Should people be allowed to break the laws established by society for their own desires? In the famous play “Romeo and Juliet” these laws influenced the protagonist Juliet in many ways. In this play these laws not only prevent her from having true happiness with Romeo, but also force Juliet into a marriage that she doesn't even want. They even force her to fake her own death to be with her one true love; however, Juliet breaks these established laws to have true happiness with the person she loves. Even though Juliet goes against society, she does so to be happy with Romeo, avoid getting married to Paris, and not have to listen to her family. The first way Juliet goes against society is by dating and falling in love with Romeo. . The first example can be seen in how Romeo and Juliet are supposed to hate each other because of their own families. The recognition of this can be seen when the show begins and the chorus says: “Two families, both similar in dignity. / In beautiful Verona, where our scene takes place, / From an ancient grudge to a new mutiny. / Where civil blood makes civil hands impure. / From the fatal loins of these two enemies / a pair of unfortunate lovers takes life; / Whose pitiful misfortunes overthrow / With their death they bury their parents' conflict. (Ii1-8). This clearly shows that the parents of the two families in love are fighting over the transgressions that each has committed towards each other. This proves the fact that dating Romeo; that Juliet went against society meets her "enemy" with a. The next way Juliet disobeys society is by meeting Romeo in secret. This can be seen as Romeo trespasses and Juliet says, “Ay me! / she speaks. Oh, talk again... middle of the paper... er, I already saw! Oh day, oh day, oh day! Oh hateful day! / Never have you seen such a black world. / Oh painful day! Oh painful day! (iv.49-54). If he did not choose to marry Paris and faked his death, he would be doing something that is socially unacceptable at that time; therefore, he would not respect the social laws of his time. Overall, though, Juliet has really resisted most of society's rules; this is because she mostly wants to be herself and be happy. Overall, in the play "Romeo and Juliet" Juliet is forced to break the rules established by society; however, he only does so to achieve true happiness. The ways he breaks the rules range from disobeying his parents to having to fake his own death, but he does it all for a cause. That cause is simply living the life he wanted and being with the one person he truly loved.