Romeo and Juliet and its Story About Teenage Life We all know that teenagers make poor and rash decisions that generally don’t end well. Whether you are a teenager, were one, or will be one you will make the majority of these decisions in this time period. This is shown perfectly in the story of “Romeo and Juliet” as it is two teen lovers who eventually die because of their poor decision making.
The first statement that supports the rashness of their decisions would be “A third reading of Shakespeare's tragic design holds that the lovers' own heedless passion leads to their double suicide.” (Overview of Romeo and Juliet) Which depicts their overwhelming love for each other that eventually leads to their own death. This overwhelming love however was not thought out and was extremely rash. It …show more content…
O,tell me, friar,tell me,/In what vile part of this anatomy/Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack/The hateful mansion” (Shakespeare 3.3 107-113) Is one of the scenes where Romeo has something going against him and he basically goes to suicide as his sort of plan B. Which basically correlates to teen suicide where people think they have nothing to live for or something is wrong in their life and they overreact and decide to kill themselves.
The fifth statement “So Shakespeare's play, despite its sympathy with the lovers, must be seen in relation to the contemporary idea of moral responsibility.” (The Moral Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet) This quite literally states that while Romeo and Juliet were deeply in love they should also have some personal responsibility towards themselves instead of making decisions without thinking. It shows that maybe you shouldn’t spring into love right away and should think about it first. This relates to teens as all teens should also have some moral responsibility, even if they are deeply in
The first statement that supports the rashness of their decisions would be “A third reading of Shakespeare's tragic design holds that the lovers' own heedless passion leads to their double suicide.” (Overview of Romeo and Juliet) Which depicts their overwhelming love for each other that eventually leads to their own death. This overwhelming love however was not thought out and was extremely rash. It …show more content…
O,tell me, friar,tell me,/In what vile part of this anatomy/Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack/The hateful mansion” (Shakespeare 3.3 107-113) Is one of the scenes where Romeo has something going against him and he basically goes to suicide as his sort of plan B. Which basically correlates to teen suicide where people think they have nothing to live for or something is wrong in their life and they overreact and decide to kill themselves.
The fifth statement “So Shakespeare's play, despite its sympathy with the lovers, must be seen in relation to the contemporary idea of moral responsibility.” (The Moral Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet) This quite literally states that while Romeo and Juliet were deeply in love they should also have some personal responsibility towards themselves instead of making decisions without thinking. It shows that maybe you shouldn’t spring into love right away and should think about it first. This relates to teens as all teens should also have some moral responsibility, even if they are deeply in