Our best decisions, the ones we never regret, come from listening to our parents. If only Juliet had listened and obeyed her parents in Romeo and Juliet. the outcome would have been a lot more different.
Parents know what’s best for their children in making important decisions . In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare confirms this when Lord Capulet made the right decision in postponing the marriage between Juliet and Paris earlier in the play
Parents generally know what’s best for their children and this is shown multiple times in Romeo and Juliet. This is first revealed when Paris wants to marry Juliet and he asks for Lord Capulet's input. As her father, Lord Capulet says wait two more summers ‘’ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.’’(Shakespeare 1.2.12) Lord Capulet's response is why parents know best in making life changing decisions. Lord Capulet's took a cautious
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perspective and thought it was too early for her to be married because ‘’ The earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she’’ (Shakespeare 1.2.14) Lord Capulet must take the safe approach because she is his last remaining child. Parents also know best when it comes to making the right choices for their child.
In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare displays this when Lord Capulet’s plan is a much safer plan for Juliet than Friar Lawrence’s. The plan that Lord Capulet proposed was that Juliet would marry Paris on Thursday at ‘’Saint Peter's Church’’ (Shakespeare 3.5.154) Lord Capulet’s plan was more thought out and considered than Friar Lawrence’s plan, which is by far the more dangerous of the two. Friar Lawrence’s plan was that Juliet would drink a potion the night before her wedding to Paris that was going to emulate death. This plan is dangerous because as Juliet said herself ‘’I wake before the time that Romeo Come to redeem me? there’s a fearful point! Shall I not, then, be stifled in the vault,To whose foul mouth, no healthsome air breathes”(Shakespeare 4.3.34) Juliet is stating her fears of being in the tomb after she wakes up from her fake death. This shows that parents know best in making the right decisions because if Juliet had married Paris on Thursday like she was asked to she would’ve lived and spared them a lot of
grief In conclusion, if Juliet would have listened to her parents and stopped making rash decisions she would’ve lived. I believe that Lord and Lady Capulet know what’s best for their child and I think all parents know too.
In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”, William Shakespeare explains the idea that parental support is needed for teenagers. In the play two teenagers secretly get married and then commit suicide. Parents should let their kids do what they want but they can’t let them run loose..The amount of parental guidance in a teens life affects them greatly.
A person’s family may influence them substantially as they grow, from young children to love-struck teenagers. These family members might do so unintentually, but bad traits will rub off just as often as good ones, so will opinions and ideas. Lord Capulet is a character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet who tries to make the best out of bad situations, but rarely succeeds and is coloured as quite a hypocrite. He attempts to not be blinded by hate but evidently this leads to many mistakes, usually ones he himself doesn’t end up making, but ones he leads others into. Lord Capulet’s bad parenting leads to the death of his daughter and her lover.
Romeo and Juliet is set in an Italian city named Verona. Romeo is the son of of Montague, a powerful family patriarch, and Juliet is the daughter of Capulet, another powerful patriarch. There’s one problem with this. Capulet and Montague hate each other. There’s another problem. The story was set in a time where men were thought of as superior to women. It was not unusual for a father to marry his daughter to another man just for the political status. This makes it impossible for Romeo to marry Juliet peacefully. In today’s world, Capulet’s actions would not be regarded as good parenting, so that is why, in our eyes, Capulet seems like a bad father, but there is more to his bad side. He tried to marry Juliet off to a kinsman of the prince just for the political status, but his bad parenting also harmed Juliet in another way. He let his anger get the best of him in most cases, and by doing this, it made Juliet keep secret from him. So, by being stubborn, self-absorbed, and hot-tempered, he influenced Romeo and Juliet to kill themselves.
