Examples Of Disobedience In Romeo And Juliet

Disobedience to Downfall

In the play of Romeo and Juliet the way Romeo and Juliet act towards their parents is astoundingly rebellious and disobedient. Throughout the play both characters lie and disobey their parents. The way that Romeo acts towards both of his parents is so rebellious that it ends up getting him banished. Juliet disobeys her family and the nurse so much that none of them ever have the slightest clue of the plan which ends up killing her. If either character had thought out their actions through the entirety of the play and told a parent what is unfolding, both of them could have lived. The way that Romeo and Juliet both interact with their parents is a web of lies. The way both families feel toward their children is love

and kindness. The Montagues and Capulets are equally devastated by the terrible result which ended in two suicides. In the rebellious manner which Romeo act is disrespectful and rude to their families. Ultimately the relationships are to blame for the tragedy which caused the horrific deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet’s interactions with their parents and the way that their parents feel about them are complete opposites.

Romeo does not return home for several days, thus never giving him the opportunity to receive the letter from Tybalt, even if it is considered acceptable during these times it seems as though it could be nice to let his parents know where he is. In the end of the play it is able to be known how deeply Romeo's family cares for him because of Lady Capulet’s death. She is so overwhelmed with her son being banished she dies. Romeo never tells his parents of his love with Juliet and shows no initiative to seek acceptance of his love. Juliet is in a different situation, where her parents care so much for her she rarely leaves the house. Almost every interaction she has with her family throughout the play is either disrespectful or a lie. She screams at her father when he wants her to marry Paris, Juliet lies about all the times she goes to confession, and she fakes her own death. The interactions between the children and their parents does not match the love and given from their

families.
The rebellious actions that Romeo and Juliet take in the play are part of the reason they have a tragic downfall.

In the second act of the play Romeo attends a Capulet party that he knows he never should be going to. The Montague family would forbid of him to do this, but Romeo continues with his actions. After he meets Juliet he marries her without anyone in his family knowing. If he felt as though he must be with Juliet he should have talked to his family regarding the thoughts he was having. After marrying Juliet, he kills Tybalt and becomes banished. If Romeo never goes to the Capulet party and has an altercation with Tybalt he would not be banished. Finally, Romeo returns to Verona and kills himself without ever once sitting down and discussing with his family what is taking place in his life. The impulsive, rebellious actions Juliet partakes in also helps lead to her death. Juliet continues to talk Romeo even after she finds out he is a rival Montague. She then lies about seeing the Friar for confession and marries Romeo. Juliet then proceeds to muck at the idea of marrying Paris after romeo has killed her cousin. She completely becomes a rebel by faking her own death so she can live with Romeo which causes her real death. Romeo and Juliet are two extremely rebellious

characters.
The poor relationships conducted between the children and their families are ultimately to blame for all six deaths during the play. Romeo never should have been at the Capulet party, yet his disrespectful relationship with his parents allowed him to be there resulting in the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. Juliet’s faking of her own death is to cause for Paris’ death. At the point Juliet is at when she decides to fake her own death it would have been better to tell the Capulet family everything that had happened. Romeo’s banishment can be blamed for the fact he never came home to read Tybalt’s letter, and it is his banishment which causes his mother’s death. The final two deaths of Romeo and Juliet can be traced back to their rebellious actions and negative relationships with their families.