How does the language in Romeo and Juliet convey that social status and power are the most important thing in a persons life?

Certainly, if one wanted to make this argument, I think
that one would point to the parents of the two young people.  Lady and Lord Capulet are
an example of how important status and power are to the individual.  Consider the
confrontation between Juliet and her parents in Act III.  It is in the fifth scene where
power and status become so important that these become the means by which children can
be controlled.  Lord and Lady Capulet are driven the fact that Juliet has to marry
Parris.  She cannot marry someone of her own will, as her parents seem to be more
concerned with the status of a dutiful daughter and a parent- approved alliance.  The
fact that Lord Capulet threatens Juliet with being cast out of the house and uses the
term "beggar" helps to emphasize this point.  The need to describe Juliet as someone who
is outside of accepted norm and someone who has lost power reflects how language is
constructed to convey that social status and power is essential to a person's life.  In
this moment, the parents must choose between the happiness of their own daughter and
their own sense of social status and power.  The choice becomes evident, and
demonstrates upon what the parents place emphasis.