Romeo And Juliet Reckless Analysis

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Shakespeare uses the character Juliet to show how reckless young people can be. He shows this by using Phoebus from Roman and Greek mythology. “Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, Toward Phoebus ' lodging” (Shakespeare). Phoebus is reckless and rushes into things just like Romeo and Juliet did. Romeo and Juliet met one day and then got married the next they were reckless about their love and life not getting the chance to know each other first.
In The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet they are so naive about love and life. Juliet makes many references to thinking she can manipulate the time so it will go by faster. This is shown when Juliet talks about Phaethon, “As Phaethon would whip you to the west / And bring in cloudy night immediately”(