Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare’s timeless play of love, family feuds, and death, in which the bond between two affectionate youths conquer the violent division between their families. Tearing the city of Verona in Italy apart, the Capulet family and the Montague family fought aggressively and bitterly, leaving Romeo and Juliet caught in the middle of their conflict. Young Romeo and Juliet were naпve yet hopeful in their attempt to unite their brethren and continue to thrive in their love, but their efforts were ultimately responsible for their deaths due to their immaturity and young age.

Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet display sophomoric acts that are responsible for their demise. Romeo is slightly older than Juliet, though he is equally adolescent. Primarily, Romeo shows devotion towards Rosaline who plans to remain unwed, thus devastating him. “She hath foresworn to love,” Romeo romanticizes, “and in that vow/ Do I live dead, that live to tell it now” (1.1.231-232). His immaturity is present shortly after this declaration, as he then falls head-over-heels for Juliet. Romeo believes that his heart has been captured by Juliet, yet this is just a youthful attraction and nothing more. Their relationship starts as a teenage crush. Romeo’s foolishness continues to elevate tensions when he avenges Mercutio’s death by killing his Capulet rival, Tybalt. Tybalt’s death sparks the Capulet’s commitment to Romeo’s banishment. Romeo’s need to avenge his fallen friend is also an act of young foolishness because he does this without thinking of the consequences. Upon the discovery of his banishment, Romeo breaks down, bursting into tears and threatening to kill himself. His reactions are brash, for he believes that suicide, the easy way out, is the correct solution. These events, collectively, contributed to Romeo’s fatality, and they all were due to his brash, immature nature.

Juliet is just as immature as Romeo, but in a more defiant, impulsive way. Her parents