Romeo and Juliet – Family Quotes

‘Two households, both alike in dignity.’ Both families are of the same social standing.
‘Deny thy father and refuse thy name.’ Juliet struggles with the conflict between her love for Romeo and love for her family.
‘Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage.’ Romeo will not fight with Tybalt once he has married Juliet. He cannot tell Tybalt the ‘reason’ though!
‘Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband?’ Once they are married, Juliet sides with Romeo after he has killed Tybalt, her cousin.
‘Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!’ Capulet is furious with Juliet when she disobeys his orders to marry Paris.
‘We have a curse in having her.’ Capulet shows his fury by saying that he and his wife have been cursed having Juliet as a daughter.
‘Henceforward I am ever ruled by you.’ Juliet follows the Friar’s instructions and pretends to obey her father.
‘Good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as my own.’ Romeo says that he loves the Capulet name as much as his own following the marriage.
‘Too soon marred are those so early made.’ Initially, Capulet refuses to marry Juliet to Paris as he feels she is too young.