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I would sincerely like to thank you for taking the time to read my concerns regarding why Romeo and Juliet killed themselves. I hope this letter helps you come to the conclusion of who was to blame for there deaths. I am the nurse who lived with the very famous family in the Capulet house hold. I’ve been a nurse here ever since Juliet was born and I loved her as if she was my own. I remember feeding Juliet when she was just a baby and nothing made me happier then to watch her grow and blossom into a young lady. Juliet was a sweet girl who had a big heart, but was always scared of her father. No matter what Juliet did, good or bad he would always criticize her with very harsh words. Juliet’s mother was also very scared of …show more content…
He had a plan for her and became upset when they were not followed. For example, Lord Capulet wanted Juliet to marry Paris. One day as I was cleaning the kitchen I heard loud sounds coming from upstairs, so I ran up only to find Juliet and Lord Capulet arguing. They were arguing because Juliet was trying to explain how she didn’t want to marry Paris, but her father was against that idea. He told her if she didn’t marry him, he would throw her out in the streets to starve and beg for money which would eventually lead to her being a prostitute. Lady Capulet tried to understand Juliet more than Lord Capulet and she tried to help her, but she was too scared to say anything because she too feared that the lord would hurt her or kick her out. Juliet only had two options and they were to either marry Paris whom she wasn’t in love with or to simply say goodbye to the word by killing herself. In this sad situation Juliet decided to go with her second option which was to kill her self. I believe if Juliet parents could have came to an agreement and allowed her to marry whom she wanted too then both Juliet and Romeo would have still been alive. The two families let there own prides get in the way of their children’s happiness and when all was said and done both sides regretted it. Sadly, it was too late for regret because they
Juliet wants to marry Romeo. This is a problem and it cause Juliet to want to marry Romeo more. In document B Lady Capulet is worried about Juliet getting married because she got married younger than Juliet is right now. Juliet is not ready to get married, but Lady Capulet is pushing it on her(“DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who’s to Blame”. Doc. B). When she finds Romeo she loves him and want to get married. She may have fought Romeo because of how hard Lady Capulet is pushing her to get married. In document D Lady Capulet is also to blame. In this document Juliet saying that she does not love Paris, but Lady Capulet and Capulet think otherwise. They are pushing her to married to Paris. This could have affected the way that the story ends with them(“DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who’s to Blame”. Doc.
Love can kill but being forced to love can hurt even more. In my ninth grade english class we read the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, it was a tough book in the beginning with the word choices used by the creative writer William Shakespeare. We were told to right an essay and gather evidence of who is the real blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. I believe the real killer in this book is Lord Capulet the father of Juliet.
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.
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.
From the beginning of the book, it is shown that Capulet is a stubborn old man who, as the leader of the Capulet’s, hates almost all Montagues with a burning passion. His hate makes him want Juliet to marry Paris to get closer with the Prince who is angry at the
Lord Capulet’s mistake of not knowing Juliet was married to Romeo resulted in His Son-in-law being banished from Verona. The young couples love for each other should have never been broken up “take me with you the honey of thy breath” (3.5.191) Romeo cried to Juliet to be with her. If Capulet talked to Juliet he would have found out his daughter was married and would understand why she was unhappy about Romeo banishment.
Secondly, the imbecile wet nurse of Juliet plays an unsupportive parental role during Juliet’s misery of losing Romeo in ba...
