Conflicts in Romeo and Juliet

   A large conflict for Juliet in the play is her need to obey her parents verses her love and need for Romeo. As the story begins we see Juliet as a dutiful daughter with high moral standers. As the play progresses though and Juliet meets Romeo she becomes more and more disobedient and disloyal to her family the Capulets. This conflict of love over family comes to a boiling point with Tybalt's death. Nurse tells Juliet "Tybalt is gone and Romeo banished. Romeo that killed him - he is banished." (3.2.75). When Nurse says this Juliet makes a pivotal decision and sides with Romeo, the man she loves, even though he murdered her cousin. This singular decision creates a chain reaction that causes Juliet to refuse to marry Paris when her father demands it, seek guidance from the friar as to how to be with Romeo, and to ultimately fake death to escape with him.
     On a less drastic level I am sure that every teen has fought with themselves as to whether they should obey there parents or to do something they feel is necessary. Rebellion is a natural occurrence with teenagers. It is the expression of the need to be independent and the idea that, as teens, we know what's best and won't get hurt. Of course this isn't true, as is expressed in the play Romeo and Juliet. In the end, because of one little mistake and a lot of over dramatic emotions, two very young people died. Because of adolescent ignorance this often happens in real life too.