Romeo and Juliet, is a story of two young lovers, whose love was destined for
destruction. They did not imagine that their love would lead to the tragedies
that it did. These two young people did nothing wrong except fall in love. Three
aspects of their destruction included the feud between the two families, the
nurse and her betrayal of Juliet and the most important aspect of all is fate.
The feud between the two families was one factor that contributed to the love of
Romeo and Juliet being destined for destruction. "From ancient grudge break
to new mutiny". (Romeo & Juliet, Prologue, pg.2 l.3) The two families,
Montagues and Capulets, had many problems. There was hate between the two
families so much so that even the servants hated each other. This feud would
have caused many problems for Romeo and Juliet: These two young lovers knew this
and this is why they kept their marriage a secret. If their parents discovered
their secret, they would have made their children's lives miserable. Romeo and
Juliet would not have been able to see each other. Both of these families were
very stubborn and there was hardly any thing that would have made them become
friends. In the prologue we learn that the only way the "strife" could
be ended was by the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. "Doth with their death bury
their parent's strife". (Romeo & Juliet, Prologue, l.8) Neither the
Montagues or the Capulets would have accepted the marriage. Keeping the marriage
a secret caused Romeo and Juliet to turn to other people for help. Sometimes
these people gave them the wrong advice or just betrayed them. The Nurse was one
of these characters who betrayed the young couple. The Nurse who was also
Juliet's friend turned against her at a very crucial time. The Nurse told Juliet
that it would be best if she married Paris. "I think it best you married
with the county". (Romeo & Juliet, pg.101, III, v, l.219) This betrayal
by the Nurse left Juliet alone. She was a wise young woman but it still would
have been beneficial for her to have the help of the Nurse. Juliet was left on
her own to make some very important decisions. I believe that if the Nurse had
been around to help Juliet things may have turned out differently.