Have you ever had a crush before? Maybe your crush was somebody you looked up to, or somebody you had deep feelings for. Sometimes, in Literature, crushes are displayed in stories. Shakespeare uses romantic and identity crushes to display that parents should take teenage crushes seriously.
Shakespeare shows how parents should care about their adolescent’s romantic crush. Shakespeare uses Juliet in his play as an example: “No, no. But all this did I know before./ What says he of our marriage? What of that?” (Shakespeare Act 2, scene 5, lines 39-40). Juliet had such a huge crush on Romeo, that she was talking about them getting married; that is something her parents should’ve cared about, which shows why parents should know about these kinds of situations. In “Adolescence and Teenage Crush,” the author writes about romantic crushes, saying that, …show more content…
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare writes about Romeo’s identity crush: “She hath Dian’s wit./ And, in strong proof of chastity well armed/ From love’s weak childish bow, she lives uncharmed...” (Shakespeare Act 1, scene 1, lines 200 - 207). Romeo admired many qualities that Rosaline had, and if parents have a teenager who has an identity crush like that, then they should take their crush seriously. The author of “Adolescence and the Teenage Crush” explains more on identity crushes: “This is a hard situation, but in general parents need to respect the friendship, get to know the friend, and if there are behaviors the friend is into that parents do not want for their son, they need to talk to him about not doing those activities.” (Pickhardt). Instead of just not caring who their teenager looks up to, parents should get to know the identity crush, and then figure out if they like that person or not. For all they know, the crush may be a bad influence on the teenager, and would lead him or her down the wrong path in
Shakespeare shows how parents should care about their adolescent’s romantic crush. Shakespeare uses Juliet in his play as an example: “No, no. But all this did I know before./ What says he of our marriage? What of that?” (Shakespeare Act 2, scene 5, lines 39-40). Juliet had such a huge crush on Romeo, that she was talking about them getting married; that is something her parents should’ve cared about, which shows why parents should know about these kinds of situations. In “Adolescence and Teenage Crush,” the author writes about romantic crushes, saying that, …show more content…
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare writes about Romeo’s identity crush: “She hath Dian’s wit./ And, in strong proof of chastity well armed/ From love’s weak childish bow, she lives uncharmed...” (Shakespeare Act 1, scene 1, lines 200 - 207). Romeo admired many qualities that Rosaline had, and if parents have a teenager who has an identity crush like that, then they should take their crush seriously. The author of “Adolescence and the Teenage Crush” explains more on identity crushes: “This is a hard situation, but in general parents need to respect the friendship, get to know the friend, and if there are behaviors the friend is into that parents do not want for their son, they need to talk to him about not doing those activities.” (Pickhardt). Instead of just not caring who their teenager looks up to, parents should get to know the identity crush, and then figure out if they like that person or not. For all they know, the crush may be a bad influence on the teenager, and would lead him or her down the wrong path in