The article, “Sometimes Parents Just Don’t Understand” written by an unknown author established a clear perspective on parent-child relationships. The author states that parents may have been teens, but they fail “to comprehend their teens because of an imaginary line” (Some Parents. para 5) that separates teens and parents due to differences in brain and personality. Teenagers are developing and they act without thinking and follow others. For example, in Romeo and Juliet, Juliet of the Capulet household, a 13 year old girl, does not consider the consequences before she marries Romeo of the Montague household. She only cares about what her heart wants in the moment rather than the logical solution especially when they had known each other for a few hours. After the Capulet party when Juliet met her betrothed, Paris, she “propose marriage…[and] thou wilt perform the rite,” (2.2.151-153) to
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Romeo disobeys his parents many times throughout the play, but one of the most important scenes is when he goes to the House of Capulet, who they were quarreling with, to see Rosaline. However if he hadn’t gone he would have never met Juliet. Juliet disobeys her parents showing that she is not as duteous as they imagined. At the beginning of the play she was compliant and willing to marry Paris, a wealthy nobleman, who was chosen by her parents. Juliet expresses how she “may be a wife” (4.1.19) to Paris. Though after marrying Romeo she decides to call off the engagement. Her dismayed parents “tell thee what” (3.5.167) to do “or never look me in the face,” (3.5.168) like the disobedient daughter she is portrayed to be. Her father gives her the ultimatum to marry Paris or she shall never be part of the House of Capulet. Thus, proving that all teenagers are influenced by parents, and they want to do the antithesis of what their parents tell them to
Romeo disobeys his parents many times throughout the play, but one of the most important scenes is when he goes to the House of Capulet, who they were quarreling with, to see Rosaline. However if he hadn’t gone he would have never met Juliet. Juliet disobeys her parents showing that she is not as duteous as they imagined. At the beginning of the play she was compliant and willing to marry Paris, a wealthy nobleman, who was chosen by her parents. Juliet expresses how she “may be a wife” (4.1.19) to Paris. Though after marrying Romeo she decides to call off the engagement. Her dismayed parents “tell thee what” (3.5.167) to do “or never look me in the face,” (3.5.168) like the disobedient daughter she is portrayed to be. Her father gives her the ultimatum to marry Paris or she shall never be part of the House of Capulet. Thus, proving that all teenagers are influenced by parents, and they want to do the antithesis of what their parents tell them to