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Find 2 conflicts per character (Romeo and Juliet) in Romeo and Juliet.
Identify whether these conflicts are Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature, or Man vs. Self. Explain your answer using proper spelling and grammar. EACH explanation of EACH conflict should be a solid 5 sentence paragraph with textual support for each conflict.

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Man vs. society ( Romeo vs. Capulet ) ( Juliet vs. Montague)


In the Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet there are many conflicts that are created within the story. One example of these conflicts is the on-going conflict in between Tybalt and Romeo. Tybalt feels pure hatred towards Romeo because he is a Montague, this is an example of man vs. man conflict. Romeo is faced with the struggle of not telling Tybalt that Juliet whom is his cousin is actually now a Montague. This conflict ends when Romeo murders Tybalt in order to avenge the murder of Mercutio.

Yet another conflict is the Man vs. self conflict that is portrayed when Romeo discovers that Juliet is indeed a Capulet. Romeo must decide wether or not to choose his love for her over the love that he has for his family. Romeo knows that his family hates Juliet and that Juliet's family hates him. This puts Romeo in a difficult situation of war within himself. When he chooses Juliet even though the odds are not for them he shows who he cared more for.

The character Juliet Is faced with a man vs. society when she is forced by others to marry Paris. Her entire family as well as the rest of society expects her to marry within her family line when she in reality has already wed their enemy Romeo Montague. She is faced with the decision to loose Romeo forever and marry Paris or disobey her entire family and stay faithful to Romeo.

Juliet is faced with a Man vs. self conflict when she is faced with the truth that Romeo had committed suicide believing that she was dead. She knows that if she leaves with Friar Lawrence to the sisterhood of nuns she will have a new life far away from the Capulet's and Montague's. Although she has the option to leave she chooses to stay and die as well with Romeo, whom she decides that she cannot live without. She makes her decision when she stabs herself in the absence of Romeo.


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