Theme Of Jealousy In Romeo And Juliet

Lady and Lord Capulet are most responsible for the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet because of their jealous tendencies. Uncommon to what most people believe, jealousy is not the same thing as envy “Jealousy is that unpleasant emotion you feel when you think someone’s trying to take what’s yours. [...] jealousy is called the green-eyed monster because it can make people obsessed with how they compare to others, always trying to beat their rivals by calling attention to what they have and seeing if the rivals have any reaction”. The Capulets don’t want something that the Montagues have; yet they feel threatened that the Montagues are trying to take something they have. One can see this when the two families are fighting in the street and Capulet