Young love is like a mirage, inconsistent and never real. In fact, most teenage love is usually just a simple case of infatuation as portrayed by Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and Amy Broadway’s article, “Adolescents Are Prone to Love Addiction.” Shakespeare’s characters, Romeo and Juliet, are from feuding families. The animosity between the Capulet and the Montague can be traced back to before either Romeo or Juliet was born. Nevertheless, they still meet, fall in “love”, and get married all in the span of a day. However, the harsh consequences of their rushed actions eventually catch up to them affecting not only them, but the people around them as well. Likewise, Broadway explains that since teenagers are prone to fall
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Both Shakespeare’s 16th century play, and Broadway’s 21st century article prove that more often than not teenagers confuse infatuation with love, and by them acting upon this infatuation, the consequences can be …show more content…
This happens in Romeo and Juliet when both teenagers are so blinded by their infatuation for one another that the only actions and decisions they make are driven by their emotions, not logic. Romeo and Juliet are overly ecstatic to be married, however, “These violent delights have violent ends” (ii.v. 9). Despite being warned multiple times before they are married whether it is the Friar, Balthasar, or the Nurse, Romeo and Juliet foolishly decide to elope. This ignorant mindset is the main cause of not only their death, but also Mercutio and Tybalt’s death. Their ignorance also ultimately results in Romeo drinking the poison, and Juliet impaling herself with Romeo’s dagger. Had either Romeo or Juliet waited and thought logically about the consequences, they would not have been in the predicament that they were in (thinking that suicide was the only option). Similarly, Broadway explains that this very impulsiveness is a symptom teenage infatuation. At such an early age, the brains of the teenagers are not fully developed, and this leads them to committing actions that an adult in the same situation might not commit. Studies show that, “In adolescents, the striatum is more reactive than in adults, making adolescents more excited by novelty and feelings of reward ” (Broadway 3). Neuroscientists have determined
Both Shakespeare’s 16th century play, and Broadway’s 21st century article prove that more often than not teenagers confuse infatuation with love, and by them acting upon this infatuation, the consequences can be …show more content…
This happens in Romeo and Juliet when both teenagers are so blinded by their infatuation for one another that the only actions and decisions they make are driven by their emotions, not logic. Romeo and Juliet are overly ecstatic to be married, however, “These violent delights have violent ends” (ii.v. 9). Despite being warned multiple times before they are married whether it is the Friar, Balthasar, or the Nurse, Romeo and Juliet foolishly decide to elope. This ignorant mindset is the main cause of not only their death, but also Mercutio and Tybalt’s death. Their ignorance also ultimately results in Romeo drinking the poison, and Juliet impaling herself with Romeo’s dagger. Had either Romeo or Juliet waited and thought logically about the consequences, they would not have been in the predicament that they were in (thinking that suicide was the only option). Similarly, Broadway explains that this very impulsiveness is a symptom teenage infatuation. At such an early age, the brains of the teenagers are not fully developed, and this leads them to committing actions that an adult in the same situation might not commit. Studies show that, “In adolescents, the striatum is more reactive than in adults, making adolescents more excited by novelty and feelings of reward ” (Broadway 3). Neuroscientists have determined