Could today’s young adults be compared to Romeo and Juliet? Kind of scary since they both committed suicide, but in truth, yes they can be compared to Romeo and Juliet. Believe it or not, teenagers these days are still affected by numerous outside sources when making decisions, and some are the same as their ancestors were affected by, but times have changed drastically and have brought about more issues kids consider when deciding on important events in their lives. Despite the similar factors of decision making from four hundred years ago, the differences along with society changing so much mean that more important factors now could cause children to make riskier decisions
There were a lot of factors that played a part in the tragic ending …show more content…
At this certain time period young women were expected to obey their father’s every command and rule and to be obedient and not talk back. Juliet, however, defies her father and does not marry Paris but marries Romeo, despite the two family’s feud. Juliet says “Not proud you have, but thankful that you have, Proud can I never be of what I hate, But thankful even for hate that is meant love.” (Shakespeare 551) Juliet is saying that she is thankful her father cares enough about her to arrange this marriage, but she will not be wed because she hates the idea of marrying Paris. Another factor that led to these deaths were two other main characters; Friar Laurence and the Nurse. The Friar indirectly contributed to Romeo’s death by giving Juliet a sleeping potion and then failing to let him know, even though he tried to send a message. Romeo thinks she is actually dead and proceeds to kill himself. Romeo says “Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty, Thou art not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death’s pale flag is not advanced there. (Shakespeare …show more content…
One factor unique to today’s youth is the social trends that are constantly changing. Nobody wants to be seen as an outsider, so they buy the most popular brands such as Nike, Under Armour, and other popular name brands. Investment banker Piper Jaffray “took a survey on 8,650 teens with an average age of 16.2, and most of the kids surveyed said that they’re choices on fashion and clothes are affected by their friends ” (“Social Influence”). Although this wasn’t a big group that was surveyed, it still represents most of the high schoolers in America. A second key factor in decision making is non-athletic extracurricular activities such as band and choir. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “57 percent of children between the ages of 6 to 17 participate in an extracurricular activity, and 29 percent of those kids are not involved in athletic activities” (Nearly 6). Considering the amount of students that actually participate in after-school activities, that’s a great amount of people. The third common factor is sports. The previous survey from the U.S. Census Bureau says “38 percent of the 57 percent of children surveyed play an athletic sport after school” (Nearly 6). This also shows that students are very busy not only during school, but after school as well, leaving very little time to actually do the things active children normally want to do. These are some of the factors that
There were a lot of factors that played a part in the tragic ending …show more content…
At this certain time period young women were expected to obey their father’s every command and rule and to be obedient and not talk back. Juliet, however, defies her father and does not marry Paris but marries Romeo, despite the two family’s feud. Juliet says “Not proud you have, but thankful that you have, Proud can I never be of what I hate, But thankful even for hate that is meant love.” (Shakespeare 551) Juliet is saying that she is thankful her father cares enough about her to arrange this marriage, but she will not be wed because she hates the idea of marrying Paris. Another factor that led to these deaths were two other main characters; Friar Laurence and the Nurse. The Friar indirectly contributed to Romeo’s death by giving Juliet a sleeping potion and then failing to let him know, even though he tried to send a message. Romeo thinks she is actually dead and proceeds to kill himself. Romeo says “Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty, Thou art not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death’s pale flag is not advanced there. (Shakespeare …show more content…
One factor unique to today’s youth is the social trends that are constantly changing. Nobody wants to be seen as an outsider, so they buy the most popular brands such as Nike, Under Armour, and other popular name brands. Investment banker Piper Jaffray “took a survey on 8,650 teens with an average age of 16.2, and most of the kids surveyed said that they’re choices on fashion and clothes are affected by their friends ” (“Social Influence”). Although this wasn’t a big group that was surveyed, it still represents most of the high schoolers in America. A second key factor in decision making is non-athletic extracurricular activities such as band and choir. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “57 percent of children between the ages of 6 to 17 participate in an extracurricular activity, and 29 percent of those kids are not involved in athletic activities” (Nearly 6). Considering the amount of students that actually participate in after-school activities, that’s a great amount of people. The third common factor is sports. The previous survey from the U.S. Census Bureau says “38 percent of the 57 percent of children surveyed play an athletic sport after school” (Nearly 6). This also shows that students are very busy not only during school, but after school as well, leaving very little time to actually do the things active children normally want to do. These are some of the factors that