Romeo And Juliet Close To His Parents Analysis

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Romeo is not particularly close to his parents, and doesn’t tell them about his unrequited love for Rosaline when Benvolio asks why Romeo is upset, Lord Montague replies “I neither know it nor can learn of him”. This implies that Lord Montague is very passive and doesn’t really make the effort to find out what is wrong with Romeo, although his parents do show genuine affection and concern for him. Romeo prefers to confide in the Friar, rather than his parents, so maybe Shakespeare is indicating to us that wealthy parents may have had a distant relationship with their children, which can potentially prove damaging. Juliet’s parents show love and concern for their daughter at first, but when Juliet refuses to marry Paris, they turn against her.