Romeo and Juliet, with Age Does Not Come Wisdom

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With Age Does not come Wisdom For many people, age means wisdom. Although this may be the case for many people, it is not equally significant in others. Some people do age, but still hold the same jealousies, grudges, along with other naïve emotions that often immature children feel a lot of the time. Some young people exemplify a much more wise personality that surpasses those that are much older than them. To prove this point, there are many examples that prove wisdom does not necessarily come with age through the tragedy Romeo and Juliet, YouTube videos, my personal experiences, and books that I have read. In the tragedy Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare portrays many characters throughout the story being oblivious to what Romeo and Juliet truly want. When Juliet bluntly declares that she will not marry Count Paris, Lord Capulet her father shouts, “Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! / […] My fingers itch.—Wife, we scarce thought us/ blessed” (Shakespeare III.v.166,170) Lord Capulet cries out in anger that Juliet is a disobedient girl and has no choice but to marry Paris, and then even threatens her with physical punishment. Because wisdom is often built off of decisional experiences, Old Capulet cannot grow any wiser because he is used to always getting his way. As a result he reveals his headstrong ignorance and lack of consideration and wisdom while his character plays a major role in the notorious tragedy that occurs at the end of the story. In today’s society, YouTube is a way for normal people to seek fame by posting videosof themselves or others on the internet. It also supports my view that wisdom does not come from age. The top three subscribed channels all feature comedy, but one shows that even full grown men stoop down low enough to act like children. One great example is a channel called “Smosh”,
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