ts Romeo and Juliet—defeating the institutions of both the patriarchy and the Church on account of an emotional bond that the audience values as romantic love.This outright rebellion of Romeo and Juliet against their parents and the Church may suggest that the two lovers caused their own death by actively deciding to “sin” against the patriarchy. However, the patriarchy is the institution that ultimately suffers the punishment of losing their children. They are forced to accept that they are responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet, while the two lovers reside peacefully together for eternity. Shakespeare, in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet intends for the audience to understand that sin does not parallel romantic love, but instead sin is associated with unfairly standing in love’s way. ...
