In the play Romeo and Juliet, prejudice is a significant problem that appears countless times throughout the play. ... This chain reaction was all caused because of Tybalt's prejudice towards the Montagues. ... Juliet was forced to take desperate action by first having herself married to Romeo in secrecy. ... As observed from the quote, without Paris personally knowing Romeo, he assumed Romeo was a villain there to disturb the bodies of Tybalt and Juliet, and he thus decided to apprehend Romeo. ... Prejudice definitely exists clearly throughout Romeo and Juliet. ...

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