In the play, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare reveals an underlying message that points to the contrasts between youth and age that are even apparent now today. The youth of society tend to question and then possibly disregard the rules that are important to their parents if they do not have good reason to believe in these rules. The rebellious actions of youth can eventually cause their own untimely destruction. We see today in the headlines …showed first 75 words of 876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 876 total…is another level of interpretation. Love is triumphant over death, time, fate and especially hatred. Now the families can look back and wonder how the beautiful and innocent love between Romeo and Juliet turned into a horrible disaster because of ancient hatred. Members of the family start to question some of their own beliefs that they grew up learning. They do this to see if their code of ethics makes better sense than their parents!