- The ongoing feud between the Montagues and Capulets prevents Romeo and Juliet from being together because they belong to opposing families.
2. Gender Roles and Oppression of Women:
- Juliet faces constraints due to societal expectations of women. She lacks autonomy and her father arranges her marriage without regard to her feelings.
3. Feud-Related Oppression
- Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, wants to fight and kill Romeo for being a Montague at the Capulet ball, showing how the two families' animosity limits individual choice
4. Parental Opposition to Love Oppresses the Protagonists
- Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris. Juliet is under oppressive parental control that disregards her own desires. Similarly, Romeo is expected to avenge Mercutio‘s death, limiting his choices
5. Abuse of Power/Authority/Oppression of Commoners
- Tybalt abuses his authority as a nobleman when he picks a fight with Romeo after seeing him at the Capulet ball even though Romeo hadn’t harmed anyone