The Theme Of Trust In Romeo And Juliet

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We hold many values in our lives today, but by far friendship remains the most significant. A good friendship includes honesty, loyalty, sincerity and most importantly trusting each other. Trusting each other in a friendship remains crucial because it shows reliability and confidence between two people. This helps friends become closer and feel more safe. In the play Romeo and Juliet and the book Digital Fortress, the significant relationship of friendship exists through trust.

Within the tragic play Romeo and Juliet, the characters Romeo and Juliet have a relationship through trust. In the play Juliet says, “Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband?Ah, poor my lord, what tongue shall smooth thy name. hen I, thy three-hours wife, have mangled it? But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband.” (Shakespeare 3.2.106-111)This quote from Romeo and Juliet shows trust
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In the book David says, “It's not the university. I'll phone and explain later. I've really got to go; they're calling for me. I'll be in touch. I promise” (Brown, 3). This quote is significant because it shows that Susan has to put her trust in her fiance David that he will tell her what is going on later. Although she is scared and confused about what is going on, she has to trust that everything will be okay with David and his “work.” Furthermore, in the book Susan says, “She couldn't believe that she had thought that he was gone forever.” (370). Like the previous quote, this quote also shows trust because like in the beginning of the book, Susan trusted David with everything he was doing. Although it led close to one of their deaths, in the trust is what kept their friendship strong and got them through this frightening time. Friendships are the answer to live a happy and healthy

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