Risks In 'The Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet'
Taking Risks
Most teenagers fall in and out of love like day turns to night, Romeo and Juliet however, are different. Romeo and Juliet seem to think that they are each other’s one true love and are both prepared to do crazy things to protect it. Some say that they did these things because they’re teens and teens often do reckless things. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the star-crossed lovers’ tale ultimately ends in death not only because teens often tend to value reward over risk but also because their families were feuding. The article “Teenage Brains” by David Dobbs also gives us insight on why teenagers like Romeo and Juliet tend to act the way they do.
Because their families were feuding Romeo and Juliet were not allowed to fall in love peacefully. After Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet party they’ve already fallen in love without knowing who the other really is. When Juliet asks the Nurse who Romeo is and discovers he’s a …show more content…
When Juliet decides to fake her own death in order to be with Romeo, some may say she was being reckless, I say different. As Juliet is about to ingest the Friar’s potion she questions whether or not it will “work at all” or if “it be poison” and if she “wakes before the time Romeo comes to redeem” her (5.3.21-32). Juliet assesses her situation and goes through all the bad things that could possibly happen to her. Even though there are many risks associated with drinking the potion she does it anyway, why? According to David Dobbs it’s because “They [teens] weigh risk versus reward differently” and sometimes even tend to “overestimate risk”(Dobbs 5). Juliet thought that by drinking the potion things would work out for her. She would get to runaway with the love of her life, and escape marrying a man old enough to be her father whom she doesn’t even know. To Juliet Romeo was the reward that outweighed the risk of
Most teenagers fall in and out of love like day turns to night, Romeo and Juliet however, are different. Romeo and Juliet seem to think that they are each other’s one true love and are both prepared to do crazy things to protect it. Some say that they did these things because they’re teens and teens often do reckless things. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the star-crossed lovers’ tale ultimately ends in death not only because teens often tend to value reward over risk but also because their families were feuding. The article “Teenage Brains” by David Dobbs also gives us insight on why teenagers like Romeo and Juliet tend to act the way they do.
Because their families were feuding Romeo and Juliet were not allowed to fall in love peacefully. After Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet party they’ve already fallen in love without knowing who the other really is. When Juliet asks the Nurse who Romeo is and discovers he’s a …show more content…
When Juliet decides to fake her own death in order to be with Romeo, some may say she was being reckless, I say different. As Juliet is about to ingest the Friar’s potion she questions whether or not it will “work at all” or if “it be poison” and if she “wakes before the time Romeo comes to redeem” her (5.3.21-32). Juliet assesses her situation and goes through all the bad things that could possibly happen to her. Even though there are many risks associated with drinking the potion she does it anyway, why? According to David Dobbs it’s because “They [teens] weigh risk versus reward differently” and sometimes even tend to “overestimate risk”(Dobbs 5). Juliet thought that by drinking the potion things would work out for her. She would get to runaway with the love of her life, and escape marrying a man old enough to be her father whom she doesn’t even know. To Juliet Romeo was the reward that outweighed the risk of