How Does Romeo And Juliet Affect Teens

The everyday question is Romeo and Juliet still relevant? Romeo and Juliet is still relevant in today’s society because of the modern day themes throughout the book and the known acts of teenage

1595? Has there really not been any better pieces of literature written in the last 422 years? Believe it or not, things have changed; electricity was invented, world war I and II have taken place as well as the revolution, and yet we still insist on teaching students literature that doesn’t apply to our world today at all. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet should not be taught in high schools, because it uses language that is too complicated for students to understand, it takes far too long to teach, and students are taking nothing away from the reading.

“Two Households, both alike in dignity( In fair Verona, where we lay our scene), From ancient grudge breaks new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” Within the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet shakespeare, indirectly, reveals how the young make impulsive decisions. In their case, their rash decisions costs them their lives. The blood battle between the montagues and capulets, and a love,in the middle, being tugged at on both sides. The motif of youth vs. age in the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is developed by giving the readers a tragic love story and reveals the theme of youth vs. age as you get deeper into the story.

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.

Shakespeare understood that with young love came rebellion, (which upon Juliet’s marriage to Paris being advanced ahead of time), made the lovers more determined to defy their scorning families and the chain of being. Had their families ceased their feud and with time, let their children get to personally know each other, their young love might’ve extended into true love. Shakespeare presents the complexities and faults with young love in the play with rebellion and time as catalysts in their downfall, suggesting a negative view of the human nature.

An infinite amount of children believe that Shakespeare is meaningless and is too difficult for them to read. Those many adolescents read the book for school, earn retched grades, do not understand the story, do not ask questions, and allow themselves to fail, all because they think that Shakespeare is pointless. For those who read it know how beautifully Shakespeare catches teen romance in Romeo and Juliet. Some might say that they know what all of the teenagers of the world are going through, but really when one becomes an adult they begin to think differently. When doctors and other officials tell a teenager that they know what they are going through, that man or woman, most likely, cannot recollect what it was like as a teen. One wonders

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.

When someone asks what you think about teenagers, what pops into your head? Among the millions of answers between people, some would say they get themselves into trouble, a lot. It’s a stereotypical answer because, of course not adolescents do. But, quite a few let their impulsive side take over and end up in a “not so good” situation. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a play set in Verona, where two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, remain in a feud.

The characters have much more depth in comparison to Romeo and Juliet, avoiding stereotypes but still adhering to proven teenage characteristics. This divergence from the tradition does not disregard the proven behaviours of adolecents. The article “Beautiful Brains” by Daniel Dobbs from National Geographic describes the neurological causes of teenage behaviour, describing the science that has contributed to the foundation of what we consider teenagers to be. Brains are not finished development until one is into their early twenties, In the article Dobbs mentions “when this development proceeds normally, we get better at balancing impulse, desire, goals, self-interest, rules, ethics, and even altruism, generating behaviour that is more complex and, sometimes at least, more sensible.” (Dobbs, Page 2)

In Romeo and Juliet youth and age are contrasted, though not through age; but rather through the adults and the juveniles. Shakespeare reveals the incompetence of both adults and adolescents through the eyes of the children. By using impulsive, irrational, and regardless characters, Shakespeare makes his point so. When children become adults and adults become children, the amount of the troubles bound to occur are limitless. Youth in Romeo and Juliet are portrayed through young characters: Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, and Mercutio.

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

Although Romeo and Juliet is an old tale about love, set in the 1500’s, written by William Shakespeare. There are many elements that are still relevant, and that adolescents, even 450 years later can still relate to. This essay will explain how the play Romeo and Juliet, can correlate with modern society, and how there are significant similarities between the lifestyle then and now. Some of these similarities will include free-will, and how teens tend to rebel against authority such as parents. We will see how gang violence was a common occurrence, and that it still is and the fact that love had to be hidden from family and other loved ones, in fear of it not being accepted in society.

  Even since the Elizabethan Era in Europe, they have been given a bad rap for being careless, irresponsible, and immature.  One of the history’s most famous actor, writer, and poet, William Shakespeare’s, Romeo and Juliet, one of his most well-known and loved plays, portrays his opinion of teenagers clearly.   Nonetheless, Shakespeare

‘Romeo and Juliet’: Shakespeare 's was written in the period of 1594-1596. The text is about two “star crossed lovers”; a fictitious world of Verona Beach Turbulent; two families; both the Capulet and Montague share an entity that has become birthright. The scaffolding of a tragic love story was made into a modern classic in the year 1996 by director Baz Luhrmann. Shakespeare 's play “Romeo and Juliet” will be analysed for its relevance to be upheld in 21st century’s school curriculum due to its relation to issues dealing with characters, plot/storyline, and use of language that incorporates fate, revenge, love and loyalty.

Shakespeare is widely known for his style of writing. However, this also contributes to the actual story he is telling. One of his most famous pieces, Romeo and Juliet is more understandable, at least in concept that is shown through simply reading. It is the story of how 2 young teenagers meet, and as teenagers do, rebel against their parents and society to love each other, and kept this oath to their final breath. Juliet's “evolution” can be broken down into 4 stages, the first being a section where she is innocent and obeys her mother’s command.