loyalty/honour

• "prince must give. Romeo slew Tybalt. Romeo must not live"-lady Capulet​


  -reveals her familial loyalty and desire for revenge after Tybalt's death

  -contrasts to romeos motivation: while impulsive, driven from love for juliet

  -lady capulet is hysterical, she accuses romeo of betraying his own family

  -The Prince, ultimately banishes Romeo rather than execute him, recognizing the need to maintain peace in Verona. 
• "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foes debt."- romeo


  -rheotorical question highlights internal conflict between loyalty to his family and his love

  -Romeo's love for Juliet is a "prodigious birth of love," an almost unnatural and overwhelming feeling that defies the family feud, and the potential consequences of such divided loyalties. 

  -Juliet also acknowledges the contradiction of loving someone from a family her own family hates, "My only love sprung from my only hate". 
• "would not for all the wealth of all the town her in my house do him disparagement. Therefore, be patient take no note of him"- lord capulet


  - demonstrates his honour and loyalty to his home and guests, prioritizing peace and hospitality over potential conflict, even with a rival.