Romeo and Juliet come from, what we in the 21st century call it, a dysfunctional

family, this is the main cause of tragedy. Do you agree?

The resolution to tragic events have a tendency to create blame. In William
Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers fall in love despite a
century long family feud resulting in their deaths which is ultimately due to their
dysfunctional families. The feuding families of Verona play a huge role in the
deaths of the lovers as they provoked violence which escalates the feud
rendering the families responsible for the lovers demise. Shakespeare explores
the destructive power of violence however ultimately servers as a sense of
rebirth. Furthermore, pressure exerted on Romeo and Juliet from their families
also contributed to their downfall. Lastly, both families believed in fate which
fundamentally prompted a lack of communication and advice from their parents
consequently Romeo and Juliet paid the price. It is seen that there are many
aspects which contributed to the casualties of Romeo and Juliet but subsequently
their dysfunctional families is the main cause of the tragedy.
With the imprudent actions and decisions from the heads of their respective
families, Lord Montague and Capulet, this gave an uprising of violence which
drove Romeo and Juliet to their tragic deaths. At the beginning, the chorus
implies that the long-standing feud of the families will create new violence From
ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands
unclean. This highlights how the continuance of their parents' rage could only
be suppressed by the death of their children Romeo and Juliet Which, but their
childrens end, naught could remove. Also, the gesture of thumb-biting
illustrates the slow build-up of violence between the families. At the start of the
play, Lord Montague requests for his long sword and Capulet demands his wife
to let him go already demonstrates the escalating violence of the families. This
is accentuated further by the infamous Act 3 Scene 1, where Mercutio and Tybalt
are slain and Romeo is banished. This testifies how the tension between the
already feuding families intensifies which ultimately disables Romeo and Juliet
from meeting each other, influencing them to adopt precarious options which
end in tragedy. Shakespeare condemns the way the families handled the
situation by using violence which he highlights that it will bring rebirth as it is
seen after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet the feud also dies allowing peace to
return symbolising rebirth. Consequently, both dysfunctional families are the
main cause of the tragedy as their choice as violence ends up separating the
star-crossed lovers resulting in their use of treacherous plans to escape from
Verona.