I want everyone to respond to the following question. It is an opportunity to relate to the characters and their situation.
Juliet is thirteen (almost fourteen) years old and Romeo not much older. In what ways is their love typical of adolescence, and in what ways is it not?
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it is typical to us when they are flirting, and talking to each other about their hands then kissing each other . its also not typical to us because they kiss without knowing names, also because they just met and they got married the next day at 13 almost 14. its just something we dont do
ReplyDeleteYoung people tend to be more vulnerable, and naive about they're choices and who they like and dislike. A certain amount of ignorance, i think, went into the marriage choices of Romeo and Juliet. They may think they are in love, but if they would have waited, they would have probably looked back on their marriage plans and laugh. It still happens today I bet.
ReplyDeleteTeens alway seem to find "Love" no matter where they are. It was in this way that Romeo first saw Juliet. Every day teens find "date's" at or for events. Why wouldn't the same thing happen then. Also, both then and now dating was a matter of reputation, and Romeo, although still pining after Rosaline, may have subconcsiously accepted that Rosaline was devoted to the church and saught another person to court.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's different because of their immediate fascination with the idea of marriage and also, their willingness to defy their parents, which may not be as big of a deal now, but was definitely a tremendous achievement for the time period.
ReplyDeleteIt's obviously not typical because teenagers now don't plan their marriage the same night they meet, and then get married the next day. But the situation is the same in the way that teenagers still kiss and flirt with each other. Normally though, teenagers know each others names before they kiss, unlike Romeo and Juliet. : )
ReplyDeleteAlso, it seems like teenagers still fall 'in love' kind of quick these days, but I don't think teenagers now are actually in love, and I think it's the same for Romeo and Juliet. I don't think they are totally in love--yet. I just don't think love happens that fast, whether it was way back then or now.
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ReplyDeleteI think when they kiss at a party when they just met then suddenly they like each other is a way of adolescence behavior. Also how Romeo goes from one girl to another. But most teenagers don't love each other as deeply as this couple does. They seem to have A TON of love after three or so days. They also act like they can't live without each other.
ReplyDeleteIt is not typical for us because they just met each other and didn't even know each other until they found out and then the next day they are getting married. Also they are only 14, and in our time no one gets married at 14. But it is typical to us in the way that they are kissing and hugging and saying how beautiful each other are.
ReplyDeletefor the most part its the same because they immediately say there in love.most kids today start dating someone and within two days they say they love eachother. its not the same because they went off and started kissing within the first minute of meeting they didnt even know there names yet!
ReplyDeleteRomeo and Juliet do show typicall signs of being adolence. They dont really seem to listen to their parents and have a need to sneek around just to be together. The way they show some adult behavoir is that they show they want to be married.
ReplyDeleteteenagers are extremely flirty and so are romeo and juliet. another parallel is that even when we are in a long term or serious relationship, we may think it is real love. They OBVIOUSLY think it is real love. but they are unlike us in more ways than they are like us. I think I can speak for everybody when I say that none of us are going to get married within two days of meetinhg somebody. And even if we did (which we wouldn't) we would invite our friends and family! We also arent typically ready to die for our girlfriend (or boyfriend for the girls) within the first few days. we dont know them well enough. Romeo and juliet think they know each other well enough
ReplyDeleteIt was normal for them to set up a date and everything because people sometimes just ask people on dates randomly and they'll do it. It's not normal for them to get married and vow to spend the rest of their life with each other.
ReplyDeleteRomeo seems like he doesnt really know what love is. When he thought he loved Rosaline he didnt really it was just a phase. I think that is how most teens are. when they say they love someone i dont think they know how strong the word love is and what exactly means. Im sure everyone has love for at least one person if not more but love in a relationship is completely different than love of friends. This is how romeo seems partly and the other part really knows that he is in love.
ReplyDeleteThere love is some what typical because romeo quickly moved on from his "love" with the other gurl to his love with juliet. They were flirting and thats wat normal teenagers do when they like someone. Also they say they are in love like most teenagers do now. Grr ! anyways There love is not as typical because most teenagers dont kiss someone in the first few minutes of meeting them. Most teenage boys wouldnt risk there life to be with a girl. They get marryed at a very young age and very quickly which doesnt really happen.
ReplyDeleteTheir love is somewhat typical. They flirt, talk about their hands, and kiss. But what isn't so typical is them kissing without even knowing eachothers names. And most teenagers now don't get married so quickly, especially after just meeting one another or without letting their parents know about their lover. and actually Romeo & Juliet act as if they are in love, when actually they may only be just deeply infatuated with eachother.
ReplyDeleteIt's typical that they would say they "love" eachother when they actually only like eachother. 95% of kids our age who are in a relationship say they love their boyfriend/girlfriend. At our age I don't think we know what love truely is and that is my reason it is not typical.
ReplyDeletethe main way it is very typical is it is very flirtatious and exciting. It is a new thing for them and they want it all! The big way it is different is the level of commitment they show and haste in there choices.
ReplyDeletetheir love is both typical and not typical of todays typical love. It is typical, because younger people now fall in 'love' very easily, almost without good reason just like romeo and juliet. Plus, before they kiss, they flirt for a minute and everyone does that now. They also dont know very much about each other, and many young couples now dont know much if anything about each other before dating.
ReplyDeleteIt is very different because rarely does anyone meet and get married to someone in the same 24 hour period like they did. another difference is that teenagers now, dont get married at the age of 15.
When people are young they tend to feel like they will be together forever and that they are in love and they would never want to be with anyone else. they are young and naive. but them getting married and making choices together is kind of grown up of them to do.
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