“ 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
He did this by yelling at Juliet screaming, “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday, or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me. My fngers itch. – Wife, we scarce thought us blest that God had lent us but this only child, but now I see this one is one too much and that we have a curse in having her. Out on her, hilding!” (III, V, 160-168). Lord Capulet accosted Juliet because he was extremely angry for her not wanting to marry Paris. However, by doing this, Juliet needed to find a way out of the wedding; she would not acquiesce and marry Paris, it could not be anyone but Romeo. Capulet further threatened Juliet saying, "An you be mine, I 'll give you to my friend; And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets," (V, 3, ln. 191-192). By saying this Capulet threatened rejection from him forever, which terrified Juliet so much that she would rather kill herself than be
He did not give much thought on how Juliet feels about the marriage and agrees to marry the two even though Juliet had not given him consent. For example, when Paris asks Capulet if Juliet would love him; Capulet responds, "Of my child 's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (4.3.13-14). Capulet’s relationship with Juliet is superficial; he does not understand or know his daughter well. By creating the wedding, he causes Juliet to become desperate as she would be marrying someone she doesn’t love. To add to the matter, instead of trying to understand his daughter’s perspective, he becomes aggressive and gives her with an ultimatum. Capulet shouts, “Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o 'Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.” (3.5.160-163). By forcing Juliet into marriage, she becomes desperate and causes her to begin considering death as a way out. "I 'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (3.5.241-242). Capulet’s controlling and aggressive parenting forces Juliet to marry someone she does not love. Furthermore, this causes Juliet to starts considering suicide as a way out. Capulet’s actions to forcefully marry Juliet to Paris brings her death because it results in the Friar’s potion plan which would cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If Capulet did not
While Juliet is not as overzealous with love as Romeo is, his effect on her expresses a different side about herself even she did not know. Romeo’s influence on her takes a completely different direction in which she was raised. ‘O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore are thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name.’/ ‘or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet’ – (Act 2, Scene 2 L. 33-36). Juliet grows up in a very patriarchal society and that means the father is the head of the house. What he says, go. When Capulet, Juliet’s father, hears of her refusing to marry Paris he retorts ‘How, will she none? Doth she not give us thanks?’/ ‘Is she not proud? Doth she not count her blessed,’/ ‘Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought’/ ‘So worthy a gentleman to be her bride?’ – (Act 3, Scene 5 L.142-145).
Although Capulet wanted the best for Juliet, he didn't give a thought on how she felt and had forced her to marry Paris which had caused problems that led to her tragic end. She didn't want to marry someone who she did not love and wanted to escape this marriage. Her method of escape was death. Capulet's controlling actions appeared as early as Act I Scene 2, when he was arranging Juliet's marriage to Paris without her consent. Paris wondered if Juliet would like him and Capulet responded with, "Of my child's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (IV, 3, ln. 13-14). stating that he doesn't just think Juliet will like him but that he knows she will like him. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, he shouted, "To go with Paris to Saint Peter's Church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither." (V, 3, ln. 154-155). making her agree to go to the church. Although she did agree to go, her thought of, "I'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (V, 3, ln. 241-242). showed that she did not plan on marrying Paris and that she would die first. Juliet's arrangement to Paris had brought her death because it had resulted in the potion plan which had caused Romeo and Juliet to die. If Capulet had never forced Juliet to marry Paris, she would have been living happily with Romeo.
Capulet did not listen when Juliet said she did not want to marry Paris. He told Juliet that she was going to marry Paris and that she had no choice, even though she was already married. Juliet couldn’t tell her father that she was married because she knew that he would not listen to her explain it. Capulet did not listen to what Juliet had to say. The final reason is that Capulet and Juliet never had a close relationship.
Throughout the scene, we are given the impression that Capulet is kind-hearted, because he wants his daughter to marry for love and wants Paris to ‘woo her’ and work hard to ‘get her heart’, although we are still aware of his power to force Juliet into a marriage if necessary.... ... middle of paper ... ... Lord Capulet takes it for granted that his daughter will do what he tells her, saying ‘I will make a desperate tender / Of my child’s love’, taking responsibility away from Juliet and perhaps suggesting that she can’t decide for herself. Juliet’s parents appear understanding of her grief at first, but then plan the wedding in only 3 days, not giving her time to grieve.
Juliet disobedience and secretive behavior is the cause of Capulet berating and chastising his daughter. By understanding each other’s expectations, Juliet and her parents can behave in a manner that respects both parties and resolve