Strong Familial Values In Romeo And Juliet By William Shakespeare

In William Shakesperes, Romeo and Juliet it is developed that characters who have strong familial values that are ingrained in one's upbringing, may end up blindly following love, and as a result of their actions being subjected to the consequences of fate.

The deep rooted values of each of the characters in the play, Romeo and Juliet, have a very important impact on their actions throughout the story. We see at the beginning of the play with the feud between some Capulets and Montagues the hatred between the houses. This fight shows the lengths the members of the houses will go to in order to get their way. Some of this may demonstrate the views of one's upbringing when they are being surrounded by strong opposing opinions. Looking further

In addition we see Romeo's friends trying to get him to leave seemingly because they want to do something more ‘interesting’. We can clearly see the difference between the Capulets' fancy standards and behavior as opposed to the Montagues' playful one. Yet still we see through the love for each other

Romeo being banished from Verona may seem like a hurdle in the undeniable end of the lovers story, when in reality it seems to be the starting catalyst of the end of their path. When Mercutio is killed by Tybalt the emotion of revenge is brought out within him, going against everything he wanted to do. Romeo tried to avoid fighting for Juliet, but did the one thing that helped separate the two indefinitely. Towards the end of the play things seem to fall into place with one bad thing happening after the other. When Romeo never receives the letter from Friar Lawrence it's almost inevitable and expected by the audience. His clouded judgement got the best of him trying to go see Juliet one last time. “Then I defy you, stars” act 5 scene 1. This line shows Romeo's attempt at ‘going against his fate’. At this point in the play Romeo doesn’t have much left for himself. With his best friend dead and now his lover he sees nothing else to live for. Seeing Juliet one last time is what he believes to be his true ending. Romeo deciding to kill himself is as much of an impulse decision as it is planned. Romeo has no belief in himself and therefore his actions speak on that. Romeo killing himself moments before Juliet awakes is the biggest moment of fate that the star crossed lovers, really weren't meant to