“ A pair of two star crossed lovers take their life.” This quote is made in prologue 7 and spoiled what will happen to the reader, but the reason why or who is at fault is never spoken of. Juliet Capulet, daughter of Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet is a thirteen year old girl who is obedient and wants to do the best on behalf of the family. Throughout the play the reader is given many instances were Juliet’s parents feel obligated to love her. At first they threatened to throw her out onto the streets as in Act three Scene 5 Capulet says to Juliet “Thursday is near lay hand on heart and you be mine, Ill give you to my friend, and you to be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets.”. Even though she obeyed her parents they had high expectations of her to do what was beneficial
upon them, but they have a subtle yet firm grasp on their children’s. lives. They use this grasp to guide, not to force, their children. However, in the time of Romeo and Juliet, the parents had control over the household, the father more so than the mother. They would tell their children how to live.
Romeo and Juliet made many choices out of their own free will, including an irreversible decision that ended in despair for all characters. “All are punished!”(5.3.305). In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, the actions of Romeo, the actions of Juliet, and the actions of others prove that free will is more paramount than fate in the plot of the play.
This is seen as Lady Capulet mentions to Juliet, “Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you here in Verona, ladies of esteem are made already mothers.” (Romeo and Juliet.1.3.71-73). As Juliet’s mother emphasizes that Juliet is around the prime age of marriage, there is a tremendous amount of pressure on Juliet to marry quickly and extend the position of her family’s social status. Influenced by strong family values of marriage, Juliet has to make critical decisions in her life, knowing that her choices can considerably affect her family’s social status. This pressure of urgency causes the decisions of young people to be rushed and premature due to the constant stress of trying to appease the way society views them. On similar terms, the reality of societal pressure enforces the core family values of a person. This is demonstrated on Juliet’s balcony as Romeo expresses to Juliet, “And what love can do, that dares love attempt. Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me.” (Romeo and Juliet.2.2.68-69). Even with the realization that he could be killed if seen, Romeo still attempts to visit Juliet for the sake of love. Romeo’s act of courage indicates that his values of love are so fervent, that the pressure of death can be overcome with his affections. The reckless attitude of Romeo shows that the enforced values in a person can only be revealed through the reality of being in societal
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is warning that teenagers should not rebel to their parents because teenager’s choice are often not the best choices as they think. The fate forces Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Mercutio to their death, and forces Paris to not marry with Juliet because they all disobeys to their parents or parental figures who have more attitude than them. They try
... have been effective parents that had a great impact on their children’s lives, Romeo and Juliet’s final fates could have been avoided. Much like the quote by Anna Freud, “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,” the Montagues’ and Capulets’ are ineffective in helping their children with their problems leading Romeo and Juliet to be lost in love as well as their untimely death (“Anna Freud”).
In Document B, “Think of marriage now”, Juliet tells her mother “ … no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.” Juliet is telling Lady Capulet that she will only marry the person that her parents approve of. Juliet acts as if she will do what her parents say,which is why they do not take her seriously when Juliet says she does not want to marry Paris and force her to marry him, which drives Juliet to kill herself. Furthermore, Juliet also does not give her parents a reason to why she suddenly changed her mind about marrying paris. Juliet told her parent “ Delay this marriage for a month, a week…” When Juliet says to delay the marriage she does not tell her parents why she wanted to wait, because she did not give a valid reason her parents though she was just being difficult and thought Juliet would get over it and marry Paris. This resulted in Juliet faking her own death, which lead to Romeo and Juliet to take their own lives. Juliet is to blame because she acted as if she had no voice in the decisions that were made for her , causes her parent to overlook her opinion, Juliet also does not communicate why she does not want to marry Paris, which would have resulted in her parents to at least hear her
Paris is talking with Capulet, and saying that Juliet’s age should not stop her father from being married off, “Younger than she are happy mothers made” (1.2.12). Paris's argument to not wait for his and Juliet’s marriage is that there are many girls who are even younger than Juliet who are married and have already started a family. Juliet’s age puts her in a place where she is expected to contribute a child. This may be why she was in such a rush to get married to Romeo. Marriage of her choosing to Romeo prevents the marriage against her will to Paris. The influence placed on Juliet by her family is itself shaped by expectations of Juliet’s age group. When Juliet tells her father she does not wish to marry Paris, her father replies harshly commenting on her reasoning being due to her age, “A whining mammot, in her fortune’s tender/To answer I’ll not wed, I cannot love,/I am too young, I pray you pardon me” (3.5.185-187). Juliet’s father lacks empathy for Juliet’s position, and so continues to hold the high expectations that are required of her because of her age. Juliet never told her father she would not wed because of her age or her inability to love, so perhaps her father is projecting his guilt as he knows it is unreasonable to expect marriage and children from her when she is still so young and innocent. Juliet’s young age affects her maturity, which consequently influence the drastic and impulsive choices she made. When the Nurse agrees with Juliet’s parents about her marrying Paris, Juliet loses the one confidant she had. She depended heavily on the Nurse’s advice, as she herself lacked such wisdom. Her lack of maturity led her to make hasty decisions-choosing death as the easier way out, “Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain/I’ll too the friar, to know his remedy:/If all else fail, myself have power to die”
The choices Romeo and Juliet make are poor, and eventually resulted in their death. Getting married, killing Tybalt, and thinking with hastyness were all poor choices that lead to both of their deaths. Once in a while making bad choices doesn’t affect someone as much, but making then many times regularly does affect one’s life. This teaches people that we must think our actions through before committing them.
