Is the family always the cause of problems? Is the public aware of how much our family reflects our views? Everything we do reflects on us, depending on our gender, age group, family or ethnicity. If you think families are harsh on each other, think about Romeo and Juliet's families, including Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Nurse, Montague, and Lady Montague, and how they played the ultimate role in the death of Romeo and Juliet. plays a huge role in the pressure Romeo and Juliet must endure to follow their family's wishes. If Capulet had simply agreed to Juliet marrying Paris and not said, "My child is still a stranger to the world,/She has not seen the change of fourteen years;/Let two more summers fade in their pride/ Before we could think her ripe for a wife” (1.2.8-11), then they would not have had to face their death. This shows that her father, Capulet, cares about her and what she wants. As the play progresses, the audience sees that Capulet changes and begins to think that Juliet must marry Paris because he is a great earl, and he then continues to insult her. You would think that this caused her to become closer to Romeo and ignore her parents' wishes. In the time in the story that Romeo and Juliet is set in, it is very rare to not respect your parents' wishes and what they think is best for you. In a sense, parents back then controlled their children. Unlike Capulet, Lady Capulet pushes Juliet even harder to marry Paris. As we read Romeo and Juliet, we see that Lady Capulet wants what is best for her daughter, but she pushes her so hard that she falls in love and marries another man that her parents do not love. It can be... middle of paper ...... ideas and what they were going to do with their lives. In conclusion, it is very clear throughout the play that family is a driving force in the responsibility for The Death of Romeo and Juliet. As we have seen, family is very important during this time and is often the driving force in forming opinions about others. Families are almost always the driving force behind the opinions and issues their children face. Romeo and Juliet's families were certainly the driving force because our families almost always reflect our views of the outside world. Romeo and Juliet's families, including Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Nurse, Montague, and Lady Montague, were the driving force behind why Romeo and Juliet committed suicide. Works Cited Applebee, Arthur N. Romeo and Juliet. The language of literature. Evenston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2002. 990-1102. Print.