Teens In The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet

In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the author explains how the impulsive action of teenagers cause them to take dangerous actions. During two family feuds, two lovers secretly get married. Later on, they both are perished due to the long lasting feud and a misunderstanding between the lovers. In recent studies, researchers have stated that the adolescent brain is affected by the person’s childhood, and/or the behavior of the people around them. Even thought people think that teens should think and act on their own, bad parental guidance and no role modeling causes the teen to rebel, think illogically, and take harmful actions.
Depending on the people around the teens; the outcome can be different than when they were independent. In Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the writer states, “At this same ancient feast of Capulets sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so lovest, with all the admired beauties of Verona compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow." Because of Benvolio pushing Romeo to go to the ball, Romeo couldn’t decide for himself. Which causes him to find Juliet and fall in …show more content…
According to the article, "Teenage Brains are Malleable and Vulnerable, Researcher Say," it states, "… the so-called reward systems in their brains are very sensitive while circuits involved in self-control are still not fully developed..." (Hamilton). The reward system in the teens brain causes the teens to be incaution and risky. For example, the teen can be in a car with his or her friends; driving down a hill and the teen tends to speed up to have fun. During this the teen seek the satisfaction to be higher than the logical decision which causes the teen to think irrationally. Teens brain are still not fully developed which causes them to think in the manner that they