Juliet’s arranged marriage with Paris, as well as the ancient feud between Capulets and Montagues, eventually contributed to the deaths of their children. In Act 1 Scene 2, Paris asks Capulet, ‘But now, my lord, what say you to my suit?’ which shows that Capulet and Paris are discussing Juliet’s possible marriage without consulting her, perhaps implying they think she is too nave to decide on her future. They are arranging her marriage for her, which implies that men are very controlling of women’s lives, especially those of their daughters. The scene establishes how Juliet is subject to parental influence, and how she is very constrained since her father can force her to marry whoever he wants. Juliet’s status as a woman leaves her with no power or choice in the decision of whom she should marry.
For instance, in the beginning of the play she suddenly tells Juliet that she wants her to get married and that she has already found a suitor. Lady Capulet claims “Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you / Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, / Are made already mothers… The valiant Paris seeks you for his love” (1.3.70-75). Lady Capulet attempts to force the idea into Juliet’s mind that she should already be married by now, therefore it makes sense that she should soon be married to Paris. This is how parents usually speak with young ones, to ensure that they behave correctly. However, in this case, Juliet is old enough to have a conversation with Lady Capulet regarding important endeavors such as marriage. In addition, Lady Capulet reproaches Juliet for grieving shortly after the loss of Tybalt and the banishment of Romeo. She states that “Some grief shows much of love, / But much of grief shows still some want of wit” (3.5.72-73). Essentially, Juliet’s mother is saying that Juliet is being stupid because she has expressed her sadness – something that is in fact healthy for everyone to do. Juliet has just lost her cousin and the love of her life has been banished from her city. Also, to make matters more difficult, she is an adolescent, and therefore feels emotions even more strongly. For all these reasons, it is extremely insensitive for Lady Capulet to tell Juliet that those who grieve lack intelligence. Furthermore, Lady Capulet abandons Juliet in the time where she needs her mother the most – when she is being threatened by Lord Capulet to marry Paris. Rather than at least conversing about it with her daughter, Juliet’s mother instead declares “Talk not to me, for I’ll not speak a word, / Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee” (3.5.203-04). Lady Capulet shut down Juliet’s attempts to discuss her own marriage, ignorant of
To start, the first reason that you shouldn’t always obey your parents is if they want you to do something that could harm you or someone else. Some parents encourage their kids to do thing that are not right, maybe because the was they grew up. They may encourage them to bully other kids, drink, do drugs, or other bad choices. In Act III scene v. page 889 line 219-225 they don’t necessarily want her to do something that is harmful to herself but something that makes her want to harm herself. Its when Nurse tells her she should marry Paris and forget about Romeo,something that he parents agree with, beside the Romeo thing! “I think it best you marry with the county. O, hes a lovely gentleman! Romeo’s dishclout to him. An eagle, madam. Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye as Paris hath. Beshrew my very heart,. I think you are happy in this second match. For it excels your first.” This is Nurse trying ...