Romeo And Juliet Relationship Analysis

Romeo and Juliet is a story about two ill-fated lovers, but behind their story is a dramatic tale between parents and their “beloved” children. This story is one of the many famous plays written by William Shakespeare who is well-known for his amazing work and insightful ideas; he uses the play Romeo and Juliet to venture into a world which shows the connection between parents and their children. In this play, he presents relationships with parents as being distant, non-existent and with the children seeking advice and attention from others.
From the beginning of the play, it is obvious that the parents are distant from their children. In Act 1, Scene 1 Shakespeare shows that Montague worries about his son’s sorrow but he doesn’t try to figure the reason out but instead sends one of Romeo’s friends. Old Montague said, “I would thou wert so happy by thy
During the play, Montague and Lady Montague are unaware of what Romeo is or isn’t doing this shows that they don’t care about Romeo enough to have a concern and that they don’t pay close enough attention to him. Also after Tybalt’s death Capulet accepts Paris’ marriage proposal to Juliet to cheer her up without asking her and expecting her to do it because he says so. Capulet said, “How, will she none? Doth she not give us thanks? Is she not proud? Doth she not count her blessed, Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy a gentleman to be her bride” (3.5.142-145). A lack of communication is what causes most relationships to fail as happens in Romeo and Juliet. In the play,Romeo and Juliet lack communication with their parents because of this lack of communication a lot of problems arise and cause unfortunate events. Romeo and Juliet’s relationship with their parents are non-existent they lack communication, care,and trust which allows for many of the tragic events during the play to