Romeo and Juliet – An inspector calls
J.B Priestley and William Shakespeare’s world-renowned plays ‘an inspector calls’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ discuss the importance of: class, gender and materialism. Both Shakespeare and Priestley use different emotions to present the relationship between children and their parents. In both plays, it is evident that parents use emotion as a way of communicating with their children.
Firstly, both playwrights show parents using aggression to attempt to indoctrinate their children. In ‘an inspector calls’ this is shown when Mr Birling attempts to intimidate his son, Eric. When Eric is distressed and angered by his mother; Mr Birling cuts in and says “why you hysterical young fool - get back – or I’ll-” this
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Capulet says “She is the hopeful lady of my earth” followed by “let two more summers wither in their pride. Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride” This suggests that Capulet feels sympathetic for Juliet as it implies that Juliet is too young to be married. Still, it can also suggest that Capulet is using Juliet’s: beauty, purity and youth as a way of presenting her as almost a material. Just as Paris wants Juliet for her social status; Capulet is aware that Paris will invest his family with pride and Juliet’s fortune. The word ‘Hopeful’ has multiple connotations; it may imply that Capulet is certain that Juliet will empower him with authority. It further reveals that Capulet’s attitude towards love is non-existent; he is more worried about political concerns. The true meaning as to why Capulet might treasure Juliet may be because of the fact that he sees her as almost a commodity. An Elizabethan audience would feel that Capulet is a very dominant father and that he has the right to choose whoever his daughter must marry, even, without her consent. A modern audience would feel irritated by Capulet’s deceitful character, and would feel bewildered by Capulet, as they are unaware of his true colours. Shakespeare has done this to illustrate that Capulet is the only one to decide who Juliet marries, and without Capulet’s approval, Juliet’s efforts are fruitless. During the Elizabethan era, influential families didn’t marry for love, but rather social
This is my daughter’s jointure, for no more can I demand.”(5, 3, 13-15)Here Lord Capulet is saying that he is sorry for what they’re fighting and loathing has brought to their families; Lord Capulet is extending his hand in friendship to stop the fighting. This shows that Juliet's father loved her enough to stop the fighting. Lord Montague also does his part in trying to right the wrongs that they committed, by saying “ But I can give thee more, For I will raise her statue in pure gold, That whiles Verona by that name is known, There shall no figure at such rate be set As that of true and faithful Juliet.”(5, 3, 314-318) In other words, he is saying that he will make sure that everyone will know how loyal and good Juliet was. By doing this he is showing that he holds no grudge against the Capulets and is being amenable.
Romeo changes throughout the book. When Romeo went to the Capulets party, he was in love with Rosaline. He saw Juliet and immediately loved her. In act two scene two it Romeo says this about Juliet, "Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return." He compares her eyes to stars in the night sky. Romeo talks about Juliet and is wanting to talk to her. This shows how Romeo is loving and sweet. In the last act of the book Romeo sees Juliet dead in the tomb. She is not really dead, but he doesn't know that. He kills himself so he can be with her in heaven. Romeo is a very loving person, but in one scene he turns into a very hateful person.
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, lines 14-27 of Act IV, Scene 3, In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, act IV scene 3, lines 14-27, Juliet is speaking her thoughts aloud to herself. Juliet found out that she is required to marry Paris. This situation has led Juliet to go to the friar for a solution. In result to that, the friar gave her a vial with a mixture that would supposedly make Juliet “dead like” for forty-two hours. Juliet planned to drink it that night so that her so her family would put her in an open casket the next morning. It was planned that Romeo would then come get her and they would go live together in Mantua. These plans go horribly wrong. Juliet is worried about the mixture. She wonders if it will work or kill her. Juliet gets scared that the friar gave her a poison because
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name;” (Shakespeare, 536). In the book, ‘Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare there is a deeper meaning that Shakespeare is trying to portray other than parents cannot control their children’s hearts. He is trying to portray that a name is only a name and it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things and that even with a different name that person will still be the same person they have always been. Shakespeare is using the characters: Juliet, Romeo, Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence, and the Nurse to get this message across to the reader or the viewer.
