The Irrational Love of Romeo

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, main character Romeo met Juliet at a party and almost immediately after, confessed his undying love for her. However, Romeo doesn’t truly love Juliet, he is simply acting out of his youthful rashness.

In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is so heart broken, he will barely leave his room. He is heartbroken because the love of his life, Rosaline, does not love him back. After Romeo meets Juliet when Romeo is asking Friar Lawrence to marry Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence questions what happened to his love for Rosaline. Romeo states, “I have forgotten the name and that names woe” (2.3.49). This shows how quickly Romeo is able to change his emotions, which shows he makes rash decisions.

Additionally, Romeo also only loves Juliet because of her looks. When Romeo first sees Juliet, he states, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (1.4.59-60). This shows that Romeo thinks Juliet is beautiful, however that is all Romeo thinks. Romeo falls in love with Juliet with out knowing anything about her except that she is beautiful. Even Friar Lawrence a Priest in Verona states, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” Romeo fell in love with Juliet because of her looks ,which is a very youthful, irrational thing to do.

In conclusion, while others may believe differently, Romeo is acting out of youthful rashness. He doesn’t truly love Juliet, he loves the way she looks. Romeo quickly decides to love Juliet instead of Rosaline because Juliet is more beautiful, and Romeo is young, so he cannot tell the difference between true love and what he thinks is love.

Angela's Ashes

In Frank McCourt’s memoir, “Angela’s Ashes,” McCourt discusses his life as an Irish-American child. As McCourt delves into writing about his childhood memories, readers meet his alcoholic father, dedicated-Catholic aunts as well as other family members. As a part of a seven child family growing up in the 1930’s, there were many struggles Frank McCourt had to endure. His father’s need for alcohol caused many problems for the family and became a main theme in the book.

Frank McCourt’s father, Malachy, had an addiction to alcohol from before any of his children were born. His problem became an even greater issue when it started affecting his family. Malachy’s inability to live without alcohol caused him to spend all the money he earned at work on alcohol. Which then resulted in him not brining any money home for his family. This affected all of the members of his family. Malachy’s kids were unable to eat properly because there was no money for food. Malachy’s alcohol habit also affect his relationship with his wife. Frank’s mother Angela was not happy when she wasn’t able to eat or feed her children. This anger started to strain Frank’s parent’s relationship.

Malachys alcoholism became a main theme in this book because of it’s relation to everything event in this book. For example, when Frank and his brother have to beg for food it is the fault of the father wasting all their money on alcohol. Addictions to alcohol cause problems for families all over the world. The book, “Angela’s Ashes” illustrates the problems that come along with having an alcoh

Cross Dressers of the Civil War

In the Article, “Cross Dressers of the Civil War” author Veronica Majerol brings up surprising facts about The American Civil War. While most people think that only men fought in the infamous Civil War, it has been discovered that women also fought in the many battles. The Civil War took place many years before the women’s rights movement, and even though women were not allowed in the army, many enlisted after cutting their hair and making a fake man’s name. Marjerol explained the many reasons women enlisted, what she wrote were the top three? “…Love, money and patriotism.” Throughout the article, Majerol makes the point that women are just as able to be in the army as men.

            The author proves her point through very distinct craft moves. Majerol added a timeline to her article showing the evolution of women in the military. It helps prove her point because it shows the defiant yet empowering women who helped make gender equality changes in the military. Majerol also statistics from the book about the women who fought in the Civil War “They Fought Like Demons.” The statistics such as “14 percent of the women receiving promotions, compared to the 10 percent of men.” Quotes like these help explain to the reader that women, who were not even supposed to be in the army, could be superior to men.

            After reading this article I was reminded of the fictitious Disney movie Mulan. While I knew that women dressed up like men to go to war in Disney movies, I had no idea it also happened in America’s history. I have been learning about the Civil war in school, and like the author stated in the article the women stories of who fought in the war are virtually unknown. I believe that stories about the strong women who went to war would be a compelling addition to any Civil War curriculum.