family and relationships

• 'Or i will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out your green-sickness carrion! Out , you baggage!- Act 3, Scene 5
• 'I would the fool were married to her grave!'- Lady Capulet, Act 3, Scene 5
• 'Go girl seek happy nights to happy days.'- The Nurse, Act 1, Scene 3
• Shakespeare sought to demonstrate the need for deeper more loving connections within family units.
• Context around family:

  Lord Capulet is used to demonstrate patriarchy within the home. Many families would employ a 'wet nurse' to care for their child- this could result in a more distant relationship between parents and children.