Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare around the year of 1595. The story is of a man and a woman who fall deeply in love, but they are from families who are feuding with each other. This means that they are not allowed to fall in love, which causes many problems for the two ill-fated lovers. There could be many reasons for why the two families (Montague and Capulet) are feuding, a few of them are; Religion, Race, Social Rivalries, Businesses or Politics. The main characters of the play and story, Romeo and Juliet are; Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady and Lord Montague, Lady and Lord Capulet, Benvolio, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse(to Juliet).

In the 16th century the father's role was to be in control of the family, this role is displayed alot during Romeo and Juliet. The role was seen mainly between Lord Capulet...