Teen Rebellion In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

When picking a scene to analyze in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, it is easy to go straight to the temptingly classic and romantic balcony scene. Especially in the case of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation Romeo + Juliet, the director gives viewers plenty to talk about with his innovative staging that puts Romeo and Juliet on the same level. However, a more brief scene that gives way to important insight about the film is Romeo and Juliet’s wedding. In Shakespeare’s play the audience does not actually witness the wedding, so Luhrmann had total creative freedom in what he wanted this scene to look like. When the two young lovers finally reach the end of the aisle together, they quickly evoke the image of children playing dress up. Romeo’s suit is old-fashioned and too big for him, as if he borrowed it from his father’s closet. Juliet wears a 1950’s style halter dress, hanging on her like a costume. Her hair is messily pulled into an updo with strands hanging down by her face, making her look like a kid who has tried to do a fancy new hairdo but does not quite know how and could probably use a haircut besides that. Attire aside, Romeo and Juliet just have very young-looking faces. The actors portraying them, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, are ages 21 and 17 and you can tell by their bright faces and softened features that they are still quite young to be getting married (Rolling Stone). Their clothes and faces combined

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In the play “Romeo and Juliet” Romeo and Juliet are disobedient to their parents by not listening to them and going against them, they also sneak out without anybody’s consent to meet each

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.

57). This shows that teens are rebellious because they will want to try to make the parent stop bothering them by doing the opposite. Teens don’t only rebel against parents the may disobey older relatives too. An example of this is when Tybalt argues with Lord Capulet: “TYB: It fits, when such a villain is a guest: / I’ll not endure him. / CAP: He shall be endured: / What goodman, boy! I say, he shall: go to; / Am I the master here, or you? go to. / You’ll not endure him! God shall mend my soul, / You’ll make a mutiny among my guest! / You will set cock-a-hoop! you’ll be the man! / TYB: Why, uncle, ‘tis a shame.”(1.5.76-84). This shows how Tybalt was being rebellious because he was trying to fight with Romeo but, when he gets told no by Lord Capulet he still argues with his uncle. A number of teens may argue with their parents when they are told to not do something in hope of changing the parent’s mind. Another example of this is showed when Juliet argues with her parents: “CAP: …But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next, / To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, / Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither, / …. / JUL: Good father, I beseech you on my knees, / Hear me with patience but to speak a word.” (3.5.157-163). This shows that Juliet is defying her parent’s wishes because she is arguing against her dad when he told her that she has to marry Paris. Adolescents

Even though they have made many immature mistakes (like marrying only after knowing each other less than twenty-four hours), Romeo and Juliet have matured throughout the play because they have both put each other before themselves, they both have been more aware and considerate of other people instead of being vain and inconsiderate, and they both have tried to control their own fates instead of letting fate control them.

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Through a brilliantly written play of tragedy and woe, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a thrilling tale of romance and passion. However, there is also a less obvious, nonetheless present, theme within the story – rebellion. Throughout the story, the main protagonists, Romeo and Juliet, show rebellion through their words and their actions. They oppose their social world and their families for the sake of their all-consuming love.

Teenage rebellion is seen as a normal phase among teens but among teenagers they see this phase as a way of demonstrating on what they want and what they would want to do.With wanting to do what they like comes off bad for parents because they parent could disagree with their child making it look like disobedience.One work of literature that shows teenage rebellion is William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet.The play shows the disobedience towards the couples parents as both sides are enemies and shows the forbidden desire of two enemies as their parents taught them to hate one another.The book Twilight demonstrates the forbidden desire of two sides but with a good ending unlike the play Romeo and Juliet.The classical disney movie Cinderella shows

In the Shakespearean play “Romeo and Juliet”, the parents of adolescent children often made choices for their children such as where they were to be at a certain time and how they were to dress for a certain party. One of the most unusual decisions made for the children, according to our time, was the decision of courting and marriage. Parents would choose who the child was to marry and when the wedding would be. Many people of the present day in age believe that children should be able to choose whoever they want to be with for the rest of their lives. Other parents try to shelter their children from the world and restrict them from dating certain people. Due to recent brain studies, real life examples, and examples from “Romeo and Juliet”, parents should be able to exclude certain people from dating their child.

Throughout Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare conveys the theme of conflict in a myriad of forms. This theme of conflict is presented through the characters language and speech, as well as sporadically their actions. Notably, the conflict can be eternal, physical, mental and emotional which allows the audience to gain a deeper understanding of the characters. Furthermore, the idea of conflict is emphasized further when placed in juxtaposition with its antithesis theme love.

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Romeo and Juliet Essay Topic: ‘Deny thy father, and refuse thy name.’ Romeo and Juliet is as much about rebellion as it is romance. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous works. It is known for its enormous display of love from two teenagers and the great lengths they go through for each other leading to a tragic end. The amount of romance shown in it is definitely admirable, but, what most people do not acknowledge is the major part rebellion has in the play.

Why is teenage rebellion a prevalent theme throughout literature, movies, and song lyrics? Teenage rebellion is unremarkable since it is an empathetic subject to many audiences. One might think that the subject appeals to adults as well. Since teenage rebellion is a topic that adults can also relate to and it becomes a theme that is understandable to all ages. Teenage rebellion occurs toward “society and against adult authority,” (Rebel). Adolescents want the sense of freedom that following rules does not provide. Literature that incorporates teenage rebellion is Romeo and Juliet, a well-known play by William Shakespeare. It illustrates two kinds of teenage rebellion, the dissident of opposing society and/ or adult authority. Juxtaposed with