Healthy Relationships In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and lies, Love and Juliet

A candle that shines brighter, will burn faster. A love so passionate has more to risk. And with a rejection, a rebound follows. Love, love is the root of all. It can build families, and homes, but can tear them down in an instant. The story of Romeo and Juliet is of love, but not without its hurdles. The two lovers were damned from the beginning, both coming from opposing families in the 15th century, where young marriage was a custom. Their love sprung from attraction to one another, leading them to privately get married in 3 days. Written between the lines, are the families of the lovers, both having a different plan in store for their children, Juliet’s father wishes his daughter to be married to a suitor.

Nonetheless, some perceive the star-crossed lovers as having a healthy relationship due to the fact they stayed together despite their family’s opinions, they overlook the rooted issue of destructive behaviors such as them being desperate for individuality and having a secretive relationship.

The importance of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship well-being should not be overlooked, as it has a significant impact on what draws the line between a healthy and unhealthy partnership and how being desperate for nonconformity in oneself can affect one’s connection. At the age of 13, Juliet’s life was decided by her father, Lord Capulet. She was to be wed to Count Paris, a wealthy, and much older man but Juliet was against the idea of marrying. Including someone she isn’t interested in or in love with. In the period Romeo and Juliet was written, arranged marriages were traditional, and were typically decided by the bride’s father. According to an article by Psychologytoday.com they state, “The young person proudly asserts individuality from what parents like or

As mentioned by an article by Psychologytoday.com they express, “He found that greater secrecy was linked to lower relational commitment, decreased self-esteem, and a greater number of health consequences. He also found that romantic secrecy limits psychological close-ness, which undermines relational commitment and threatens personal health through symptoms of negative affect, such as fear and nervousness. Consequently, he notes that his findings may signal harmful consequences for both partners, as well as the relationship itself” (Lancer, 2018). Withholding information about a relationship can be detrimental to the person, their relationship, and their friends and families. Whether that be to protect the person’s significant other, keeping secrets to withhold your relationship is never right. Later in the play, Romeo is banished from Verona due to slaying Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. Romeo kept his banishment reason to himself and did not inform Juliet, therefore showing secretiveness in their relationship. And to add, Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy was solely caused by the fact they were built off secrets kept from their families and one another. To clarify on “one another”,