Cirtial Lens Essay Antigone and Romeo and Juliet

J.W. Von Goethe once said, “No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way…” In this world no two minds are alike, because think about it. If everyone thought the same this place would be a boring place. No one would have preference and most likely things would possibly go by slower, depending on what everyone thinks. J.W. Von Goethe is trying to say not everyone’s reality is the same. For example, people who live in the poorer nations in America. They have grown up in poverty and have as much; but in the richer parts what may be normal for them to have, could be a only but a dream for a child less fortunate than they are. J.W. Von Goethe is trying to say that reality is but an opinion, not a fact. Only because we do not grow up around the same things, some of us have it easier and some of us have it harder. But that’s what makes this world an interesting place, but also makes two people regard the world in two immensely different ways. In the short story “Antigone” By Sophocles and “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” By Shakespeare, it shows the differentiation of the thought process between adolescents and adults. What an adolescent may this is the right thing to do will most likely be different towards what an adult thinks, most of the time due to experience.

I agree with this quote; only because I do think that everyone’s perspective is different. Two people can see an apple on a table and think two completely different things. Which are normal, people tend to interpret things in different ways due to past experiences or important events that have occurred in his/her lifetime. It could have been traumatizing or very beneficial towards a person. I guess you can say a person who has more experience tend to have a more educated outlook on ideas. But young people are known for making mistakes, due to lack of experience.

In the short story “Antigone” By Sophocles, he shows a vast difference in how people think in the world. They are some