Prompt #2: Romeo and Juliet has withstood the test of time and is taught all across the world. How and why is this play and its messages still relevant today? by Joyanna Forsythe https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m Be sure to give a clear reason and then follow up with a quote in support. Please give the page number from the play, too. en-us 2023-01-24 19:03:30 UTC 2025-12-20 22:44:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png One reason that I think this play still matters today is because it looks at teens making impulsive decisions. The frontal lobe (the decision making part of your brain) is not fully developed until your mid-20s and that is obvious in both Romeo and Juliet's decision making: "I'll to the Friar to know his remedy. If all else fail, myself have power to die" (206). joyanna_forsythe https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2455209159 2023-01-24 19:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2455209159 Love always wins joyanna_forsythe https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458189283 Even till the end, Romeo and Juliet were able to still love each other despite the struggle they've been through along with thei parents' disapproval. Today, people still love each other (platonically too) even when things are tough because love can sometimes be the one thing that keeps us going.

In the prologue, Shakespeare tells us that the only thing that will end the feud is their love and deaths: "Doth with their death bury their parents' strife" (page 2).]]> 2023-01-26 20:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458189283 Sometimes it's better to wait joyanna_forsythe https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458191640 Romeo and Juliet were still minors. If they were adults, (or considered adults back then) they could have the choice to move out and not be tied down by their families. Today, some people need to wait until they are adults/financially independent to inform family of something that may not approve, such as religion/sexuality/gender/politics/partners.]]> 2023-01-26 20:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458191640 Relevance & Shakespeare joyanna_forsythe https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458192916 People find the story relevant. Love, obedience, and impulsive decisions are all parts of the story that can be relevant in today's way of life.]]> 2023-01-26 20:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458192916 Strict Parents joyanna_forsythe https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458193725 Some people can relate because they have strict parents and can't tell there parents everything or feel like they need to run away to be themselves. ]]> 2023-01-26 20:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458193725 Impulse and Immaturity is one of the reasons this is still relevant. joyanna_forsythe https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458196358 The concept of impulse and immaturity is still a very relevant topic. From bad decision making and growing up is still something we all experience today!

"Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?"
"Ay, pilgrims, lips that they must use in prayer."
"O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. They pray; grant thou, lest faith turn to despair."
(Act 1, scene 5)]]> 2023-01-26 20:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/joyanna_forsythe/ullslbomv6d0rd1m/wish/2458196358