In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, each of the characters play a certain role throughout the script that has lead to the tragedy of the two love birds. Romeo and Juliet, being the story’s antagonists, secretly fall in love while their family feud seemingly gets in the way of their perfect love story. Since their families are enemies, they must sneak around to see each other without being caught. Romeo and Juliet plan their marriage with the help of Friar Lawrence, who helps Juliet avoid having
Is Shakespeare still Relevant? O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances. That’s the definition of relevant and Shakespeare falls under it. How? The topics Shakespeare writes about in his plays are significantly relatable. The problems teens confront in his stories are problems in which teens still confront today which makes him popular. Shakespeare's still very popular today among current artists and screenwriters. In music, movies
"Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?/Deny thy father and refuse thy name..." (Act 2, Scene 2). Sound familar? Believe it or not, teens still do this very same thing. Many kids fall in love ridiculously fast and will risk anything to be together. Romeo and Juliet is still relevant to modern audiences for the following reasons. First, many teens fall quickly in love just like Romeo and Juliet. Next, a character named Mercutio makes the play even more relatable. Finally, Romeo and Juliet rebel
Most notably, the world renowned play Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare in 1596. Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two adolescents who are challenged by their still-developing prefrontal cortexes, which is the part of the brain attributed to decision making. An example of under developed prefrontal cortex brain activity is written, in Act Five, Scene Three, Lines 70 through 170 of Romeo and Juliet. In this scene Romeo is led to believe that Juliet has killed herself to escape an arranged