Examples Of Power In Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

In this world, they always say that power will give you more respect from people. However, none of of that is completely true in this story of Romeo and Juliet. Instead of giving respect, power makes you lose love and respect from not just your peers, but from your family too. In Romeo and Juliet, power negatively affects the relationships which conflicts in what is expected and demonstrated loss and respect.

As people get corrupted by power, they start losing the love of family, until they start thinking power is the most important thing in the world. For example, Lord Capulet is a ruthless man who threatens to disown his daughter for disobeying him. ¨Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!”(Pg. 165 Act 3, Scene 5).

The author specifically uses the words baggage to show that Lord Capulet only uses his daughter for power. The phrase ¨baggage¨ also reveals that Lord is a cold-hearted man. Power could have started from the origin of 2 groups or family that want all the power. Even still, in the city of Verona, the 2 families will most likely be hated by others due to them disturbing the peace. ¨Throw your mistempe´d weapons to the ground and hear the sentence of your moved peace.¨(Act 1 Scene 1, lines 86-96). The author specifically uses the words ¨sentence¨ to show that the 2 families commited a lot of disturbing peace for power. The phrase peace defines order. Power doesn´t just expect loss of love, it also demonstrates the loss of respect.
Power will not just make you lose the love of family, it will also make you lose your respect from family.

Lord Capulet’s way for example, is when he received more power, Juliet started to lose respect for him. Then when her father called her a baggage, she totally lost all her respect for him. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!” (Act 3, Scene 5). The author specifically uses baggage to show that Lord Capulet shows no love or respect to his daughter. The phrase”disobedient” reveals that Lord Capulet wants everyone to obey him no matter what. Lord Capulet thinks he could just make Juliet do what he wants him to do and get away with it and Juliet only wants to make a path with Romeo. However, the power conflict didn’t just poison Lord Capulet’s mind, it also poisoned, Lady Capulet’s as well. ”Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn, The gallant, young and noble gentleman. (Act 3, Scene 5). The author specifically uses the words gallant to show that Lady Capulet could probably see Paris as a good man, The phrase noble reveals Lady Capulet obviously wants more money from the prince’s cousin. In the Capulet family, it appears that when Lord Capulet got obsessed with power, that personality infected it to his wife bitter parents, while losing Juliet’s respect as they become distant and cruel to

her.
Although power will corrupt man easily as they start becoming obsessed with it, there are people who has a lot of power, but intends to use it for good and wants to keep the peace in the city. That man is none other than the Prince of Verona. ¨Throw your mistempe´d weapons to the ground and hear the sentence of your moved peace.¨(Act 1 Scene 1, lines 86-96). The author specifically uses the words ¨sentence¨ to show that the 2 families commited a lot of disturbing peace for power. The Prince of Verona is man who doesn’t want feuds between two families, but wants them to have a peaceful truce so that no one dies. The Prince is a man who doesn’t recieve power, but to give power to the people in order to make peace in the city.
In conclusion, all men were born kind to others around them especially to their family. However, as they grow up they want to start becoming superior to their peers. So they begin their crusade to gain all the power. Consequently, when they go to that path, their kindness and love to people will fade until there is only a cold heart in those people. But, if those people give people power, they will receive more respect and love than those who crave on power. Giving or sharing is what makes us human.