Theme Of Suffering In Romeo And Juliet

In Romeo and Juliet, the children of two rival families, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love but their families cannot know. Romeo is banished by Juliet’s family for murdering their kinsman which greatly builds tension between their families. This leads to Romeo and Juliet’s suffering because they are no longer allowed to see each other. Although it can be argued otherwise, Juliet’s suffering in the play is truly larger than Romeo’s. There are a few scenes that exhibit Romeo and Juliet’s suffering. The event that demonstrates this most is when Romeo is banished. Romeo’s initial reaction is woeful, but his mood changes not long after when he says, “How well my comfort is revived by this” (3.3.175). Juliet is also dreadful when she finds out, but