From the day we are born, we look up to our parents. No matter what we do or what we say we are always looking for their approval. All we want is them to look at you and be proud and say you did good. We go to them for many things; love, closure, advice, and most importantly to be a role model. Although, we don’t always go to them because we see that it isn’t the best decision or we don’t feel comfortable. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, there were adults in the play that should have been role models for Romeo and Juliet, but they turned out to be corrupted and selfish. These adults were Lord and Lady Capulet, the Nurse, and Friar Lawrence. Marriage should be something special for two people that love each other and love is only constructed between two people that trust each other for an extended period of time. William Shakespeare wrote this play to show the fickleness of teenage love and how it's lust. Typically fathers want to prolong their daughters getting married as long as they can, one reason, because they fear that they will lose their daughter, and second reason because they may feel like their choice may not be the right one. On the contrary Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, was being selfish and was forcing Juliet to get married so he can benefit from his high level of wealth. For example, Friar Laurence is explaining to Lord Capulet, “The most you for ‘Twas your sought was her promotion heaven, she should be advanced.”, Instead of worrying about
Emotion is a wild card in life. It almost always influences people to make bad decisions in their life, and causes harm to not only the host, but to many other people around them. In the play Romeo and Juliet, the characters Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt are all very emotional characters which conclusively lead to all of their deaths, as well as to the deaths of many other people around them. Because of these characters newly drawn emotion, they made decisions that would have been previously considered ludicrous and idiotic. Throughout the exceptional play of Romeo and Juliet, it is ultimately proven that emotion is the enemy when it comes to decision making.
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” the younger generation, Romeo, Juliet, and Paris, and the older generation, Nurse, Capulets, and Friar, both had similarities and differences which had caused the end. They had a similar opinion on things going on and different opinions ones others. In the tragedy, the main characters died which was influenced by the older generations because they have similar and different opinions which all led the younger ones to death.
In the play “Romeo & Juliet” shakespeare portrayed all aspects of love throughout different characters. Each character carries its own meaning of love which is what makes this play unique. Romeo,Nurse, and Tybalt all represent divergent love.The word Love can come in all sorts of ways which is why it is such a diverse word. Love is a powerful term that can be portrayed as deep affection, devotion, and even heartbreak.
Despite the fact that lord Capulet was against Paris and Juliet’s marriage at the beginning, he soon changes his mind. This is proven by the quote; ‘A ‘Thursday let it be- a ‘Thursday, tell her, she shall be married to this noble earl’. The reason towards lord Capulet’s haste was because he did not want his daughter to grief over Tybalts death. This shows us how much he cares for Juliet. In addition to this, lord Capulet believes that Juliet would accept this marriage, as he is all a girl can wish for; wealth and a high status. However, lord Capulet himself is nearly fifty years old while lady Capulet is in her thirties, so he has good reasons to thinking a young wife is trouble. On the other hand, Juliet is his only surviving child, so when young Tybalt is killed unexpectedly in his duel with Romeo, lord Capulet remembers how easily young people die in medieval Verona - and decides that he wants Juliet to marry Paris as soon as possible. This shows us how Capulet’s concern towards Juliet’s future is overpowering his concern towards her feelings.
Juliet is not unlike the typical young women constantly struggling to find happiness and acceptance from those who are closest to her. Young Juliet must confront the harsh reality that exists between her and those who profess to be her friends and family, which is they failed to support her, love her, and lift her up with she needed it most. In the timeless book, “Romeo & Juliet” William Shakespeare writes a moving story about the betrayal, disappointment, love, and eventual death of Romeo and Juliet. No reader can truly appreciate and understand the level of Juliet’s struggles without first understanding the roles the Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo, their betrayal and their role in her faithful decision.
