Romeo And Juliet Relationships

Romeo and Juliet shows how the story of true love can break the ancient grudge between two families. The conflict in the story is Capulets against Montagues. From ancient times, the two families have held grudges against each other. As the book states. “Two households, alike in dignity...from ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean” (1.Prologue.1-4). The grudge between the two families led to fighting and even death.

Poor Romeo and Juliet, so young and full of affection and imagination with a great future ahead of them. They were amazing lovers, separated merely by two names that meant more than they were worth. Juliet said during one of their few elegant times together, “Romeo, doff thy name;\ And for that name, which is no part of thee,/ Take all myself” (Shakespeare 2.2.47-50). Romeo and Juliet were the first to realize that our names mean nothing. We were all too occupied with our family legacy to see real people on the other side. Instead we fought with each other without reason, but there was still a price to pay. No matter how peaceful and thoughtful Romeo tried to be, he was still a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet. We see this struggle

Juliet has came to the conclusion that since Romeo is her husband, even though he killed her own cousin, that she should always have his back. Also, Juliet even threatens her Nurse, someone who she has trusted and has been with since birth. She threatened to have sores over her tongue. Juliet has had this passion, out of nowhere. She just met Romeo recently, and decides to be passionate about him because she thinks that marrying him will help the feud between the Montagues and Capulets and that Romeo is attractive, so therefore he is a good man. In fact, this isn’t true. Romeo has killed a Capulet over Juliet, Tybalt! Juliet’s passion about Romeo has driven her to do many crazy things. Lastly, Juliet feels the need to defend herself in the end. Juliet says that it is a good thing that Romeo killed Tybalt because Tybalt would have killed Romeo. She thinks it’s better to have Romeo alive than her own

Whether if they are evil or good, kind or malicious, it is in no way related to their name. When Juliet calls off her balcony after the party, she states, “Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, thou not a Montague,” realizing that even though she's been told all her life that Montagues are to be loathed, that they are an abomination, that these things are insignificant to one's identity. That Montague “is nor hand, nor foot” (2.2.41-43). Likewise Romeo realizes that a name does not matter when he states that he “henceforth… never will be Romeo”(2.2.55). The two admit to the deception of their family feud, as they see each other separate from their family name. The collision of these two characters made them throw away their biased beliefs of their identity to join together as one in

Romeo and Juliet both denounce the feud between their families soon after they fall for each other. As Romeo listens to Juliet on the balcony, he realizes that his name is an issue. So he replies, “I take thee at thy word. Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized. Henceforth I never will be Romeo.” (2.2.49-51) Later Juliet also denounces her family to be with the one she loves. After Tybalt is killed, she has a conversation about her cousin’s death. She says, “Villain and he be many miles asunder. / God pardon him! I do, with all my heart, / And yet no man like he doth grieve my heart.” (3.5.81-83) This ability to denounce your own flesh and blood, shows just how much Romeo and Juliet are blinded by lust.

The feud between the two families is a reason that they are responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The Capulet’s hate the Montague’s so much that Juliet could not tell them that she loves Romeo. Document A states, “From ancient grudge break to new mutiny” (Document A). Meaning that the two

At first, she feels she has been deceived by Romeo and that his beautiful exterior really houses a devilish soul. But then she decides that she should not speak dishonorably of Romeo, just because he is her husband. She then concludes that Romeo must have killed Tybalt out of self-defense and decides to continue loving and trusting Romeo.

Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, is a text that is read by a majority of students at some point in their experience of education. Romeo and Juliet is a story of two children, from feuding families, falling in love. Moreover,the families abhor each other, meaning that the two lovers must keep their romance secret. Consequently,the lovers end up committing suicide, after they think the other is dead, finally ending the feud between the families. In one scene, the lovers are close by and are talking about the other, and their love. One of the lovers, Juliet, says “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet.” (II, ii, 46-47) This quote by Juliet is exemplifying the message that a name, does not change who someone is. Her family had a prejudice against Romeo, her lover, solely because of who he was related to. In the case that Romeo was not judged in behalf of his family, he and Juliet would

The emotion of love is an incredibly complex feeling, as displayed in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

And due to the conflict between the families, he always had to choose between being loyal to his family and being loyal to his wife. For example, during a common unfriendly encounter between the Montagues and Capulets, Mercutio- Romeo's best friend- got into a physical altercation with Tybalt-Juliet's cousin. Tybalt had attempted to engage in a sword fight with Romeo, but loyalty to Juliet prevented Romeo from fighting Tybalt. In turn, Mercutio fought with Tybalt and was killed. . Romeo believed that his love for Juliet made him effeminate and that he should have fought Tybalt. This led an angered and grieving Romeo to chase and kill Tybalt. When the Capulets, found out, they wanted Romeo to be killed. however the Prince was loyal to the Montagues, so he banished Romeo instead of killing him. Now banished, Romeo could not be with Juliet. At this point, it would all go down

Fortune doesn’t favor of Romeo and he falls in love with another girl Juliet. After sometime, Romeo hears that Juliet vowing her love to him (Romeo) in spite of her family hatred of the Montagues. After the feast, when Juliet says goodbye to Romeo she feels:

The fond relationship of Juliet and Nurse, reflects the love between both characters despite their different social class. When nurse’s character answers, ‘Indeed. Heavens, I can tell [Juliet’s] age to the exact hour’ (pg. 53), it becomes apparent to the audience the love and importance of Juliet in nurse’s life. Through creating a close bond between Nurse and Juliet, Shakespeare demonstrates the love between the two characters, in spite of the hatred of society on the lower class, thus reaffirming, that love overpowers hatred of social class. An illustration of the idea that love triumphs hatred is explored when Romeo insults the Nurse by saying, ‘What wilt thou tell her, nurse? Thou dost not mark me’ (Pg.136). Shakespeare utilises this quote to emphasis the disrespectful mannerism which the upper class treated the lower class. Additionally, the playwright distinctly creates Juliet’s nurse and Juliet’s biological mother to be juxtaposition to exemplify the prominence of love within the play. The unexpected relationship of Nurse and Juliet identifies how love has no boundaries, not even social class, and as a result Shakespeare enforces that love conquers hatred. Similarly to the way Shakespeare utilises the character of Nurse, he also uses characters, Montague and Capulet, to explore the prominence of love suppressing

“And you killed his friend, so why shouldn’t he have?” Juliet had become instantly defensive when Tybalt threatened Romeo, wanting to protect her husband’s name. Though she, too, had been angry at first when she heard a Montague had dared to spill Capulet blood, she now understood why it had to be done. Juliet loved her cousin, but she loved her husband more. Juliet was as much a Capulet as he was a Montague, but why should it matter? A name was just a name, and her family’s quarrel was not her own.

Juliet “What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, [nor any other part].”(2.2.71.43-44). Juliet wishes that the blood feud between their families never existed in the first place, she wishes for them to be together. The reason is simple she wants to be with Romeo no matter what, so they can live their lives without their parents interfering.

Romeo is faced with similar oppositions as Juliet. His family, being sworn enemies to the Capulets, are kept in the dark about his romance with Juliet. Also, when the Capulets begin to perceive of the close relationship between Romeo and Juliet, it makes him a greater target to Capulet men such as Tybalt. There is no doubt as to Romeo’s faithfulness towards Juliet and his desire to do all that is needed in order to have her love, but because of his lack of experience in life, Romeo is not at all faultless. Perhaps the most notable act that sabotaged his relationship with Juliet was his slaying of Tybalt. However honorable and necessary it may have seemed to him at the time, Romeo’s rashness once again rears its ugly head after Mercutio foolishly brings about his own demise. Of course, Romeo immediately regrets his impetuous actions after the grave mistake had already been done as he does many times throughout the story.