Decision Making In Romeo And Juliet

“I think being a teenager is such a compelling time period in your life...It's a fascinating place; old enough to feel truly adult, old enough to make decisions that affect the rest of your life, old enough to fall in love, yet, at the same time too young (in most cases) to be free to make a lot of those decisions without someone else's approval,” stated Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight Series. Just like any other teen, in Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy play written by Shakespeare, Romeo had many flaws and acted emotionally, causing the miserable fate of many others around him, including himself. Romeo and Juliet are from two powerful families, the Montagues and the Capulets, with an ancient grudge between them. Romeo, as a Montague, was

Sleep deprivation will completely change one’s lifestyle, and their usual ideas and thoughts are clouded over, since “when people are sleep deprived, their moral judgement and decision-making skills are impaired...they’re more impulsive” (Does Sleeping Well Make Us More Socially Adept?). The lack of sleep will damage basic skills that teens have learned over time, and often these will end in consequences that were avoidable if they followed the simple ideas that remained in their brain. They cannot think clearly without sleep, and their decisions are often made for the present, without going through careful consideration. After attending the late night party, Romeo was so excited to see Juliet again he had to slip out and talk to her until morning, which forced him to lose an entire night of sleep. Early in the morning, directly after Romeo vowed to marry Juliet, he strode to Friar Lawrence’s garden and announced that “[his] heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet. As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine, and all combined, save what thy must combine by holy marriage” (Shakespeare 2.3. 61-65). After a night of no sleep, Romeo’s mind is unclear and his judgement of right and wrong is mixed up, so he rashly made the most important decision in his life and believed that the rest of his lifetime was