Analyzing the Tragic Tale of Romeo and Juliet: Forbidden Love and Fatal Feuds

Romeo and Juliet: The Weight of Names and Feuds

‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! This shows that Juliet wants to be with Romeo, but their family feud is caught between them. Romeo and Juliet is a play where two teenagers in the middle of an intense family feud become “forbidden lovers.” If the Montague and Capulets didn’t have a feud, then Romeo and Juliet would be alive because their forbidden LOVE led to the stress that killed them.

Emotional Distress Stemming from Parental Absence

Romeo’s sadness came from the absence of his parents. “He’s like a flower bud that won’t open itself up to the world because it’s been poisoned from within by parasites.” This means that Romeo is depressed. This can be because of his parents. “When parents are uninvolved, children struggle with self-esteem issues.” This is because Romeo’s parents aren’t involved in his life. They usually do not know where he is. In all, Romeo’s parents lead to Romeo having emotional distress.

Juliet’s ability to quickly make up her mind is because of her parent’s absence. “We must talk privately—Nurse, come back here.” Juliet’s mother is calling back the nurse to help talk to her daughter. This shows that Juliet’s mother is so uninvolved with Juliet’s life that she does not even know how to talk to her daughter. “Children may not receive much guidance, nurturing, and parental attention.” In Juliet’s life, her mother did not raise her; the nurse did. This could limit how much guidance she could have gotten. Overall, Juliet did not get much parental guidance from her parents growing up.

Behaviorism and the Role of Nature vs. Nurture

Behaviorism had a role in street fights. “One of those dogs from the Montague house can make me angry.” This shows that the two households don’t like each other. They learned to not each other: they were not born disliking each other. “Nature is what we think of as pre-wiring and is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors.”  This is because when people are born, they don’t automatically hate somebody. Babies are “blank slates.” Overall, the nurture played a part in the street fights.

Relevance of Romeo and Juliet in Modern Society

Parts of Romeo and Juliet would not happen in modern-day society. “I’ll have you tortured if you don’t put down your swords and listen to your angry prince.” This would not happen in modern society because people do not normally carry swords around. Also, the court system has become more popular. “She and Susan—God rest her and all Christian souls—were born on the same day.” It is not common anymore for somebody else to raise your child in your home. Also, to lose babies as much. In all, most parts of Romeo and Juliet would not happen in modern society.

On the other hand, people argue Romeo and Juliet’s death was caused by nature. Nurture is more correct because Romeo and Juliet developed their emotional attributes from growing up. “We are biologically “wired” so that a certain stimulus will produce a specific response.” This shows that Romeo and Juliet grew up and learned to respond to different situations. “There are numerous studies showing impulsivity in adolescents, and this often results in them partaking in high-risk-behavior.” (tear) This shows that Romeo and Juliet’s love could have resulted from their teenage brains. This is because they knew their parents would never approve of their love. In all, nurture is the reason Romeo and Juliet are dead.

The two family’s feud ended up killing the lovers because their love was forbidden and killed them. This shows that Juliet wants to be with Romeo, but their family feud is caught between them. Romeo and Juliet is a play where two teenagers in the middle of an intense family feud become “forbidden lovers.” ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!

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