William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a play about two families, the Montague and Capulet’s who hate each other, which this leads to a dramatic tragedy. It is a tragedy because the children in both households fall in love, and are fated to die. This play is relevant to modern audience because many cultures of today’s society are familiar with arranged marriages. In the Shakespearian time wealthy families arranged marriages to build up their power, honour and reputation. The same happens in today’s society but in the opposite way. Families who suffer from poverty may arrange marriages to gain money. Act1 Scene 3 takes place in the Capulets’ house between Juliet, her nurse, and Lady Capulet. Lady Capulet enters Juliet’s room and commands the Nurse to bring Juliet to her, this shows that Lady Capulet rarely goes in Juliet’s room and may hardly see Juliet. We notice that Juliet responds “…what’s your will…” to her mother, which shows that she is very submissive. Juliet is obedient towards her mother, she trusts honours and respects her mother, and refers to as “…Madam…” and not as mother. This gives no indication that she loves her. The nurse is a humorous character and is warm towards Juliet as she describes her as a “…Ladybird…” and “…Lamb…” this shows she genuinely loves Juliet. Lady Capulet is remote and cold towards Juliet, and she is not confident enough to speak to Juliet about marriage without the nurse being present. Lady Capulet is dominant and the most powerful character out of Juliet and the Nurse. This already foreshadows the involvement of her relationship with Juliet resulting in her daughters’ death Juliet and the Nurse share a very close bond, one that surpasses one of a girl and her servant. Since being her nurse the Nurse has become over the years Juliet's close companion, confident, friend, mother; and later on in the play her co-conspirator. Juliet is comfortable and at ease speaking to the Nurse. This allows Juliet to take the