Romeo and Juliet is always described as a tragedy of destiny but I think the two lover's deaths could have been avoided if someone had just told them not to act so irrationally. Things like peer influence, social pressure, and the struggle for loyalty can be challenging for a person to go through alone but others' opinions can help someone guide to do the thing In Romeo and Juliet, the two are victims of the social pressures their families put on them. This is what causes them to act so rationally in the first place. The two's desire to be together mixed with the feuding families leads the two to impulsive-decision making, and ultimately their deaths. This is also similar to the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe. When the two decide to finally meet they are under intense pressure because if they are caught they will never be allowed to talk to or see each other ever again. This caused them to be on edge and make the impulsive decision to kill themselves before they could confirm with anyone. …show more content…
This play is no stranger to peer influence but when it really mattered no one decided to step up. If the nurse had said something to Juliet about her plan or if the friar said something to Romeo himself then the two could have made it. Since no one decides to say anything the two relied on their love-struck and delusional thoughts to guide them instead of people close to them. In What's the Rush, young brains caused doomed love, the author writes how Romeo and Juliet's impulsive decisions were effects of their teenage brains still developing and having poor impulse control. What kind of rational adults leave two teenagers to make life-altering decisions for themselves with no input from someone with a developed brain and more