Discuss the relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious, in...

While we
seeinteract with her parents more thaninteracting with his parents in Shakespeares , we can make
strong inferences about their parents feelings towards them.

Throughout the
play, Romeo and his parents, Lord and , rarely interact. In fact, Lady Montague only has two
lines in the entire play. , on the other hand, has about ten lines in the entire play.
Therefore, we learn about Romeos parents feelings about him through what they say to
others.

In Act I, Scene I, Lord and Lady Montague confide inthat Romeo has
been acting a bit depressed. In fact, they want Benvolio to figure out whats the matter with
Romeo so that they can help him. This shows that both Lord and Lady Montague are concerned about
Romeo; however, they are concerned about him from a distance. With them seeking Benvolios help,
they are assuming that Romeo will not come to them, so they try and figure out whats wrong with
him by manipulating...