In the play Romeo and Juliet, directed by William Shakespeare, two young star-crossed lovers cannot be together because their families, the Capulets and the Montagues, have an old feud. Their children, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, fall in love and marry, while keeping it a secret from their parents. Following a series of chaotic events, Mercutio, a relative of the prince, is killed by Tybalt. Angered by the death of his friend, Romeo murders Tybalt and is banished to Mantua, a nearby and isolated city. Juliet, distressed by this news, goes to the friar to ask for help and they hatch a plan to bring Romeo back to Verona, Juliet will drink a potion that will make her appear dead and Romeo will find her in the Capulet safe. Due to a miscommunication, Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, so he drinks poison he bought from an apothecary when he meets her, and Juliet stabs herself when she wakes up and finds Romeo's corpse . Using the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare describes the differences between appearances and reality using the marriage between Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio's Queen Mab's speech and the hidden meanings. Shakespeare uses the marriage between Romeo and Juliet to identify the differences between appearances and reality. of the contrast between Brother Laurent's intentions and the results. After spending the night in the Capulet garden with Juliet, Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence to ask him to marry them. When Brother Lawrence agrees to marry them, he does so because he has good intentions: “For this alliance can so happily transform the rancor of your house into pure love” (2.4.98-99). Brother Lawrence's intentions in marrying Romeo and Juliet are to bridge the gap and heal the rift between the two families, as we...... middle of paper ...... satisfied/ From Romeo until what I see him - dead - / Does my poor heart… Oh, how my heart hates / To hear him names and cannot come to him / To break the love I had for my cousin » (3.5.98-106). Although it appears to Lady Capulet that Juliet is verbally expressing that Juliet will never be satisfied until she holds Romeo dead, she is actually indicating that she will never be content until she holds Romeo and his poor heart is dead. The surreptitious meaning of her speech is obvious to the audience, but she must speak using double talk to hide her true feelings about Romeo, because her mother would be exasperated if she revealed her true feelings. In the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, written by the influential and famous playwright William Shakespeare, Shakespeare shows the distinction between appearances and reality through the marriage between Romeo and Juliet, .