Romeo and Juliet, by WilliamShakespeare, is a story of two lovers kept apart by their feuding families. The two families hate each other for generations. Romeo, the son of Montague, madly falls in love with a girl named Juliet, the daughter of Capulet, at the Capulets’ party. The young couple loves each other so deeply that they marry the next day at Friar Lawrence’s cell. On the other hand, Juliet’s parents think that Paris, a kinsman of the Prince, is perfect match their daughter and arranges to marry her to Paris a few days later.
In order to keep their marriage a secret, Juliet takes some potion and pretends to be dead. Romeo thinks that Juliet is really dead and he kills himself by the grave of Juliet. When Juliet wakes up, she realizes he has killed himself for her. She then stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger and dies. The wedding is now changed to a funeral. Finally, after the lovers’ death, the Montagues and the Capulets are no longer feuding.
They are responsible for Romeo and Juliet‘s death because they are feuding families, they shouldn‘t have kept Romeo and Juliet’s love away for each other, and Lady Capulet shouldn’t have forced Juliet to marry Paris. The Montagues and the Capulets are feuding families, If they weren’t feuding families, then maybe they wouldn’t have caused the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. Their hatred has led them to Romeo and Juliet‘s death.
In the prologue, it says “Do with their death bury their parents’ strife” which means that their death ends the feud between the families. It also says “And the continuance of their parents’ rage” which means that their parents fight very often. Their families have showed bitter hatred towards one another over many generations. They shouldn’t have fight because it is really for no reason.
Their families shouldn’t have kept the love away from Romeo and Juliet even if they are feuding families. Romeo and Juliet both believed in love at first sight. They loved each other, and then decided to get married. The quote “My only love is sprung from my only hate,” is saying that Juliet loves Romeo, but they are kept apart by their feuding families. Another quote says “Because it is an enemy to thee,” which is saying that Romeo loves Juliet, but they are enemies, Their love for each other is special, and nothing can stop that, even if they come from feuding families. Lady Capulet shouldn’t have forced Juliet to marry Parist Juliet can choose whomever she wants to marry. She is young and free willed.
In the quote “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,” Capulet is convincing Paris to make Juliet marry Paris When Paris and Juliet meet at Friar Lawrence, Juliet says “Being spoke behind your back, than to your face,” which says that Juliet doesn’t like Paris, but Romeo insteadt Juliet is cold to Paris, and takes a potion to get back to Romeo. If the Montagues and the Capulets weren’t fighting, then maybe Romeo, Tyhalt, Mercutio, and Juliet wouldn’t have died. if they had just let Romeo and Juliet get married in peace, then maybe neither Romeo nor Juliet would’ve had to drink the potion and caused confusion over the death, If there were no Montagues and Capulets, then the story would have no drama and would end up…pretty boring. The feud between the families was really pointless because since they’ve been fighting over generations, they have to end the fight sooner or later.