Despite the secretive and rebellious actions of the two lovers that create the main conflict in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the blame of the devastating events of the play can be placed on the two sets of parents, and the violent family members and servants of each house. The chaos of the play is rooted in the teen’s fear of vocalizing their relationship, because, and Juliet demonstrates, “If they do find thee they will murder thee,” (2.2.70). This proves that the two youth’s love is stifled and forced into secrecy by their family’s history, and this complication is the beginning of the problems that eventually lead to the demise of many characters. Their relationship is hopeless from the moment the two realize that they are on
