Romeo And Juliet Disobeying

In Romeo and Juliet, many of the young characters were disobedient to recognized authorities. In all of the cases presented in the play, the youth faced some sort of punishment or payback for their disobedience. This makes a statement about the importance of an elder’s authority and that they are people who should be obeyed. The fact that every young character in the play who disobeyed an authority had to pay retribution for their act, shows the stupidity of youth’s decision making processes and reiterates the fact that adults usually know better. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, and Mercutio were young characters who were rebellious to authority and their life was the retribution they had to pay. Romeo, one of the main characters …show more content…
Just like Romeo, Juliet disobeyed her family by falling in love with a Montague, a son of the family her family hated. Despite knowing the family feud, she pursued Romeo, and indirectly defied her parents. She disobeyed the Nurse as well by not taking her advice and considering Paris as an option for her future husband. She didn’t listen to the Nurse’s disapproval of Romeo, which she should have, because falling in love with him is what led to her demise. Juliet also directly disobeyed her father by being defiant and refusing to accept his decision about her marriage. She refused to marry Paris bluntly in front of her father, which was disobedience that eventually came back to “bite” her because maybe if she had listened she would have still been alive and possibly happy with Paris. Her marriage to Romeo only resulted in negative consequences, so it’s possible that her marriage to Paris could have turned out well. Juliet’s defiance and disobedience towards her elders only resulted in her death. This once again reiterates on the fact that parents do things that are best for their kids and that they should be trusted. Adults know what they’re doing and have more insight than a young angsty teen ever …show more content…
They both disobeyed the Prince and the retribution they had to pay was their life. Mercutio was arrogant; he believed that if someone were to threaten your honor, you kill them. When Tybalt insulted Romeo and Romeo refused to fight, Mercutio stood up to Tybalt because not fighting him would be cowardice. However, it was this arrogance and disobedience of the Prince that resulted in him getting struck and dying. Tybalt had a similar nature of Mercutio. He was arrogant and had a lot of “Capulet” pride. During the Capulet party when he spotted Romeo, he was quick to bring out the “guns” and take him down because he was a Montague. If it weren’t for the reasonable Lord, he would have actually harmed Romeo. Unfortunately, Tybalt went after Romeo again and tried to provoke him into fighting him. This completely disobeyed the Prince’s orders of ‘no fighting in the streets’. It was his arrogance and prideful nature that resulted in disobedience which resulted in his death. This once again shows that if Tybalt had followed the rules of the Prince, he would still be alive and there would be less hatred between the two