What Are Romeo And Juliet's Impulsive Decisions Essay

The teenage brain is still developing and causes some impulsive decisions among teenagers. When Juliet finds out that Romeo is banished because he killed her cousin she goes into hysterics, “I’ll to the friar to know his remedy. If all else fail, myself have power to die” (Shakespeare 446). Juliet’s impulsive thought to kill herself is a prime example of letting her emotions overrule her irrational thoughts. Her brain not being fully developed, caused an immature decision, wishing death upon herself because of young love, which she might have thought through more if her brain was more developed. Impulsive decisions made by teenagers usually are contributing to the environment that they are in or what they are going through at the moment, “The teenage brain is very responsive to the environment” (Galvan). In the state that Juliet was in, it made her respond to her frustration in a childish manner. With Romeo’s absence, Juliet’s emotions blocked her logical reasoning, which a person with a …show more content…
Juliet, making a dramatic decision decides to kill herself with Romeo’s knife (Shakespeare 474). Previously, Romeo had drunk poison to kill himself because he thought that Juliet was dead. Then Juliet woke up and since her lover was dead, she killed herself too. According to TED Talk: “Insight into the Teenage Brain,” the area of the brain that anticipates major consequences is still developing in teenagers (Galvan). This makes sense, if Juliet is thirteen years old, this means her prefrontal cortex is not developed yet, which is the part of the brain that sees out consequences. Most teenagers pass the thought of suicide, but since Juliet lost her husband, that could lead to depression which is something teenagers do go through. Drama plays a big part in Romeo and Juliet, and some of their decisions are clear examples of how the teenage brain