Fate is defined as, ‘the development of events outside a person’s control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power’. In the time in which ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written, many people were strong believers of fate and it was a common belief in society. William Shakespeare was a famous poet who is recognised for his powerful writing and contribution to the English language. One of William Shakespeare’s highly recognised plays is ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written in the late 1500’s. It is a play about two star-crossed lovers alongside fate who by their death end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Friar Laurence is not to blame for the tragic events which occurs in the play due to the fact that other
Shakespeare was a famous writer who lived during the Elizabethan era, thus his works reflected the values and judgements of the time. The Golden Age was famous for fine arts, however it was also a period in England when their were patriarchal societies, in which, women were considered to be subordinate to men. There are a copious amount of occasions in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet where the authority of men can be seen, particularly within the relationship of Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet. At the beginning of the play the audience is introduced to Juliet’s father and gets the impression that he is a affectionate and protective man, seeming to be looking out for her interests first and foremost and wanting the very best for her. It is clear he believes he knows what is best for Juliet, and can’t comprehend that a young developing person may be capable of engendering ideas of their own and may be searching for their own voice and identity. Lord Capulet's ideas were likely to have been seen as novel ones, because in Shakespeare's time parents were considered to be the architects of their children's future to the extent that this included arranged marriages and dowries. However it is in Act 3, Scene 5, when Juliet challenges his ideas of marriage, and we see Capulet reveals his true controlling nature. Therefore, Juliet's father's impulsive and impatient attitude makes it difficult for him to see how he is affecting her, and as a result she cannot be straightforward with
The Prince said “Romeo slew Love has no boundaries, people go through great extents for love. William Shakespeare showed, in Romeo and Juliet, that love can’t be held back. The parents play a very important role in the play. Romeo and Juliet are rebellious in modern scents. The parents couldn’t control the family and they ended up killing each other and got Romeo exiled. If they paid a little more attention to the kids the might have realized that they were getting married.
Relationships between teenagers and their parents are rarely boring. Since teenagers begin to think and act independently, conflict arises between them more frequently. This is not just a modern occurrence; in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet and her parents have very different points of view. In the play, she marries a man who is a member of a rival family without discussing it with her parents, which eventually leads to her demise because of the conflict that arises. She does not have much interaction with her parents throughout the play, but the miniscule amount shows the differing of opinions immensely. Juliet’s limited interactions with her parents in the play show that she has a rebellious relationship
Adults, especially parents, are known to take care of their children, steer them away from bad and into good, but at times adults are warped into their children sly actions and are found guiding their loved ones to catastrophe. The parents, at times, fail their young ones in times of need, while still expecting them not to fail. This concept of the failure of adults is portrayed in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet where two young star crossed lovers die for the sake of each other’s love. While the failure of an adult’s role to their children’s lives seems inconceivable, the Capulets, the Nurse, and Friar Lawrence all fail and bear responsibility in the demise of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. When the play begins, we learn from the nurse that Juliet is soon turning fourteen (“Even or odd, of all the days in the year come Lammas-Eve at night shall she be fourteen”). In Juliet's first meeting with her mother and the nurse, she seems to be an obedient and responsible child. She comes immediately when they call her and answers always respectfully to her mother: "Madam, I am here, / What is your will?" (“Act 1, Scene 3). She is also clever as when her mother asks her what she thinks about marriage, she gives an ambiguous answer by saying what her mother wanted to hear really: “it is an honour I dream not of” (“Act 1, Scene 3). We learn that she is
Juliet’s parents are much more present, but only physically so. Neither is emotionally attached to Juliet nor do they have her best interests at heart, which pushes her towards the Nurse, who she has an emotional attachment to already. Not much can be said about Romeo’s parents as advisors, only that they seem to be more affectionate and caring towards Romeo; they are concerned about Romeo’s melancholy state over Rosaline, and Lady Montague later dies of after Romeo’s exile. Juliet’s parents, on the other hand, are very poor advisors who seek to enhance their power and wealth through her upcoming availability to marry, as evidenced through their insistence on her marriage. They do not listen to Juliet’s protests over the marriage to Paris and instead send the Nurse to discuss it with her.
In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates vivid characters that do a great job at seemingly bringing the story to life. Each character is more than just a generic character, and Shakespeare also gives them unique dialogue, forces them to make unique and quick decisions that really allow you to feel like you know the characters on a more personal level.
Firstly, Romeo and Juliet are not old enough to understand the reality of a marital union and its expectations as society has enforced. This is evident when Capulet speaks to Paris about giving his daughter’s hand in marriage he says, “My child is yet a stranger in the world; She hath not seen the change of fourteen years” (1.2.8-9). This indicates that Juliet is not even fourteen years old yet and her father is already discussing or arranging terms with Juliet’s possible future husband. She is a mere child in regards to this big step she is expected to take; to be married to someone. As Juliet is expected to marry soon because of
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is different from his other tragedies because there is no clear distinction between the heroes. Both of the characters are less active and more passive; the two are immature and lack comprehension of others’ feelings. The hero is almost always assumed to be the romantic Romeo. But Romeo’s corrupt upbringing, emotional tantrums, accidental murders, and imprudent actions make him a poor contender for a hero. Juliet shows that she is more innocent than Romeo because she tends to make better choices. Juliet is also better at overpowering the difficulties that she is met with throughout the production. While both characters have their own flaws, there is more understanding towards Juliet’s bad decisions than that of Romeo’s. As a result of these perceptions, the character of Juliet is seen to be the superior character and the true heroine in Romeo and Juliet.