Joseph Novack and Jason Maietta Mrs. Lanza Honors English 1 4/3/23 Depression Is depression real? This is a commonly asked question among teenagers and parents today. The story of Romeo and Juliet is about two star-crossed lovers who fall for each other. Romeo and Juliet feel lost without the other, leading to their untimely deaths. The issue of depression is a growing concern around the world today. Depression is becoming more common in younger people than ever before. The issue of depression in Romeo and Juliet is shown in the articles, "Global Economic Depression." and "Don't Let Politics Cloud Your View of Teen Depression." In, Romeo and Juliet, depression is present throughout the entire play. But it is most prevalent in the first …show more content…
They were depressed due to the political situation and injustices. This began around 2012 after the sandy hook shooting and continued to worsen being affected by the Corona Virus Pandemic. “Broad-reaching phenomena, such as worsening climate change or school shootings, may impact mental health for all adolescents, while social injustices like sexism, which gained media attention through the #MeToo movement may be felt most acutely by those personally affected,'” (Goldberg) In the text “ Teenage Despair and Smartphones” by Ross Douthat, he speaks about the correlation between depression in teenage girls and social media. The article argues that social liberalism whose “defining features were rapid secularization (the decline of Christian identification accelerated from the 1990s onward) and increasing social and sexual permissiveness” (Douthat) is connected to increased depression rate due largely to social media influence. “And they went forth and created the online world we know today, with its pinball motion between extremes of toxic narcissism and the solidarity of the mob”(Douthat), Douthat