Theme Of Secrecy In Romeo And Juliet

To begin, one of the first main events in the play was Romeo going to the Capulet party, where he falls in love with Juliet. The Capulet servant explains, “Now I'll tell you without asking. My master is the great rich Capulet; and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray, come and crush a cup of wine” (I.ii.4). In other words, the servant wants Romeo to come to the party ,but he is aware he can’t because of the family feud. This is an example of secrecy because we know that Romeo is going to go to the party even though he is a Montague. Since Romeo is in fact a Montague, if he goes he will have to hide his identity, which he does. To be specific, romeo,”Puts on a mask” (I.iiii.1). To clarify, Romeo and his group of friends are on their