Positive Relationships In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

“From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean…” (Chorus, Pg. 698). In a city in Italy called Verona, during medieval times, two noble families had a long standing feud that caused fighting and death. Two young adults from each house, Romeo and Juliet, ended up falling in love, but both died when they couldn't be together; creating peace between the families. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare demonstrates that negative relationships can impact positive relationships.

To begin with, parents and mentors have a big impact on Romeo and Juliet’s relationships within the play, both positive and negative . For instance, the Nurse was discussing Juliet’s marriage with Lady Capulet saying, “Faith, I can her age unto an hour.” ( Nurse, Pg. 709). In other words, the Nurse knows exactly what time Juliet was born, and this shows the importance of the relationship between the Nurse and Juliet. In the same way , Friar Lawrence displays his love for Romeo by giving Romeo good life advice, along with helping Romeo be with Juliet . In contrast, Juliet was against her marriage to Count Paris, which ruined her relationship with her parents. Given these points, both positive and negative interactions within the play impact Romeo and Juliet’s relationships with their parents and mentors.

Namely, Juliet was speaking to herself about Romeo, “ My only love, sprung from my only hate.” (Juliet, Pg. 720). To clarify, Juliet is saying Romeo, her first love, was born from the one family she had to hate. Nevertheless, Romeo and Juliet got married secretly, ignoring their families hate, yet it was still enough to impact them. In addition, Romeo and Juliet both killed themselves at the end of the play. The hate between their families negatively affected the romantic relationship and caused them to go towards