When you look closely at the story of Romeo and Juliet, you will see that it is a story with many ethical aspects. The first ethical concern concerned the two feuding families. How moral is it to hate someone just because they have a certain last name? This all comes from a time when people were quite focused on religion, which teaches us not to hate. I also question this because I think it's ironic that both Romeo and Juliet seem quite religious, since the first person Romeo turned to for help was Friar Laurence, and some scenes of the play took place in or around the church. I think this hatred is especially bad in the case of the Capulets and the Montagues, because I always had the impression that the families had been feuding for so long that no one really knew why they hated each other anymore. This was the beginning of problems for Romeo and Juliet. They had a moral decision to make. Should they remain faithful to their families and deny their love, or should they remain faithful to their feelings and dishonor their families? To resolve this dilemma, Romeo turns to Friar Laurence, who could perhaps be seen as the more moral character to begin with. Because he was a holy man, he was the most logical confidant of anyone in the play. People see churchmen as trustworthy and a good source of advice. Naturally, Friar Laurence has every intention of helping the two lovers, also hoping to be able to reunite the feuding families. However, unbeknownst to him, everything he does throughout the show will have disturbing consequences. Whatever he did to correct what he had done wrong would only drag him further into trouble. Who would have thought that marrying the two young lovers would cause all this pain to the families, and indeed to all of Verona? No one had ever considered the fact that two young people intending to get married would have consequences for the entire city. Friar Lawrence was just trying to be a good friend and ally, but everything he did ended up backfiring on him. The Nurse was another ally of Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse loved Juliet and wanted the best for her.