Romeo And Juliet's Downfall

Alex Grey once said, “In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.” Romeo and Juliet were deeply in love, but the world around them would not allow them to be together. The Capulets and Montagues could not look past their nonexistent differences and let their children find true love. The ridicule from their own parents and families caused for the downfall of the love-struck teenagers. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the influence of the judgmental family is to blame for the death of the two characters.
Although Romeo and Juliet were young, they were both more mature than their families. Neither of them had supportive parents that accepted them for who they were and who they loved. Juliet was only
During that time, the Capulet and Montague families were having a disagreement. For some unknown reason, the two despised each other which caused many duels and deaths. Tybalt, who is a Capulet, killed a Montague named Mercutio. This enraged Romeo, and so he killed Tybalt. This was just the beginning of many problems. Once the prince found out what had happened in Verona, he tried to restore the peace, so he exiled Romeo. This act made Romeo upset so he said, “Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say ‘death,’ for exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death.” (3.3.13-15). Neither Romeo nor Juliet believed that they can live without each other. That’s when Juliet seeks the help of Friar Lawrence. If the families did not have such a deep hatred for each other, then no one would have died. There were so many fights and disputes, that Romeo and Juliet just could not bear to live a life that didn’t involve the other. Many would argue that the fighting of families didn’t affect the relationship at all; they had gotten married any way. However, if the families had supported the marriage of Romeo and Juliet, then they could have been together openly. All of the suffering could have been avoided if the families resolved all of the