Lies In Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare, keep their marriage a secret in order to avoid displeasing in their family, this same idea is expressed in "The Many Faces of Lies," written by Bella M. DePaula. The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets meant that the love Romeo and Juliet share would never be accepted, and the lover are both deeply troubled by this; Juliet expresses her remorse of being caught in the middle of this situation by wishing that Romeo would "Deny thy father and refuse thy name" because the root of their problem stems from how they are members of dueling families; if Romeo was no longer a Montague, then their love would no longer be looked down upon; for in the eyes of the rest of the Montagues and Capulets, a relationship between Romeo and Juliet is a form of failure; a desire to not let down their families causes the lovers to lie (2.2.34).

Another reason that the lovers keep their relationship a secret is because they, especially Juliet, do not want to let down their parents; Juliet wants to be an obedient daughter, so, even though she is not interested in marrying Paris, her mother's "consent gives strength to make it fly," and Juliet, in order to be compliant, looks into marrying Paris (1.3.99). To maintain this obedient daughter status, it is crucial that Juliet does not have kind relations with the Montagues; when she fails to do so, Juliet cannot bring herself to telling her parents, as it is "important... to [her] to maintain [her] honor in their eyes;" revealing the truth would result in Juliet being a disgrace to her family; this is a trouble that Juliet does not want to face, so she must lie about her situation to her parents (DePaulo,