The Importance Of Decisions In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

One issue people often face is whether to make decisions in life based on their head or heart. It is clear that in Shakespeare’s plays, Romeo and Juliet, and life, a person should prioritize their heart. Reasons for this include keeping them and their family safe and preventing impulsive decisions.

It is clear that in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, a person should prioritize their head to keep themselves and their family safe. In the novel, Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence advises Romeo on love and making decisions. He states, “These violent passions have violent ends and die at their peak.” (2,6, 8-9) (pg 127) This evidence shows how Friar Lawrence, who has more experience in life, tells Romeo to take it slow and impulsive love can lead to bad endings. This supports the claim because Friar Lawrence is telling Romeo to use his head and not to have a “violent end”. Another example of when using

In the article “Why Teenage Brains are so Hard to Understand”, doctors believe this may be the reason for impulsive and risk-taking behaviors. “...Mismatch in development of the impulse control part of the brain and the hormone and emotion-filled part of the brain is what causes the risk-taking behaviors...” (Line 18-20 pg 24) This evidence suggests that a mismatch in the development of parts of the brain may be responsible for teenagers making more impulsive decisions. A second example of how using your head can help make wise decisions is in the same article “Why Teenage Brains are so Hard to Understand”. This article states “It’s a time of phenomenal leaps in our creativity and cognitive abilities.” (Line 18-19 Pg 25) This quote shows how teenage brains grow and can improve massively over time. This implies that it is better to use our heads, which are improving, than our hearts, which are easily influenced as