Romeo and Juliet Brain Project Why do the teens in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare make decisions that even they know will cause conflict? Not just them but why do any teenagers make decisions that will start conflict? There are pros and cons to the adolescent brain. Teens would hear voices in their head that would tell them right from wrong which has advantages and disadvantages.…
The brain is to blame for rushed decisions made by adolescents. A teenager´s behavior and the choices they decide to make are often not through carefully enough. This is prevalent with the teens in Romeo and Juliet. According to the NIDA article options are chosen in an instant: “Decisions don't just happen automatically in your conscious mind. They stem from a series of events in the brain, which happen almost instantaneously.¨ Teenagers in Romeo and Juliet couldn't help their behavior.…
Hayden Hubler Mrs. Hoeppner English 9B 27 March 2018 The Aging Brain In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, all the characters are in the teenage stages of their lives. In the play two families, the Capulets and the Montagues have been in a feud for a long time. Unfortunately, Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of their families, fall in love and make many poor decisions which results in the death of six lives in Verona.…
Her brain not being fully developed, caused an immature decision, wishing death upon herself because of young love, which she might have thought through more if her brain was more developed. Impulsive decisions made by teenagers usually are contributing to the environment that they are in or what they are going through at the moment, “The teenage brain is very responsive to the environment” (Galvan). In the state that Juliet was in, it made her respond to her frustration in a childish manner. With Romeo’s absence, Juliet’s emotions blocked her logical reasoning, which a person with a…
William Shakespeare is known for his stories that is relevant to Sarah Blackmore. The author of Romeo & Juliet is William Shakespeare and “The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain” is Sarah Blackmore. The genre of both texts are a tragic play and a Ted Talk. Romeo & Juliet had 6 deaths, teenagers, feud and love.…
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play, depicts two young people who marry within hours of meeting each other and ends with their suicides. Their family rivalry forbids the romance, yet it brings Romeo and Juliet closer together and they fall in love. However, such a deep level of affection does not define Romeo and Juliet’s relationship for several reasons. Juliet's immaturity, Romeo's recent heartbreak from another woman and their hasty courtship proves their connection as simple infatuation.…
The intangible love, by far the most powerful human emotion. And the only way someone with the greatest power on Earth can be truly harmed is by taking that power away from them. As seen in countless examples throughout this collection, those that lose love often end up destroyed by tragedy. Beasts materialize from the shadows where love once shined and pounce on the bereft. Bitterness, regret, furiosity, pain, and rage tear one’s mind apart.…
Imagine two teens falling in love drastically and wanting to get married, but the girl's dad will not approve of it. Well in the drama Romeo and Juliet they are immature about the whole thing. The two teens forget about everybody else and run off and married knowing there will be consequences. With none of their parents knowing this changes everything, it is one big secret. Throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet, neither one of them gains any type of maturity.…
Two texts can seem so similar on the surface but could end up being quite different as you explore their depths. This is shown through the contrast in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Taylor Swift’s Love Story by the use of literary devices and their vastly different structures to express the theme of love. In Romeo and Juliet, imagery was used far more to convey the love that the protagonists felt for each other while in Taylor Swift’s Love Story, repetition was more commonly employed. “It’s a love story, baby just say ‘YES’”…
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, perhaps the most classic story of love and sorrow to exist within English literature, portrays the depth of young love and lust, and the lengths young lovers would go to in order to preserve it. The unfortunate ending to the tale is the product of numerous decisions marked by impatience, often as a result of the youth and immaturity of the two “star-cross’d” lovers. However, nearly every character contributes somehow to the demise of the couple, due to honor, loyalty, or desperation, to the point where making impetuous decisions becomes a dominant and recurring theme in the drama. Their impulsive manners of abandoning logical deliberation cause suspense, confusion, betrayal, death, and intensity for both the characters and the reader/audience. Impetuosity in Romeo & Juliet is a powerful force that overtakes the characters, propelling them against their fates, their worlds, and, at times, against themselves.…
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare about the events leading up to six deaths. Shakespeare sets up the basis of the play with two supposed lovers who´s families forbid their love. After much conflict and many deaths of friends, one of the lovers plans to fake her death and then run away with Romeo. Romeo doesn't get the information that the death is fake and he finds Juliet presumably dead. At this horrible sight he kills himself and Juliet wakes up.…
In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the author explains how the impulsive action of teenagers cause them to take dangerous actions. During two family feuds, two lovers secretly get married. Later on, they both are perished due to the long lasting feud and a misunderstanding between the lovers. In recent studies, researchers have stated that the adolescent brain is affected by the person’s childhood, and/or the behavior of the people around them. Even thought people think that teens should think and act on their own, bad parental guidance and no role modeling causes the teen to rebel, think illogically, and take harmful actions.…
According to the article, American Psychosocial Maturity Association, “There is no differences among the four youngest age groups [10-11,12-13,14-15,16-17] on the measures of psychosocial maturity.” The article states that the mind of a sixteen year old is not that much different from the mind of a ten year old. Although they may seem older, their minds maturity concludes otherwise. Romeo’s decision to marry Juliet may be sudden, but the idea does not just pop up as the neurons in the electric impulses transmit the information of marriage into circuit structures, and creates the idea of marriage. Romeo and Juliet believed that it was love at first sight.…
Adolescents and Inexperience cause an Untimely Death Romeo and Juliet are children when they fall in love, and too young when they decide to take their own life. The story of Romeo and Juliet and their “untimely death” is caused by their inexperience, their eagerness, their curiosity and mainly their youth. Every action they undergo they are just too young to for. It is understandable though, they are teenagers and teenagers are very spontaneous, but their age is not the only thing to blame. Friar Lawrence is responsible for some of Romeo and Juliet’s actions…
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare that has been adapted over many years into many different forms. Baz Luhrmann (Director of the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet) wrote and directed a modernised version of Romeo and Juliet with prominent themes throughout. Both versions represented context that the other did not and this will be the focus of the essay. Baz Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet is set in the make believe world of Verona Beach. A violent place were the kinsmen of Montague and Capulet fight in the streets with guns.…