Nothing can get in the way of two love driven teenagers and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are no exception. Romeo and Juliet truly exemplifies that the thrill of risking it all is most appealing during the teenage years. These characters are tethered to each other, tied so tightly that not even family or rationale could test their loyalty. This play by William Shakespeare illustrates two adolescents, caught up in their dedication to each other. Romeo and Juliet are doomed from the moment they gaze into each other’s eyes; they are victims of their risky undeveloped teenage minds and the toxic unity and hopeless devotion of their love.
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National Geographic explains that teenagers tend to gravitate toward their peers, becoming oblivious to family and causing foolish behavior. In Romeo and Juliet, their gravitation towards each other produces the same effect. The article notes, “Teens offer teens far more novelty than familiar family does,” (Dobbs 2011). When Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin she forgives him right away even though Tybalt is her family. Romeo is new, more exciting than old family, and she loves him so these feelings cause her to make impulsive decisions such as forgiving Romeo and continuing to love him which leads to rifts between her and her family. In the play after Juliet learns of Romeo’s family she says, “Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet,” (2.2.37-39). Juliet spontaneously decides that she will give up her family and her past to be with Romeo because he is young and can offer more novelty to her than her family. These examples show that their age’s influence on their relationship cause them to act suddenly and …show more content…
Immediate feelings of sensation and thrill fuel the actions of young Romeo and Juliet. In this play family is being put on pause for the new and exciting feeling of new love. For these characters, love causes a need to be one with the other and to dedicate themselves to doing right by their lover. Nothing could stop this chain of events because between a love of thrill, attraction to peers, and the unification of love, things felt in most people’s lives, these two characters are doomed from the
For Romeo and Juliet and for many others, love is a bond that initiates faithfulness and holds two individuals …show more content…
National Geographic explains that teenagers tend to gravitate toward their peers, becoming oblivious to family and causing foolish behavior. In Romeo and Juliet, their gravitation towards each other produces the same effect. The article notes, “Teens offer teens far more novelty than familiar family does,” (Dobbs 2011). When Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin she forgives him right away even though Tybalt is her family. Romeo is new, more exciting than old family, and she loves him so these feelings cause her to make impulsive decisions such as forgiving Romeo and continuing to love him which leads to rifts between her and her family. In the play after Juliet learns of Romeo’s family she says, “Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet,” (2.2.37-39). Juliet spontaneously decides that she will give up her family and her past to be with Romeo because he is young and can offer more novelty to her than her family. These examples show that their age’s influence on their relationship cause them to act suddenly and …show more content…
Immediate feelings of sensation and thrill fuel the actions of young Romeo and Juliet. In this play family is being put on pause for the new and exciting feeling of new love. For these characters, love causes a need to be one with the other and to dedicate themselves to doing right by their lover. Nothing could stop this chain of events because between a love of thrill, attraction to peers, and the unification of love, things felt in most people’s lives, these two characters are doomed from the