Conflict in Romeo and Juliet!!!

       The specific conflict I first thought in the play Romeo and Juliet of was the bad relationship between the Montague's and Capulet's. This affects the central theme being the love between Romeo and Juliet. This conflict affects them extremely being that their families don't know about their marriage and of course if they did they would never approve of it. The conflict between the two families is not like any old hatred its so bad that if anything happens they blame the Montague's or Capulet's "For blood of ours, shed blood of the Montaque" (3.1.157). Lady Capulet says this after finding out about Tybalt's death and even after the loss of a family member she blames the Montague's after barely taking a second to feel the loss of her nephew. Of course the death of Tybalt was blamed on Romeo, again making the hate relationship between the two families stronger and pulling Romeo and Juliet apart (physically). So the hatred is not just affecting the families but the young, true love that Romeo and Juliet share.
       The conflict does not have anything to do with my life in particular cause obviously I'm not married so I don't have in-laws but obviously there is some couple out there whose parents hate each other. The significance of this conflict can be big on a relationship cause they have to pick sides, family or your husband/wife which can take a tole on the relationship. The conflict can link to how you love your family and don't want them made or angry but it also fogs the love that you have for your husband/wife, which a majority of the ruins the relationship. In general people have to confronted their family that even if they don't get along with their in-laws they need to try because you love your wife/husband and their bickering will ruin your marriage. 

Romeo and Juliet: It's Everywhere!

Yesterday Annie, Kristina and I went to the opening night of Coppelia by Ballet Northwest. While reading over what the story was about I realized it was extremely similar to Romeo and Juliet. The story is about a girl named Swanhilda who is in love with Franz. One day Swanhilda  notices Franz blowing kisses to Coppelia, angry she sneeks into Coppelias house after Dr. Coppelius dropped his key. Once in the house she realizes that Dr. Coppelius is a doll maker and that Coppelia is a doll. Once Dr. Coppelius realizes they are in his house he cashes them out but not Swanhilda who faked being Coppelia. Trying a experiment Dr. Coppelius drugs Franz (who sneaked in trying to find Coppelia) with sleeping pills. After realizing that Swanhilda was acting like Coppelia, he chases her and Franz who she got to wake up out of his house. After saving his life Franz and Swanhildia get married and wanting them to be happy Dr. Coppelius forgave them both. Throughout the play I kept comparing Coppelia to Paris, Franz and Swanhilda as Romeo and Juliet. The only difference between the two plays is that in Coppelia, Franz and Swanhilda got to live together happily in this life where Juliet and Romeo could not.