Romeo and JulietS Love Is Blighted By Society Rules
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William
Shakespeare.It is set in Verona, Italy in times which were
then contemperery. The play is based around two youths
in love that are torn apart by their feuding familes. These
two families are the Montagues and the Capulets.The
Montagues being the most peaceful of the two. This
conflict has been going on for such a long time that
neither the two families can remember what the original
argument was about.It even leads to street brawls and
murder between members of the opposing familys.
Romeo, a member of the Montague family is, at the
beginning of the story, traumatised because he is in love
with Rosealine and yet his love is not returned.This gives
the reader the impression that Romeo lacks confidence
Juliet, a member of the Capulets is seeing Paris, a wealthy
man Paris asks Old Capulet for Juliets hand in
marrige.Although he likes Paris he denys him as Juliet still
is only thirteen.He says Paris must wait two years.Capulet
decides to host a feast at his house that night so he gives
his servent a guest list so he can gather all the guests.The
servent sets out to gather the guests but unfourtunately he
cannot read so while on the streets he bumps into Romeo
and his freind Benvolio and asks them to read out the
names on the list.While doing this he notices Rosealine's
name on the invitation list so he and his friends decide to
attend the feast while wearing masks. Romeo is standing
alone at the party and his eyes meet Juliet and speaks his
thoughts out load.He is heard by Tybalt, a fierce
Capulet.Tybalt complains about a Montague being the to
his Uncle |Old Capulet (Juliets father).Capulet is not
bothered about Romeo being at the party because he has
Romeo decides to approach Juliet and he speaks
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