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Romeo and Juliet (Themes (Family and Marriage (Juliet rebels against…

- - - - Once Juliet marries Romeo, The audience knows that she can't marry Paris, as if she did she would be breaking the law and therefore would go to hell.
      - For example getting married was their only option.
      - However, Both Romeo and Juliet commit suicide- which suicide was a sin in those days.
    - - In Shakespeare time, everybody had to go to the church on Sunday, anyone who didn't would have to pay a fine.
        
        No one could get married except in a church. Couples couldn't live together unless they got married. Divorce was almost impossible.
        
        Religion was more powerful than law. Religion provided an accepted set of rules for people to live their lives by.
    - - The characters have respect for the church which is shown through their relationship with Friar Lawrence. The only time the Capulets allow Juliet out alone is when she's going "to Lawrence' cell, / to make confession. This shows that they trust the Friar and think confession is very important.
        
        Romeo and Juliet respects his advice more than anyone else's. They're rebellious enough to defy their parents - but they usually follow all of the Friars plan, However risky.
        
        The Friar religious vows means he has to help Romeo and Juliet in certain ways. He isn't allowed to tell anybody the things he hears in confession, so he has to keep everything secret. Marriage is sacred to the church, so he has to protect their marriage and help Juliet escape marriage to Paris.
  - - - When Juliet refuses, Capulet is furious - he sees her as his property, so she should do as he says. He also thinks he's done his duty and set her up with a good match - so he may be hurt as well.
    - - This conflicts with what she actually wants to do - Juliet struggles to make her parents happy and make herself happy.
      - She doesn't want to upset her parents - But the family structure forces her to rebel.
      - The audience would've easily related to this theme. Many people during Shakespeare's time experienced this conflict between family duty and personal happiness, so they'd have understood Juliet difficulties.
- - - - The friar - Is an expert on the use of herbs. He's a father figure to Romeo.