Romeo and Juliet; Reckless Teens

Romeo and Juliet; Reckless Teens

Today’s society is full of opportunities for teenagers to make life-threatening, dangerous decisions that can end in tragedy, and young people take these opportunities without question. Romeo and Juliet were not a unique pair, and were indeed a part of a larger social issue of suicide, rebellion and reckless behaviour. Young people taking risks and trying to control their own lives and rebel against their parents has been occurring for longer than anyone can really prove, long before the internet was invented, long before youth joining gangs. Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is set hundreds of years ago, but still has many themes that still apply to society today, such as suicide, rival gangs/fighting and violence, and the loss of innocence at young ages.
Teenagers know few or no boundaries, and choose to ignore laws and rules set up by their parents and other authority figures. During adolescence, parents and other adults put pressure on the teenager to behave like a mature, responsible person but most lack the emotional maturity to cope with hormonal ups and downs, fears of the future, and where they belong among other things. Because teenagers are unsure and can’t completely control their feelings etc, they often rebel against everything because they want to be independent and grown up. They often don’t see what they are doing to their parents and the people who love them because they are caught up in trying to find out who and what they are. Adolescence is a time of confusion and trying to find who and what they are, wanting to be grown up, and going about it in most of the wrong ways.
A lot of young people can’t cope with stress, and pressure to be mature, grown up and make decisions. It can often end in suicide, or accidental deaths as teenagers stop caring and being cautious because they aren’t worried about their health, wellbeing or their lives. A lot of people who are suffering from depression don’t value their life all that much...

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