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Romeo And Juliet Forbidden Love Essay

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Where there are feuds, there is hate. Where there is hate, there is also love. You must love something so passionately to hate another, or perhaps there is no hate to be found at all. Perhaps there is a forbidden love story in the kindling, rising from the ashes of the bridges each side burns. They all say forbidden love is the best kind of love because maybe that love should not have been forbidden in the first place. There are those out there that believe parents should be able to prevent their children from dating certain people. I would rather believe parents can not have a say in who their children date. Romeo and Juliet is a well known play written by William Shakespeare. It brings the readers a story of forbidden love between the …show more content…

However, many sources, including the film, Frontline: Inside the Teenage Brain, highlights the fact that by age six, adolescents’ brains are ninety to ninety-five percent developed. Of course, some will argue back saying it is the frontal cortex that is still growing. According to the article, “The Teenage Brain”, written by Amanda Leigh Mascarelli, the prefrontal system in teens simply allows them to begin making decisions on their own. There was a test taken through a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine using both adolescent and adult subjects. The scientists displayed a game on the screen within the MRI and had the subjects play it. The results showed that the teens chose the paths that resulted in reward the most. This finding shows that all these things people believe are risks that teens are taking, are most likely going to end up rewarding teens in one way or another because that is what their brains are drawn to. Therefore, if parents are trying to protect their kids from dating the wrong people, they probably have nothing to worry about because their children have the ability to make the right decisions on their own. Perhaps forbidden love really does not have to be forbidden after all. Parents should not prevent their children from dating certain people. Romeo and Juliet are the exception, not the rule. My mom knows that teens learn best from their own experiences. It is just a matter of allowing

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