Internal Conflicts In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

When children are raised, they are influenced strongly by their parents. Often, their opinions are directly based on what they hear around them. In the story of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is taught that the Capulets were enemies and Juliet is taught to hate the Montagues. When Romeo and Juliet meet, they are ignorant of the fact that they are from feuding houses. The hatred of their families toward each other causes internal conflicts to arise between love and rationality. Due to the hostile nature of the feuding families and impulsive actions, Romeo and Juliet were never meant to be.
To begin, the Caplets hold a party that Romeo attends in pursuit of Rosaline. While planning to be with Rosaline, Romeo quickly diverts his attention when he sees the beautiful Juliet. Unknowing of the fact that they are from feuding houses, Romeo and Juliet share a moment of …show more content…
Juliet is a proper, obedient girl who listens to her parent’s wishes. All Juliet knows comes from her parents and all she has learned is to hate the Montagues. Juliet does not wish to displease her parents and is frustrated that she is in love with someone her family is meant to hate. This realization of Juliet’s highlights the great hardship and confliction Romeo and she will face because of the powerful barrier the feuding families have created. The situation the two lovers are put it makes it immensely difficult for them to thrive. In addition to the feuding families, the uncontrollable misfortune of Romeo and Juliet shows they were not meant to be together. Skipping forward in the play, Romeo and Juliet proclaim their love and get engaged. Friar Lawrence, in an act to end the Capulet's and Montague’s clash, marries them. However, he warns of the consequences of lying and moving to fast and that “violent delights have violent ends” (II.vi.9). The hate between the feuding houses creates a lack of communication between Romeo and Juliet, and their families.