One of the recurring themes throughout most of playwright William Shakespeare"s plays are people in unusual circumstances. These plays show the true nature of human beings and their behavior. An example of this is the story Romeo & Juliet. Here, two typical teenagers of that time are dealing with themes of behavior emotions many people deal with today, such as desperation, conflicts with loved ones, and rebellion. Romeo Montague, a well to do young man from an esteemed house in Verona, Italy, is infatuated with a young woman named Rosaline. This is the scenario at the beginning of the play....
story. At the end of the play, Romeo commits suicide because he believes Juliet to be dead. This happens all too often in modern society when a person can not see any hope.

Sadly, few things have changed since Shakespeare"s time. Human behavior is very much the same, such as the conflicts between teenagers and their parents and reactions to hopelessness. Perhaps if everybody read and understood the deeper meaning of Romeo & Juliet, people would make sure not to make the same mistakes as those characters in the play because it is likely to end in dire results.