Charateristics of Friendship found Lacking in Romeo and Juliet

Imagine two high school students, a boy and a , the younger, but both of them are naïve, and unaware of the ways of the world. They meet each other, and their lack of knowledge leads them to think it is love. Is it love? Who knows, but they have no one with whom to discuss the problem except a local priest, no one their age, no true friends. They are as close to being completely alone as possible. Their parents, who own rivaling businesses, forbid them to ever speak to each other. If they had friends, they might have a possibility of discussing and reconciling t…