Identity Issues In 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

When Juliet finds out that Tybalt has been killed and Romeo is in exile, for killing Tybalt, Juliet feels both passionate about Romeo and disappointed in both Romeo and herself, which reveal her inner struggle. In Act 3, Juliet’s Nurse comes back with this news that Tybalt is dead and that Romeo is such an awful person for killing him. Juliet fights back at the Nurse, and herself, for speaking bad about Romeo. She claims, ““Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband? Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name, When I, thy three hours' wife, have mangled it? But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband.” (3.2.99-101). This shows that Juliet is passionate about Romeo, because first of all, she says that she was wrong to say bad things about her husband.

Teenage Post states," Teenagers are the most misunderstood people on earth. They are treated like children, but are expected to act like adults." This relates to Romeo and Juliet because both of the main characters have little freedom, but are expected to make adult decisions, like marriage, pregnancy, etc. Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare is a tragic love story. Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona, Italy, and is about a forbidden love between two teenagers, who fall in love. Both of the teenagers take their lives, one out of confusion, and the other out of the fear of loneliness. The representation of teens such as Benvolio, Romeo, and Juliet are fair because it depicts them just as people, such as parents, would depict their own

In the play entitled Romeo and Juliet, two people named Romeo and Juliet fall in love with one another. They are obsessed with one another that they feel as if they should be together all the time regardless of the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Being obsessed with one another is a type of romantic crush, not an identity crush which is explained in the article Adolescence and the Teenage Crush. Not only does Shakespeare use romantic crushes in the play, but he also uses identity crushes in the play to show what may happen if parents do not pay close attention to their teens’ relationships.

“There are no rewards or punishments---only consequences”, this was said by writer, professor, and priest William Ralph Inge. Romeo and Juliet has great lessons everyone can learn from. The two main characters seem to be a little lost in their love for each other in this long twisted play where nothing seems to go right. The story shows that secrets lead to more problems and that lying just brings more trouble to a person. William Shakespeare wrote this play, named The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, which tells of a love story between Romeo and Juliet and how it affected family, friends, and enemies.

In the story of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates the theme of identity in his writing through the tragedy that unfolds between the two lovers. As the play progresses, Shakespeare’s writing appeals the idea of identity to the audience with his detailed characters as they ponder what their identity is and what it means to be oneself. Age, gender, and family affiliation are key concepts that Shakespeare uses to appeal his theme of identity in the play to the world.

“The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare is a story of two teenagers belonging to fueding households. Romeo, a Montague and Juliet, a Capulet. A pair of star cross’d lovers influenced by the power of love. But being teenagers neither are fully developed as people. Also, with a lack of guidance from parents these teens risks it all for each other. This goes to show that if teens don’t have guidance in life, they can build a will to take more risk to get what they desire.

Hate, misery, and quarrels consume Verona as two lovers struggle to continue the existence of their affection. As progenies of the Montague and Capulet houses, Romeo and Juliet encounter one another, and with a single glance, they capture each other’s heart. However, as enemies, their love faces constant obstacles and sufferings. Throughout the journey of these protagonists, playwright, William Shakespeare, includes a recurring theme, known as a motif, in his theatrical work where he compares the minds of adults and adolescents. Furthermore, during the rivalry between the two households, William Shakespeare accommodates the constant surges of hate and sorrow in his tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, in order to develop a motif of youth vs age.

To thine own self be true is a respected age-old saying, but while it epitomises the value of self-understanding and integrity, society often forces false identities onto individuals. What ensues is a culture where we constantly act in a way that is not genuine to who we are, to please family, friends and to follow society’s pattern. Revered writer William Shakespeare addresses this theme over multiple texts, namely Romeo and Juliet, in which two star cross’d lovers challenge their identities with true love, and ultimately forfeit their lives as a result. Shakespeare presents the notion that despite the pain and suffering that may come with being true to oneself, it is necessary to achieve authenticity regardless of these consequences. He proves

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy that involves young lovers, their “untimely death,” and a feud between their two families. The Capulets and the Montagues war against each other. The feud continues to escalate and provides the background for the story of these “two star-crossed lovers.” This literary masterpiece is still relevant today since it involves parental ambition, family fighting, and young love.

Identity has been defined in many ways. It is the concept used to describe an individual's sense of who he or she is (Dashefsky and Shapiro, 1976). Changes in identity occur throughout the life cycle, however, the changes in identity are usually most notable during adolescence. Integrating a positive sense of ethnic identity into one's overall personal identity is an important task of late adolescence (Steinberg, 1996).

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.

People come and go in our lives. Whether by grief, by joy, by love, people bring revelation in our lives, a lesson for us to remember. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, tells of two young lovers who meet, fated in love, only to realize that by their family names they are enemies. Determined to be together, their bittersweet story goes on, as characters lose loved ones, meet, and come together, causing them to learn lessons, to change beliefs, for better or for worse. These things all go to show how the addition or removal of people in an individual's life teaches them lessons that they would otherwise not learn.

In order to understand Romeo and Juliet, it must be remembered that these two heralds of love were little more than children. In Renaissance England, the category of adolescence was not recognized (Cox 391). A person went from childhood to adulthood without the liberty that is allowed to modern adolescents. Nowadays, the teenage years are accepted as a turbulent period in which defiance of authority and assertion of "self" are not only allowed, but also expected. Adults explain away even the most inexplicable behavior of teenagers as "just a phase". However, as this was not done in Shakespeare’s England, both Romeo and Juliet were expected to take on the roles of adults, and were chastised for their refusal to enter in the adult world as their parents would have them. Juliet is first presented to the audience as a young woman who has come to marrying age: “Well, think of marriage now; younger than you, / Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, / Are made already mothers…Thus then in brief: / The valiant Paris seeks you for his love”(1.3.69-74). Juliet is presented with the idea of marrying Paris with

Romeo and Juliet is a great example of where parents control who their teens marry or date and could have ended well. Juliet's dad, Capulet, said that if she married who she was supposed to marry, “And all things shall be well”. Juliet’s would’ve been better if she had married paris. Juliet would love a carefree life and would not have to worry about sneaking around all the time. Another reason from this