Relationships In Romeo And Juliet

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In order to maintain a healthy relationship there is many main components such as: commination, trust and mutual respect. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare there are many examples of: lack of commination, lack of mutual respect and absence of trust. Although, the adult figures in Juliet’s life try to guide her through life, they instead become negative role models and are the biggest contributors to her death.
Firstly, communication is vital for a healthy relationship. Without communication, relationships tend to fall apart and become toxic. Juliet and her family members have very poor communication between each other. The most toxic relationship in the Capulet household is the relationship between Juliet and her father, Capulet. From the beginning of the play, Capulet is contently trying to marry off …show more content…

Juliet dislikes this idea, but does not communicate to her father why. So, Capulet amused that Juliet is just being a suborned, thirteen year old girl and he decides to arrange the marriage without Juliet’s approval. Capulet later barges in Juliet room yelling that “But fettle your fine joints ’gainst Thursday next, to go with Paris to Saint Peter’s church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither” (Act III, Scene V, 154-156). This caused Juliet to go behind her parents back and go to Friar Laurence to find a way out of her marriage arrangements. The whole issue could have been avoided if Juliet and Capulet communicated better. Also, there is a major miscommunication disaster between Juliet and Friar Laurence. Friar Laurence wrote a letter to Romeo, who has been banished to Mantua. Friar Laurence tells Friar John that “The letter was not nice but full of charge of dear import, and the neglecting it may do much danger” (Act V, Scene II, 18-19). But, Friar Laurence’s letter was never delivered to Romeo. It was essential for Romeo to have received the letter because it was the only way he could learn about Friar Laurence’s plan to fake

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