Impulsive Choices In Romeo And Juliet

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The brain of a teen is far more susceptible than the brain of an average adult or child. Teenagers are especially prone to addiction and are subject to peer pressure. Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare to depict the passionate love between two teens. They frequently make poor decisions because of their affection. Romeo and Juliet both end up committing suicide as a result of a convoluted chain of events, rash decisions, and impetuous behavior. Romeo acts impulsively and without much thought throughout the entire play. Numerous things happen as a result of his deeds, including his death at the end of the play and his expulsion from Verona. Romeo makes impulsive choices as a result of his brain's susceptibility to addiction, reward …show more content…

Romeo often says that he will be unable to survive without Juliet after being exiled. He declares that “there are free men, but I am banished…/that exile is not death?”(Shakespeare. 3.3.42-43). Romeo is devastated when receiving his punishment because he believes that it is worse not to see Juliet than it is to be dead. Romeo believes being banished is worse than being killed because he has to live, but without Juliet. Romeo has become so addicted, that he is saying the same things someone with a drug addiction would say if they had lost their drugs for a long time. Romeo is upset by his punishment since he feels that not being able to see Juliet is worse than dying. Romeo feels that being exiled is worse than dying since it means he would have to live without Juliet. Romeo has become so dependent on Juliet that he is speaking in …show more content…

Romeo is drawn to Juliet's beauty the moment he first sees her. Before being detected by Tybalt at the ball he slipped into, he remarks to himself about how lovely she is and says, "beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!" (1.5.47). Since the day he first met Juliet, Romeo has had a crush on her. Although he falls in love easily, this relationship is quite perilous because it is demanding on him and his emotions. He is aware that the family conflict will cause problems, but he still believes he can outsmart everyone. The fight ultimately causes Romeo's life to fall apart. Romeo and Juliet cannot be together because of the familial strife between Capulet and Montague. Due to the seriousness of the crush and the fact that "you don't want the young person to act out under the influence of a crush in self-endangering ways" awful things end up happening as a result (Pickhardt). Romeo can no longer be in love with Juliet because of the conflict between the two families. He has a tremendous crush on her, and when circumstances interfere with that, he makes a number of poor choices, including killing himself and Tybalt. Romeo acts erratically when he has a crush on Juliet, which puts him in perilous