Teenage Brains In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet Brain Project Why do the teens in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare make decisions that even they know will cause conflict? Not just them but why do any teenagers make decisions that will start conflict? There are pros and cons to the adolescent brain. Teens would hear voices in their head that would tell them right from wrong which has advantages and disadvantages. The teen would listen to what their brain is telling them and their brain would sometimes be telling them the wrong choice since it is not fully developed. How do the teens know what is right and wrong when the brain is telling what to do, it could be because the teens in Romeo and Juliet think that whatever their brain is telling them is right so that is the decision …show more content…
In “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, Sampson says a quote and action, “Nay as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to them, if they bare it. (bits his thumb).” That leads to a brawl. Sampson and Gregory are teens in the play and are already causing consequences for their actions in the households. They are still teenagers and their brain is still developing so they choose choices in the story that leads to consequences. In the article, “Are teenage Brains Really Different From Adult Brains?” by Holly Edmond's, there are two hip hop artists, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, who had a message they wanted to tell to the teenagers who felt misunderstood or different. “As the Fresh Prince spins heartbreaking tales of not being able to do what he wants, even if he knows that it might be a mistake, some adults in the crowd are rolling their eyes.”, is a way to show that the teenage hip hop stars want to do whatever they want to do just like any other teenager and how the adults rolling their eyes has been in the same situation before wanting to do or have whatever they want. In “Insight Into the Teenage Brain” Adriana Galvan says your brain changes every day and your brain matures past childhood and still matures to this day. Your brain develops from the back to the front and the striata is the key component in the

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