with one another. Though Romeo and Juliet did not just make bad decisions in the presence of one another, most of their dumb ideas came from being apart. This love was a short and sweet one , but it ended in the biggest shock of the time and it still shocks generations long after.

A famous speaker named Henry Ward Beaker once said “Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable” (Teenage Love Sayings and Quotes). Shakespeare is known for his stories on adolescent love, Romeo and Juliet is just one example of how some teens can mistake a crush for love and take things too far. Romeo and Juliet is a story about two adolescent star-crossed lovers that get married and kill themselves in only two days of knowing each other. Romeo is characterized as a typical teenage boy, someone who loves with their eyes and not their heart.

Little children live life to the fullest, but as children head into their teenage years, they can grow up for the best or the worst depending on their emotions and surroundings. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. emphasizes, “During your teenage years you will probably notice that you are becoming more aware of and sensitive to the growing number of changes in your life; this is developing your individuality, learning how to cope with important challenges in life” (qtd. in “Loneliness”). In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, this love tragedy had two teenagers, Romeo and Juliet, go through lots of conflicts that lead to their deaths. In most of the play, Romeo and Juliet go through grief, loss, and loneliness, but they never

Shakespeare sends a very important message in Romeo and Juliet. It may not have the “happy ending” that most people expect out of a play, but behind the confusing plot twists is a very realistic story. Shakespeare didn’t want to give us a fantasy. He wanted to give us the truth. He wanted to demonstrate the serious danger behind the power of “the teenage crush.”