What age is appropriate for teenagers to make their own decisions?

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare covers some “hot topics” including teenage love, parent/child relationships, betrayal, and more.

In a well-developed essay, discuss:

What age is appropriate for teenagers to make their own decisions? Juliet is approximately 13 years old, and Romeo is slightly older. Do you feel like they are responsible? What can teenagers do to prove they are responsible young adults?

Be sure to proofread your essay, checking for correct capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Make sure your essay has an introduction, body, and conclusion. -Introduction engages the reader without summarizing what the essay will be about -The introduction is developed thoroughly (suggested length: 7-8 sentences minimum) -The introduction paragraph ends with a Thesis Statement – one sentence revealing what the essay is about (and includes title and author if the essay is a literary analysis) -The thesis statement provides a unifying idea to which all topic sentences and paragraphs can directly relate to -Thesis statement is not formulaic (no three-point thesis)-The essay has the following distinctly separated components: clearly developed introduction paragraph, clear thesis at the end of the introduction (one sentence), at least two well-developed body paragraphs, clearly developed conclusion paragraph. All body paragraphs begin with clear topic sentences that relate directly to the thesis statement -All body paragraphs have two supporting details that relate directly to the respective topic sentence -All body paragraphs have at least two pieces of appropriate evidence that prove the supporting details -All body paragraphs have a clear analysis of evidence that explains how the evidence supports the details and topic sentences -All body paragraphs have a conclusion sentence that does not restate the paragraph but wraps up the ideas of the paragraph -Suggested length: at least 10-12 sentences. -Conclusion paragraph engages the reader without summarizing what the essay was about -Conclusion paragraph includes a “call to action” that leaves the reader with something further to think about beyond what the essay included -The conclusion is developed thoroughly with around 7-8