Romeo and Juliet Final Essay In the article “Sometimes Parents Just Don’t Understand‚” the author describes the relationship between teens and their parents. The anonymous author states that parents are seen as “old-fashioned and protective” and not “empathizing” (P. 2‚ 6). Teens and parents are having a hard time listening to each other because they have different mindsets. Teens have a “semi-matured mind‚” which makes them “act on impulse” and do rash things. (P. 6). Parents have a mature mind
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When one faces pressure‚ emotions can be misconstrued and make one think something untrue. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the reader would assume that both parties have a solid idea of love itself‚ however‚ Romeo confuses love with lust and gets ahead of himself. One instance would be when he cried over Rosaline because she vowed never to get married (I.1.209-210)‚ after which he fell into a post-Rosaline funk where he could not get over that she would let her beauty die with her (I.1.217). The
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“O Romeo‚ Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or‚ if thou wilt not‚ be but sworn my love‚ And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” This famous quote from the play Romeo and Juliet shows the desperate love between these two well known characters. Although their love was a great love‚ their love was a forbidden love that no one knew about‚ not even their parents. Even though Romeo and Juliet were in love‚ they were only teenagers who were not thinking logically. Their parents
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of times parents can be wrong and out of place but with the title they carry people can’t just say‚ “ You need to stop” or “You’re wrong”‚ but in the case of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ The side of contrary opinion was strongly shown with how Romeo and Juliet were treated throughout the play. Marriage‚ meaning the coming together of 2 people who are in LOVE. Marriage was never meant for getting more money which was a big issue back
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All throughout the play of Romeo and Juliet‚ there are many underlying themes. One underlying theme I noticed was the theme of the role of a parent. Throughout the play‚ the parents play a huge role‚ though it may not be the best role for our titular characters. There are pretty much two sides to this argument of “what is the role of a parent?” I feel that in the play the parents are there to be almost a nuisance‚ but not intentionally. In real life however‚ parents could also be very influential
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marriages end in divorce. Television host‚ Dr.Phil‚ states that children who are raised by one parent are more likely to suffer from Abuse. Comparing this information to parents from the late 1500’s‚ when divorce was almost unheard of‚ children still suffered from different kinds of abuse and neglect from the influence of their parents. An example of this is when Capulet find’s out that his daughter Juliet does not wish to marry Prince‚ he tells her "Hang thee‚ young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I
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When coming of age‚ the roles of parents and close friends are very influential on youth. The relationships from one’s youth will leave a lasting impact on them as they grow older‚ since they will affect their mental and social health as well as meaningful decision making. However‚ parents and their children may not see eye to eye. Disagreements between parents and their children‚ as well as uncomfortably high expectations and a child’s fear of upsetting their parents can build a bridge between them
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In William Shakespeare’s play/drama Romeo and Juliet‚ could have lived many different ways. Romeo and Juliet could have told their parents that they were getting married‚ Juliet didn’t have to fake her death to get to Romeo‚ and Romeo should have stayed in Mantua and waited for Juliet. Romeo and Juliet could have told their parents that they were getting married but they kept sneaking around like they were at the beginning of the play. If they told their parents that they got married then they could
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article “Sometimes Parents Just Don’t Understand‚” the author describes the relationship between teenagers and their parents as… . The anonymous author states that parents are seen as “old-fashioned and protective” and not “empathizing” (P. 2‚ 6). As a result‚ teenagers and parents are having a hard time listening to each other because they have different mindsets because teenagers have a “semi-matured mind‚” which makes them “act on impulse” and do rash things (P. 6). Parents‚ on the other hand
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Exploring the Roles of parents in “Romeo and Juliet” Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy play written by Shakespeare. It is set in Verona‚ Italy during the 13th century‚ two noble families are feuding and two young lovers‚ one from each family fall in love. Romeo and Juliet have to keep their love a secret due to the ongoing war between their families. This suggests that their relationship with their parents is not one of trust. Relationships between children and parents then and now are very different
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