The Role Of Parents In Romeo And Juliet

Should parents have the right to forbid teenagers to date certain people? William Shakespeare's writings are often considered archaic and in most aspects they are, but in actuality they continue to relate to modern ideas, including dating. In Romeo and Juliet, the two main characters defy their parents by getting married in secret, and have a love so strong that in the end they commit suicide for each other. If Romeo and Juliet would have listened to their parents and not dated, all would be well, and both the lovesick teenagers would be alive. Parents should have the right to forbid teenagers to date certain people. Opponents of parents having this right, insist that teenagers need to experience life on their own and become independent. Although the adolescents still live with their parents, they will soon conquer the world on their own, without the nurturing of their birth givers. Dating is a …show more content…
According to National Geographic risk-taking peeks in adolescent years and coupled with teenagers failure to think of the consequences can result in disaster. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet takes multiple risks throughout the story that ultimately lead to her death. For example, she took the potion without truly knowing what could happen (Act 4 Scene 3) and married Romeo, the enemy family, after a night of knowing him (Act 2 Scene 6). Additionally, my mom, being at the prime age for risk-taking, took a huge risk by getting in the car with a drunk driver and it ended bad. As stated by the National Institute for Mental Health, the brains of teenagers are not fully matured and the emotional sections of the brain that cause impulsive reactions are more active in teens than adults (“The Teen Brain…” 3). Parents with more rational thoughts that are not affected by peer pressure and under developed brains, can protect their child from dating someone who could negatively affect their