In act one scene three of Romeo and Juliet Lord Capulet states “…She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” This means that Juliet is not quite fourteen years old and her father is not sure if she is ready to become a wife and mother. There are many differences between how people marry today, and how they married in the time of Romeo and Juliet. Some of the differences are when the people marry, why people marry, and also the level of maturity people marry at.
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Anna Freud, the founder of child psychoanalysis, once said, “It is only when parental feelings are ineffective or too ambivalent or when the mother's emotions are temporarily engaged elsewhere that children feel lost” (“Anna Freud”). In this case, the children, Romeo and Juliet, get lost and confused, leading to their ultimate deaths. While they cannot live without each other, they also cannot live with each other either, since they end up dying together from all the conflicts piling on top of each other. Since Romeo and Juliet do not really have any parental influence in their lives, they do not know how to resolve their conflict of star-crossed love. Due to miscommunication, conflicting viewpoints between parents and adolescents, and a lack of involvement in their children’s lives, Shakespeare shows through Romeo and Juliet that adults are ineffective in saving their children’s lives.
The societal roles and expectations forced upon Juliet regarding her identity impact her actions and decisions. Juliet’s expected contributions to society were based on her gender,her social class and family name, and her age.
The environment surrounding the star-crossed lovers in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can influence audiences who may interpret the scenes in different ways. The audience can be greatly affected in their interpretation of the story by the mise-en-scene, costuming, and the hidden symbolic meaning. This great piece of literature was edited in two unique and intriguing forms, one Zeferelli directed which was filmed in 1968, and the modern version produced in 1996. The different scenes throughout the length of the party were the most influential to me in that I saw how different these movies were directed, and the different meaning I experienced from watching these movies. Focusing on the environment of the scenes and the costuming helped me in my interpretation, because I found hidden symbolism from these two qualities.
Lady Capulet is very materialistic and she wants Juliet to gain wealth and status by marrying Paris ‘’Share all that he doth possess’’. In addition, because she got married at a young age, therefore she thinks it’s right for Juliet to be married at a young age ‘’I was likely your mother at just about your age’’. Moreover, she constantly urges Juliet to marry Paris without any sense of consideration for Juliet’s opinions or feelings, about the alliance of the marriage. Furthermore, this illustrates her cold attitude towards love and marriage as she only talks about Paris Social position and wealth.
Romeo and Juliet’s tragic demise falls onto the blame of the parents as their absence of parenting and ultimate lack of communication made the young lovers feel as though they had to withhold information from their families in order to satisfy their hate of their opposition. This is especially prominent and well-presented, in Juliet’s family, where she is often abused into doing what her family wants her to do. This compounding issue led to misunderstandings and the unfolding of a catastrophe, at the play’s tragic end.
What makes a piece of literature relevant or irrelevant to a society? There have been many debates on the relevance about particular pieces of literature, especially old literature, in the modern day. Their relevance can be judged by how they address issues happening in society when they were written compared to those same issues today. It can also be judged on whether the themes present can apply to the modern day. And even if a story portrays issues that are either resolved or irrelevant today it can still have value on how it portrays human nature The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a relevant work for a person in modern times due to its themes on suicide, human recklessness, and violence and revenge.
What makes scene 4.4 in Romeo and Juliet unique is the way in which the dynamic between the public and the characters is handled. The people in the audience are put in a situation where they know more than the characters on the stage. Apart from the spectators the only other person who knows that Juliet is not actually dead, but just appears to be, is Friar Laurence. Shakespeare is well aware of the possibilities that this situation presents him with and uses them to enhance the scene and give it a second layer of meaning. He contrasts the joy of his characters in the beginning of the scene with their sadness at the end with his use of caesuras and repeated words in different types of situations.
When we first meet Juliet Capulet, we find her cocooned within the safety of her parents’ position and wealth, and the mothering love of her best friend, a woman known to us only as “the nurse”. It is the latter’s friendship which appears to better define the young protagonist. For with her parents, Juliet is nothing more or less than a dutiful, obedient daughter and this we learn of her almost immediately after meeting her: “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move,
At the start the atmosphere remains calm. Capulet is worried about his daughter’s grieving for the death of her cousin Tybalt; however this isn’t the real reason for the upset. Shakespeare uses metaphors to compare the difference between the grief and good emotions. Capulet links Juliet to a s...