Romeo And Juliet Character Analysis

As humans, it is normal for people to make decisions based on how everyone sees them. When you meet strangers, it is normal to feel like you need to be trusted and liked by those people. Making these decisions can alter the individual 's unique personality because people often act differently in front of certain people. In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare clearly presents throughout the play that individuals try to please everyone’s expectations and standards in order to satisfy society. Occasionally, the expectations that are set, are made by yourself, which can limit the way you see the world. The result of individuals actions to satisfy society can cause individuals to fabricate situations, harm the people that you love, and overall it can affect the person 's happiness. In the play Romeo and Juliet it is evident that Romeo and Juliet love each other. They do not want their families to know that they care for each other because both families expect them to hate each other. Their families expect them to despise each other because of the families’ history. This is evident in Act 1, prologue:

Two households, both alike in dignity

(In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),

From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

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The prologue shows that the two families had a strong hatred and violence between them. Before Romeo and Juliet passed away they rebelled against their parents in secret to be together. They also