Brawling love and loving hate—the famous oxymoron from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet—captures the similarities and distinctions of these forces, both of which are prevalent in Elizabethan society as well as modern humanity. Love is typically associated with admiration, while hatred is intense dislike, yet both emotions can lead to irrationality. This ambiguity is reflected throughout Romeo and Juliet, an ancient play about two young star-crossed lovers risking their lives to be together, bound by the ties of strict family loyalty. These teenagers rush into an ingenuine relationship, fueled more by rebelling against the Montague and Capulet family’s feud than their compassion for each other. Shakespeare's writing parallels adolescent …show more content…
Shakespeare conveys the irrationality that comes with love through teens Romeo and Juliet, having them fall in love, get married, and die for each other in a matter of days. Juliet, being well-collected and strongly opinionated, expressed her displeasure to an arranged marriage, yet later that day fell head over heels for Romeo, whom she just met, stating "if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/ And I'll no longer be a Capulet" (2.2.38-39). Juliet's firm belief of being too young for marriage goes entirely out the door as she throws herself to Romeo. More importantly, Juliet is willing to put herself in danger by associating with a Montague, the sworn rivals of the Capulets. This state of spontaneous, lustful attraction blinds these teenagers of severe consequences. Take the circumstance of this conversation with Romeo and Juliet under her balcony, for example, a sight that could get them both into deep trouble. Nevertheless, not pondering the thought, Romeo responds, "Look thou but sweet,/ And I am proof against their enmity" (2.2.77-78). Such foolishness is a direct reflection of teenage relationships in modern times. Love itself is a powerful force that can blur the mind of anyone, but young adults possess immaturity, which leads to irrationality. …show more content…
Love, when combined with premature adolescents, possesses the same irrationality as lingering social divisions throughout history. Not only does Romeo and Juliet provide a better understanding of old English, double entendres, and oxymorons, but it most importantly gives perspective on emotions embedded in humans, and how these feelings affect judgment. Love is continuously written as conquering hate, so the attraction of these teen lovers should have beaten the family feud. Nevertheless, passion combined with resentment led to their suicides, as love and hate cannot exist without the other. After all, every rose has its
A teenager with strict parents may feel like they’re not experiencing life and rebel against their parents to feel like they’re doing something with their life. They are fighting back. For many, this earns them punishments like being grounded, having an important item taken away or something else. But 90% of the time, these methods do not work as they will find a way to continue their behaviour for a taste of freedom. This parallels Romeo and Juliet who are sneaking around to be with each other because their parents forbid it out of an irrational fear of being beneath the other and subsequently not wanting their children to marry ‘filth.’
(Not quite done, still have to revise) People experience love at every stage of life. Though the meaning of love changes as one matures and experiences the world. Most of the time, teenagers may think that they have found true love that is the best thing to ever happen to them. In fact, young love leaves teenagers feeling emotional and passionate, a deadly combination that can develop into a self-destructive tendency that is intriguingly shown in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet.
What comes with being a teenager and going through adolescence, is a brain that sometimes can't help itself or hold back. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there is a major rivalry between the capulet and montague families. Two teenagers from different houses fall in love at first sight. This love all happened very quickly on account of Romeo. Romeo is a 16 year old, impulsive, lover boy who makes a lot of bad decisions and mistakes like killing his wife's cousin and even killing himself before even putting his mind to it.
Krish Kumar Miss Escarcega ENG I 22 May 2023 Argumentative Essay: Choices & Destinies Shakespeare once stated, “My only love sprung from my only hate” (1.5.136). This state shows how the protagonists’ in the play made their own choices and their choices were not controlled by others. The protagonists’ still decide to love eachother even though, they know, their parents and families wouldn't agree. In this play, William Shakespeare focuses on the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet whose family feud and bad decision making led to a fatal disaster.
Romeo and Juliet Teenagers have a different outlook on love compared to adults, they seem to take love too seriously or they take it as a joke. In Romeo and Juliet they take the thought of love above and beyond, considering that Juliet is only thirteen years old. Somethings never change, today's society still does the same exact thing. the amount of suicidal impulses in Romeo and Juliet is horrible to see people do and say. For example from the book Juliet said “I will never be satisfied with romeo, until I see him dead, is my poor heart broken by my cousin”.
