Much Ado About Teenagers

Much Ado About Teenagers


Parents today have a difficult job raising teenagers and teenagers have a difficult dealing with their parents. As teenagers try to be independent, parents want to know what they are doing and whom they are with at all times. Teenagers struggle with moodiness, depression, peer pressure, and love. Things were not much different in the Shakespearian era as told in the story of Romeo and Juliet. They may have talked different than we do today, but they still struggled with the same issues.
Romeo and Juliet is a classic story about how love and being a teenager do not go together. Teenagers think that the first person they fall in love with will last forever and nothing else in the world matters. Romeos first love interest comes when he meets Rosaline. Romeo’s mom wants to know where he is and Benvolio reports that Romeo has been walking around by himself. Romeo has been secluding himself from everyone.
Later, Benvolio sees Romeo and is determine...