In Romeo and Juliet, is conflict presented as positive or negative?

In order to fully understand and answer this question, it
is important to understand and identify the different forms of conflict presented in the
play.  Once you have identified the conflict(s), you can look at the effects of each to
see whether conflict is generally presented as a positive or a negative
thing.

Conflict means a problem in the story.
Romeo and Juliet presents several examples which all revolve around
the same two basic problems in the story.

1. The
   Capulets and Montagues hate each other.


2. Romeo (a
   Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet) fall in love but must hide their love because of the
   family feud.

Now, observe the following list of
some of the effects of the above
conflicts:

1. Street fights which disrupt the peace
   and call for the threat of harsh punishment for
   fighting.


2. Neither Romeo nor Juliet have open
   communication with their parents and look to other adults for
   advice.


3. Romeo and Juliet both lie to their parents and
   get married in secret.


4. The deaths of Mercutio and
   Tybalt.


5. The banishment of
   Romeo.


6. More lies, a fake death, then the real deaths of
   Romeo and Juliet (as well as Paris).


7. The families resolve
   their conflict at the funerals of their
   children.

When you consider the list of
consequences in light of the two basic conflicts in this story, at least six examples
portray negative outcomes and only one is positive.  Generally speaking, this presents a
strong argument that conflict is presented as negative.