Compassion In Romeo And Juliet

Why is it important to have mutual respect and compassion in a relationship? Respect and compassion in a bond help build trust and safety between both people in the bond. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the lack of respect and not listening/caring between Lord Capulet and Juliet causes Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. In Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Sam shows respect and compassion and helps Sam bring back one of her friendship from the past. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, having respect and compassion generates a strong alliance, while not listening or caring about what the other people want/need destroys an alliance. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare William and the novel Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, compassion form a good bond, although not listening and not caring about what the other person wants/thinks. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, bonds are weakened through Lord Capulet and Juliet’s relationship by not listening/caring about what the other person wants/needs when Lord Capulet told Juliet that she will marry Paris. “Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church a Thursday Or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me” (Shakespeare 3.5.160-163). Lord Capulet shows that he does not care about what Juliet wants in life, and who she wants to be with.

And this argument weakens the bond between Lord Capulet and Juliet because Lord Capulet showed that he was only thinking about how to secure Juliet’s social position and increase Capulet’s influence in