Comparison Of Anakin And Padme's Revenge Of The Sith

Anakin and Padme’s story in Revenge of the Sith is akin to Romeo and Juliet’s story. In Romeo and Juliet their families are essentially warring with each other, because this is the case, Romeo and Juliet have to keep their love for each other a secret. Anakin has no biological family left, and Padme’s family has no quarrel with Anakin’s family, they are still both lovers who must keep their love for each other a secret, since Anakin is a Jedi and the Jedi Code states that “There is no passion [for others],” meaning there is no attachment to one another. This is the sacred law for the Jedi and if it is broken the punishments could range from simple embarrassment in front of one’s peers, expulsion from the order, to the most extreme, being stripped