Romeo And Juliet A Story Of Love Or The Poorly...

Romeo and Juliet- A Story of Love or the Poorly Functioning Biological Properties of the Teenage Brain? Since it was written, Romeo and Juliet has been regarded as the arguably most famous love story of all time. Two star-crossed teen lovers are so drowned in their own world that they commit suicide in the hope of eternally being with each other in the afterlife. In reality, were the characters’ actions truly drawn from a sense of fervent love, or rather from hormonal triggers acting in unfavorable ways deep within the teenage brain? In a modern analogy, are teenagers’ brains functioning on the basis of specialized thought processes, or because of biological shortcomings? In reality, rash decisions made by teenagers mostly correlate with hormonal judgement because of skewed neurological development, although environmental influences can aggravate a teen’s emotions. Firstly, it is important to define what hormonal judgement is. Essentially, chemicals in the body produced during the time of puberty are making a teen think differently than their previous, younger self. Since the amount of hormones that are given to a teen are in an â€Å"adult dosage† to speed up the pace of maturation, teens are capable of completing mature tasks. The problem arises when the physical capability to behave maturely, without a brain to control actions properly, malfunctions in a way that often leads to situations that endanger a teen’s life. Fortunately, simply living is enough to gain the necessary