The story of Phoebus and Phaeton is much like the story of Romeo and Juliet. Phoebus had a chariot of fire, which Phaeton, his son, borrowed one day to speed toward the heavens. But Phaeton drove carelessly and lost control of the horses. As a result, the chariot flew too near the earth, and several mountain ranges were set on fire. Zeus, the ruler of the gods saw the destruction caused by the blazing Chariot. …showed first 75 words of 340 total…

…showed last 75 words of 340 total…the same lesson. This lesson is that death can result from youthful passion and impatience. In the story of Phoebus and Phaeton, Phaeton meets his demise when he is too eager to ride through the heavens and carelessly looses control. In Romeo and Juliet, the Nurse is so anxious that she stumbles over words and makes Juliet assume that Romeo and Tybalt are both dead and she has lost both her cousin and her husband.