Romeo And Juliet Immaturity Analysis

The Immaturity of Romeo and Juliet Immaturity can spread throughout things and people creating problems for the present and future. Similarly, Romeo and Juliet not only shows the development of love, but the loss of maturity that leads to tragedy. People develop maturity, but the amount of immaturity makes the process go backwards. From Romeo and Juliet’s fast evolving relationship to the hate between the two families, and the lack of thought in different characters is recurrent throughout the story. Therefore,the theme of Romeo and Juliet evolves around the idea of immaturity. In the story, Romeo’s characteristics and actions are very immature. After the party, Romeo, who has ‘fallen in love’ with Juliet, meets with Friar

However there are instances where she exhibits immaturity. One similarity between Romeo and Juliet is that she was also impulsive when it came to falling in love. Although she did question Romeo if his love was true, by the next moment she quotes,”I gave thee mine before thou didst request it: And yet I would it were to give again.” (3.1,L135) Interpreting Juliet’s quote, she talks as if she had already been willing to get married with him. However a few quotes back she was talking about whether she should trust Romeo. This shows her indecisive characteristic, which shows that she is untrustworthy. To add on, Juliet can be seen impatient and irrational when waiting for the nurse to bring news.“O, she is lame! love’s heralds should be thoughts, Which ten times faster glide than the sun’s beams, Driving back shadows over louring hills”(2.5, L4) She is saying how the nurse is so slow and how love’s messengers were supposed to be faster. From this quote and the context that comes afterwards, she can be seen as being hypocritical, as the day before she wasn’t sure on marrying him. Her needs to go faster in the relationship shows how impulsive she is. Another significant scene to describe her childish characteristics is when she discovers Romeo dead and she states, “This is thy sheath; [Stabs herself] there rust, and let me die.” (5.3, L173) The fact that this is said not too long after she wakes up

The definition of immaturity is not just youth and less understanding. It also applies to adults refuse to understand the situation as seen in the Montagues and the Capulets. In the opening scene, the characters from both sides of the family have a conversation and then proceed to fight. “ Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? I do bite my thumb, sir. Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?” (1.1, 3L) Back then this action was considered an insult, which is not acceptable to do at a person. However to fight over something this childish is even more unacceptable. Another scene is when Tybalt tries to fight with Romeo, where he states, “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries That thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw.”(3.1, L68) This is ironic as injuries can also be caused by fighting. Evaluating Tybalt’s quote, the irrational problems caused from the two families is well displayed, and near the end, the prince who in this whole novel was trying to find peace, states “Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.”(5.3, L301) Interpreting this quote, the Prince talks about heaven. which in context is connected to god. He refers that god is punishing the two sides, by killing their joys, which in this case is Romeo and Juliet. This quote significantly shows the theme of