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A Bad Family Relationship
“A plague a’ both your houses” (3.1.85). Mercutio is saying that both Montague and the Capulets house are cursed. It is a bad family relationship because Mercutio curses both houses which tells you he dislikes his family. The families were falling apart when everyone was dying like Mercutio and Tybalt as they fought Montague against Capulet. In order to have a bad family relationship, people must not care for the family no more.
In order to have a bad family relationship, people must have a disagreement on a decision. Tybalt sees Romeo at the party and says to Lord Capulet, “ Tis he, that villain Romeo” Capulet replies with, “ content thee, gentle coz, let him alone, ‘A bears him like a portly gentlemen; And to say truth, Verona brags of him to be a virtuous and well governed youth. There fore be patient take no note of him.” Tybalt furiously says, “It fits when
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Romeo and the Nurse were speaking to each other and Romeo says, “She shall at Friar Lawrence’ cell Bee shrived and married” ( 2.4.155-156) Romeo is going to marry Juliet who is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague. Romeo knows he is doing this behind his parents back, but he knows he is doing right by marrying someone he truly loves. Romeo shouldn’t marry Juliet because it would cause conflict between the Montagues and the Capulets.
In order to have a bad family relationship, people must be dishonest towards each other. After Juliet went to Friar’s cell she went home and told Capulet, “ I met the youthful lord at Lawerence’ cell, and gave him what becomed love I might not stepping o’er the bounds of modesty” (4.2.25-27) Juliet is dishonest to her father about marrying Paris because she loves Romeo. Capulet assumes that Juliet has come to her senses about marrying, but Juliet has other thoughts about Paris. Juliet showing dishonesty to Capulet shows how well Juliet and Capulet are together as a

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