In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet have significantly served an illustration as to how new love affects behavior in the brain. In the article “Watching New Love as it Sears the Brain” which is written by New York Times, it communicates how being in love with someone will cause an individual to be irrational. The author narrates, “falling in love is among the most irrational of human behaviors,” (Carey). When the author reports that falling in love with someone is “the most irrational”, it’s implying that those in love will cause reckless behaviors because they aren’t thinking about the consequences that come along with it. One who is in love will do anything because this feeling of love basically makes them obsessed.
Teenagers claim to be independent individuals, yet they still value their parents and constantly look to them for support. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a classic play regarding two teenagers from feuding families who ultimately fall in love despite their parents' wishes. The tragic demise of the two lovers is a direct result of the Capulet’s disregard for Juliet’s emotional well being. The Capulet and Montague’s feud prompts Juliet to assume her own parents would disapprove of her relationship with Romeo. Thus, she is forced to keep their marriage private, causing her to perform elaborate schemes and eventually resort to committing suicide.
Once upon a time there was a boy named Romeo and a girl named Juliet who lived separately but loved each other dearly. This story is about a boy and a girl whom their families hated each other deeply and they were enemies because they would always fight with each other. In order, we watched a movie about Romeo and Juliet version of 1968 introduced many issues relating to the feud between families and the actions/decisions of Romeo and Juliet. We have been reading an essay by Lois Kerschen about Romeo and Juliet and it is about people’s thoughts on who to blame. Also, we have been reading about teen brain pamphlet from NIMH and it is about how the teenage brain works.
McKensie Erickson Mrs.Valli Honors Freshman English 12 April 2023 Inside the mind of a Teenage Taking a deeper look inside the minds of Romeo and Juliet, and teenagers in general, to see how young minds work, how it contributes to our actions, and the consequences! Two young lovers in Verona, Romeo and Juliet, come together and in consequence their deaths. This is the result of their strong, indigenous love for one another, and how their young minds had a part in this outcome. The brain science behind Romeo and Juliet comes down to the development of the young mind, decision making, and chemical factors.
Life is not only valuable but a gift that some teenagers do not understand. In this essay one can conclude that teenage love is major factor to the downfall of Romeo and Juliet. It takes knowledge to be wise about choices that will lead to murder marriage and suicide. that f not careful can lead to murder, marriage and suicide.
Romeo and Juliet. The fantastical Shakespearean play told the story of two star crossed lovers whose backgrounds made them too complicated and delicate. Their fate drew a line through their hearts, forcing them to expectantly make rational thoughtful decisions. Though they ended up trying to defy their fate instead of working with the facts. Their irrational behavior was a catalyst for their demise in the play when falling into a forbidden love, throwing others lives away and making an incredulous plan.
In classical literature, the connection of love and irrationality has been utilized as a pivotal element in many pieces. I believe the central topic has been utilized by many pieces, but it all ties back to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, with this theme illuminated most of the scene of their death. In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare utilizes the deaths of Romeo and Juliet to illuminate the connection of love and irrationality, ultimately revealing that when people are in love, they can make rash decisions they would not have otherwise made because they love effects their judgment and exploits their sense of compassion. To begin, one of the ways Shakespeare illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole is by showcasing Romeo's
Shakespeare is known throughout the vocabularies of almost anyone who has ever attended an English classroom. Shakespeare writes about forbidden lovers torn apart by a family feud. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, the two obsessors brought forth the question: are Romeo and Juliet truly in love? Romeo and Juliet are not chaste saints but infatuated lovers. During this stage in a teenager’s life hormones are flourishing, and it is hard to distinguish between love and lust.
Oftentimes we see love to prompt individuals to completely lose touch with themselves and the realities that surround them. It seems that love can bewitch people into making illogical decisions that they eventually come to regret. In Romeo and Juliet, we see this demonstrated time and time again. Throughout the play, Shakespeare demonstrates the irrationality of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship and how it prompted the pair to act as if there were no restrictions or repercussions of their actions, let alone their relationship. At first, the relationship between Romeo and Juliet appeared tame, Juliet put forward statements about the worry and haste she felt about this relationship, and how the two must consider all potential outcomes to their actions as they pursue their relationship.
Have you ever seen someone and instantly fell in love with them? Well, maybe not, but in the story, “Romeo and Juliet”, the author ,William Shakespeare, shows Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married within 24 hours of meeting each other. However they both come from opposite households with a grudge between them. Due to their age and immaturity they didn't think of the consequences that being in love may cause. In the story the author William Shakespeare present the idea that young love can blind you from reality and cause you to make rash decisions.