Examples Of Immaturity In Romeo And Juliet

Imagine two young lovers who could never truly be together, take their lives over a misunderstanding and ancient grudges of their families. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has a recurring theme of immaturity of young lovers that only have irrational actions, will hurt not only themselves, but everyone around them just so that they can be with their one and only. To connect the modern world to this play, we have accumulated five songs that would support this theme while also showing the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. “The Wisp Sings” by Winter Aid is one of many songs that reflect the theme of Romeo and Juliet. It talks about how someone is trying to take their lover away, while also trying to express their feelings all at the same time.

This song by Matt Maltese is focused mainly around the death of two lovers that are with each other till the end. He then reveals something interesting about the characters; “‘And we've drunk a couple bottles, babe, And set our grief aside,’” to show that they’ve given up on trying to be rational in a certain way. Romeo ends up killing himself with poison while Juliet fakes her death with poison. This is expressed on page 86 when Romeo says “‘How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry! which their keepers call A lightning before death…’”Although both the song and play are somber, they are still madly in love with their lover while showing each other loyalty. Juliet then goes to say “‘O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after? I will kiss thy lips; Haply some poison yet doth hang on them, To make me die with a restorative’” on page 88 when she finds Romeo dead at her grave. The love portrayed in “As the World Caves In” seems to have somehow caused the massive atomic bomb Maltese was singing about. In relation to Romeo and Juliet, their love also caused an “atomic bomb” within their city and families. Through all of the chaos surrounding the main characters within “As the World Caves In” by Matt Maltese and Romeo and Juliet, they still find a way to be with each

This song is set up to be directed to one person, their lover. They talk about how they are ashamed of their past and of their mistakes while wondering if their love will be enough to make their lover stay; “‘If I told you things I did before, Told you how I used to be, Would you go along with someone like me?’” They also ask multiple questions until towards the end, they convince themselves that all they need is themselves and their lover. Romeo and Juliet tend to do the same thing, they rush into something they aren’t totally sure of until it's too late, they start to question themselves. But in both the song and the play, they realize that since they’re so far along, they might as well keep going. Both main characters in each piece reveal that their families are not a problem and that they would be willing to give that up. On page 26, Juliet says; “‘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,’” because she is willing to do anything for Romeo’s love. Then Juliet finally realizes that their ancient grudge is worthless; “‘What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man,’” on page 26. These pieces of the play and the song show that although people are displeased with their love, the lovers pay no attention to