How are the themes of familial love and secrecy developed in romeo and juliet, act ii, scenes i–iii? what does the institution of family indicate about the duty and obligation of family members? how does the institution of family contribute to the secrecy of romeo and juliet's love? cite textual evidence to support your response.

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The theme of familial love is developed across act II, scenes I–III through Romeo and Juliet’s dialogue. While Romeo and Juliet know that they can’t stop loving each other simply because of their families’ hatred, they both are tormented at the thought of being in love with the enemy. They know that in giving in to their love for each other, they are being disloyal to their families. Juliet wishes that Romeo would change his name for her love. Yet, she also contradicts her own loyalty by admitting that she’s willing to stop being a Capulet for his love:

O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?

Deny thy father and refuse thy name;

Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,

And I'll no longer be a Capulet!

The hatred between their families forces Romeo and Juliet to keep their love a secret. Juliet knows that if her family finds out about her love for Romeo they will kill him. Romeo remains willing to risk his life for their love:

JULIET: How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?

The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,

And the place death, considering who thou art,

If any of my kinsmen find thee here.

ROMEO: With love's light wings did I o'er-perch these walls;

For stony limits cannot hold love out,

And what love can do that dares love attempt;

Therefore thy kinsmen are no let to me.

For their own safety, Romeo and Juliet decide to get married in secret, hoping that their marriage will bring their families together. Friar Laurence, who agrees to officiate their secret wedding, also hopes that their love will erase their families’ hatred:

But come, young waverer, come, go with me,

In one respect I'll thy assistant be;

For this alliance may so happy prove,

To turn your households' rancour to pure love.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.