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William Shakespeare 's Romeo And Juliet

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Former Soviet Statesman, Mikhail Gorbachev said, “ Sometimes it is difficult to accept and to recognise one’s mistake, but one must do it.” This quote helps you think about what you have done to figure out why you are being punished. Have you ever had the ability to pardon or imprison someone? If so, who would you pardon or who would you imprison? In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare many characters should be excused or be punished by the end of the play. This play is about two star crossed lovers from feuding families that take their lives in desperation. At the end the Prince says, “ Some shall be pardoned, and some should be punished. “ Lord Capulet should be punished because he is a demanding and disrespectful man.
A person who is demanding can be very overpowering. They push people in order to achieve what they want done. Demanding people are forceful and do not care about those that they have control over. They believe that people should be told what to do instead of making their own decisions. Other’s may think a bossy or demanding person is rude. Demanding people are selfish and only care about themselves. Lord Capulet is a demanding man with total disregard for his daughter’s wishes. He commands her to marry Paris even though she does not want to. He says, “ Thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds, But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next to go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither.”

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