Conflict in Romeo and Juliet

A big conflict in Romeo and Juliet is the conflict between the generations. Juliet has to struggle with her parents not allowing her freedom and forcing her to do things she really doesn’t want to do. When Juliet begs her father not to make her marry Paris, her father reacts very angrily, “And you be not hang, beg, starve, die in the streets,/ For by my soul, I’ll ne’er  acknowledge thee.” (171) This is a great example of the conflict between Juliet and her parents. She is on her knees begging that they don’t forces her to marry Paris, and her father, so unwilling to listen, threatens to disown her if she is not obedient.

                Conflict between people my age and their parents is notorious. My parents talk about how they dreaded my oldest sister’s teenage years because they knew she was going to be a lot of work. I remember a lot of slamming of doors and stomping upstairs done by her. I think more often than not ay my age, people are disagreeing with their parents; ether it’s not having enough freedom or invasions of privacy there is a lot to disagree about. But behind most of those are good intentions on the parenting side and that’s pretty easy to see. I think conflict between parents teaches us good compromising skills, patience, and a good way to practice temper. What my sister didn’t understand is that if you are reasonable and don’t bring too much emotion into it, you are much more likely to get what you want because your parents will be willing to listen to you if you are being respectful and not acting immature.