Abuse Of Power In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet both know that due to the feud between their families, their love is strictly forbidden and if either of their parents find out, they will be severely punished. This fear of rejection and punishment from their parents leads to Romeo and Juliet keeping the relationship a secret and eventually getting married. Juliet has unfortunately already been arranged to marry the County Paris by her father, yet she is already married to

The language used here by the nurse is very simple and has a lot of

Imagine if you were walking down the aisle on your wedding day which is meant to be the best day ever, but the person at the end is a stranger. How would you like if the day you have been waiting all your life is just practically handed to you and isn’t even what you wanted or who you wanted to be with. Well, this is actually how some people’s lives happen for them. Such as they have no say in who they marry because their parents are in control of it all. In Romeo and Juliet this is the same situation that Juliet and Paris went through in the story. Like how Juliet's parents wanted her to marry Paris at the age of fourteen. Juliet's family was for arranging marriage since they were arranged when they got married, but on the other hand Juliet was very against the whole idea of marrying at fourteen, especially since she was very in love with Romeo even though their two families hated each other. This caused a lot of problems with Juliet’s family and that she would have to

When she first meets Romeo she falls for him instantly. Juliet falls in love with Romeo and asks him to marry her. Juliet's parents, Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet want her to marry Paris, a young Capulet. Juliet does not like the idea of this, and when Romeo and Juliet are together she is very worried her parents will find out. Juliet blames herself for things that go wrong in their relationship, "Prodigious birth of love is to me," unlike Romeo who blames fate.

Many people have used their power in a way they shouldn't or used it to their advantage. In The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier we see how two people use their power to bring other people down or get what they want from people. Brother Leon and Archie both use their power to their advantage. Brother Leon hurts a student during class and makes another student give him information while Archie bribes fellow students and makes them do things he should be doing.

We live in a world where people who have any kind of power will abuse it at some point in their life. Adults, Children and people of authority abuse their power and sometimes it causes a great controversy about whether what they did is acceptable or not. Many negative effects can be demonstrated when someone abuses their power. The sadness, guilt, regret and the feeling of being worthless are the effects when someone abuses their power.

Everyone has a desire for power; who would rather feel powerful rather than powerless? Individuals self-centered thoughts motivate them to behave manipulatively or over confidently due to their true power, or their false perception of power that they believe they have over others’ lives, and the future of their own lives, thus leading people to act on their emotions while disregarding others. Power has the ability to influence others in relationships, while impacting the way people interact. When people believe they have more power than they actually do, it leads to harmful and foolish actions. When someone has true power over another person, it causes the powerful person to have an altered attitude towards the other person.

This quote gives an example of how Juliet’s parents do not want her to be with Romeo. Also it shows how much they want her to marry Paris. As Juliet is struggling to control her emotions she comes up with a plan to be able to be with Romeo for the rest of her

In this scene, Juliet’s father expects her to be grateful for the arrangement between her and Paris, whom he sees as a “worthy” suitor in terms of his social and wealth status. Therefore, when he finds out that she is not willing to get married, he becomes enraged and even more forcefully imposes his decision upon her. As a result, this enforcement of arranged marriages played a main role in Romeo and Juliet’s rebellions and decisions that ultimately lead to a

<br>This shows how Juliet has passion and faith in her relationship with Romeo, while her parents are old-fashioned; her father arranges a marriage for her, and her mother takes the side of her husband, rather than that of her daughter. This scene also shows how Juliet has changed and has gained the courage to speak against authority.

In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Paris and Juliet’s paths intersect accidentally at Friar Laurence’s cell and the two discuss their marriage; however, Juliet acts unfairly towards Paris while conversing. When first meeting, Paris notices how Juliet has tear stains along her cheeks and he is concerned as he announces, “Poor soul, thy face is much abused with tears” (Shakespeare 4.1.29). Although they are strangers, the pair understand that they are to be married, therefore Paris tries to show that he cares for Juliet in as much a way as he can. Juliet also does not use rational thinking, as she is swept away by Romeo with violent emotions, while Paris is a more desired suitor. Juliet’s guardians all think Juliet is being irrational

Power and persuasion arise in distinctive ways in different relationships. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, both Juliet and Lord Capulet use power and persuasion to influence the audience and other characters in ways that are motivated by their emotions. Juliet has power over, and is able to persuade those older than her, whereas Lord Capulet has power over, and is able to persuade those younger than him. When a complication arises Lord Capulet takes power away from the characters around him, which leads Juliet into persuading those same characters of her convictions. Juliet’s growth in her relationship with Lord Capulet is displayed through conflicts between characters and dramatic conventions that affect the audience's emotions

Society is cruel and unforgiving, it has strict unbendable rules and deadly consequences. It determines your worth and your future. In the sinister society of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, two star crossed lovers fall victim to the unforgiving hunger for violence and injustice in their world. The lovers’ attempts at being together are cruelly thwarted by their society and its fixation on honor and disgrace, poverty-creating laws and, obligatory social classes. Society's focus on honor and disgrace is accountable for the continuation of the Montague and Capulet’s “ancient grudge.”

In Act 1 of William Shakespeare’s drama, “The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.” Romeo and Juliet are from two different families who have a never ending fude. Romeo is in love with Rosaline but she didn’t love him back, So he was heart sick. Juliet's mother wanted Juliet to get married to Paris So her mother told Juliet to talk to him at her party. But Juliet didn’t want to get married.

Throughout the story, Juliet proves her ability to overcome obstacles as she begins to take control of her destiny and no longer lives in the shadows of her parents. Because of her love for Romeo, she is deserted by her father, mother, and nurse. She is almost completely alone when Romeo is exiled. But she refuses to turn back; she won’t forget about Romeo and embrace Paris in marriage as her parents’ desire.