In the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, there are multiple teenage characters showing impulsive and egocentric decisions that affect others around them, eventually leading to the two main characters killing themselves at the end. This can be because of lack rules, bad parenting, the prefrontal cortex developing, and lack of discipline. In the article “Teenagers - Inside the Teenage Brain” it explains why the teenage characters in Romeo and Juliet made the decisions that they did throughout the play and why teenagers make the decisions they make. Brain development can be more active and dynamic during teenage years. This might be why Romeo and Juliet radically made the decision to get married in Act two when they haven't known each
