Shakespeare explores love through a variety of ways: When Romeo and Juliet first meet, they instantly fall in love. Shakespeare presents their initial meeting as passionate, flirtatious and true. This shows that their first meeting was charged with love and desire for one another.

How is the relationship presented between Romeo and Juliet?

The relationship between Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeares play is one of intensely passionate young love. Although Romeo is probably a few years older, Juliet is the more intelligent and thoughtful of the two and provides Romeo with direction.

How are parent/child relationships presented in Romeo and Juliet?

Both sets of parents love their children. For instance, Romeos parents express concern for his depression at the beginning of the play and are heartbroken upon learning of Romeos banishment. Of course, both Romeo and Juliets parents are devastated when they learn their children have died.

Whats the moral of Romeo and Juliet?

Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet gives us the moral lesson to never hold grudges nor hate to others before it is too late, lower your pride for the common good, think carefully before you act, and to never let you emotions rule over you.

Why does Romeo and Juliets parents hate each other?

We do not know. In the prologue it says that the hatred between the two families is ancient. The Montagues and Capulets hated each other, because their families have been at an ancient feud and they are just maintaining what their ancestors did. They hate each other because of the reason for the feud between them.

Why didnt the Montagues and Capulets get along?

The beginning prologue only mentions that the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues stemmed from a grudge between the two families. In the opening of Act 1, we see that even the presence of a Capulet or a Montague can instantaneously start a fight because of the hatred they felt for each other.

Did Juliet get pregnant by Romeo?

Does Juliet get pregnant in Romeo and Juliet? Juliet: Yes.

Is Romeo love for Rosaline real?

Romeo has a real and romantic love for Rosaline. During Act I, Scene 2, a servant of the Capulets asks Romeo to read a list of people invited to the Capulets party, “My fair niece Rosaline” (Shakespeare I. 2.70). Romeos love for Rosaline is real because he fights against his name.

What is the conflict between Montagues and Capulets?

Being a Capulet, Tybalt is very upset when Romeo, a Montague, crashes a Capulet party. This is the origin of the feud between these two, and it eventually leads to the death of Tybalt at the hands of Romeo, after he killed one of Romeos close friends.

Did the Montagues and Capulets stop fighting?

The Capulets and Montagues agree to stop fighting.

Why did Romeo leave Rosaline?

Romeo is an impulsive adolescent who is in love with the idea of being in love. As the play opens, he pines away because Rosaline will not return his love. His father is so worried about him being up at night and asleep by day that he comes to Benvolio to find out what is going on.

What did Romeo love about Rosaline?

She has chosen life-long celibacy, so Romeo can never be with her. A specific reason for his love for Rosaline is never given. However, Romeo does mention to Benvolio that Rosaline is beautiful (She is too fair, too wise, wisely too fair) in Act I, scene 1, so his infatuation may just be skin deep.