Romeo and Juliet effect

The Romeo and Juliet effect describes the intensification of romantic feelings in relationship when met by parental opposition, as coined by British actor and director Richard Driscoll^[1] referencing the protagonists of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, whose families were opposed to their union.

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