The Meaning of Tragedy
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet stretches beyond the fact that they killed themselves for the love of each other. It stems from personal beliefs of a group of people being judgemental towards one another.
The family dynamics between the Capulet's and the Montague's were the same yet different. Each believed that they were the better than others , and deserved the best. Therefore they taught their children to be discriminatory towards other people that didn't belong to their family name. They treated others as an outcast and even fought with them
For a child to be taught to hate others that aren't exactly like them is unfortunate. It sets them up for having allot of enemies that don't personally know them. It makes them look down on people they've never met or gotten the chance to know.
This hatred caused dishonesty with Romeo and Juliet because they had to sneak around to see each other. Being accepted by ones parents in what you so is important to a young persons purpose in life.
Unfortunately because of the circumstances their parents put them in before they were born, it caused them to lie and hide their feelings for each other . This caused their untimely deaths because of the discrimination put upon them before they had a chance to make their OWN decisions in life. The way a child is taught and raised can make a person a positive or negative influence for the rest of their life.
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