Many people have had parents that barely cared about them. William Shakespeare's classic play Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two teens who meet and fall in love even though their families are having a feud. After they are secretly married, Romeo gets banished for trying to stop a fight between Mercutio and Tybalt but ultimately gets Mercutio and Tybalt killed.This leads to a series of unfortunate events and misunderstandings which ends in the lover’s suicide. Their parents lack of connection to them resulted in their untimely death.
First of all, Lord Montague was so disconnected from Romeo that he had to ask Benvolio to check in on him. When Benvolio asks Lord Montague what was wrong with Romeo he replies with, “I neither know it nor can learn of him”(998). This shows that he wasn’t close enough with Romeo for him to confide to Lord Montague about his girl problems.
Second, Lord Capulet could not control his temper and further distanced himself from
Juliet. When Juliet tells him that she does not wanna marry Paris Lord Capulet rages at her
Saying, “Hang thee young baggage! disobedient wretch! I tell thee what-get thee to church
Thursday or never after look me in the face”. Lord Capulet is basically saying that if Juliet doesn’t marry Paris
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Friar Laurence knew about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship and could’ve stopped it from the beginning. However, if Romeo and Juliet's parents weren't fighting in the first place then they wouldn't have to make stupid decisions that got them killed. If Friar Laurence hadn’t tried to help Romeo he probably would’ve ended up hurting more people. Friar Laurence tried his best to help Romeo when he said, “I thought thy disposition better tempered. Hast thou slain Tybalt? Wilt thou slay thyself?” (1059). This shows that Friar Laurence cares about Romeo and wants him to not kill himself. Clearly Friar Laurence was trying help, but the parents feud couldn't be
Paris. What the rest of the Capulets do not know is that Juliet will awake later at her
When there is a fight in the market place, Capulet rushes to fight for his honor, “my sword I say, old Montague is come...” Capulet denies Paris’ request to marry Juliet “ and too soon marred are those so early made,” acting for his own good because he wants Juliet to produce many offspring to carry on the Capulets bloodline, since she is his only surviving child. When at the ball Capulet demands Tybalt to let Romeo be,” content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,” but this just fuels Tybalts anger towards Romeo, which eventually ends up in Tybalt causing his own death. Capulet believes he is giving his child the best when he announces her engagement to Paris” she shall be married to this noble earl,” and believes Paris will make a good husband for Juliet. When Juliet refuses Capulet thinks it best to threaten her, “I will drag thee,” but this just makes Juliet turn to more drastic measures.
He could sense the trouble that Romeo and Juliet will go through so he decided to help this young couple. Through supporting them his vision of their family feud ending would become possible. ” Friar Laurence is a father figure for Romeo by leading him in the right direction. Romeo seems to feel more comfortable talking in private to Friar Laurence than to his own father. Friar Laurence was in Romeo’s life from the beginning. He was guiding him as a teacher in the earlier scenes and later he is seen supporting Romeo in his major decisions. Friar Laurence was a good preacher and a well wisher of Romeo and Juliet, and also of
Juliet has never been in a relationship before, so this is a new experience for her. Lady Capulet, Capulet, the nurse, and others thought that she is being ridiculous. They think that she is stubborn and foolish for not wanting to marry Paris. Her father gets very upset when he hears Juliet will not and does not want to marry Paris as he expresses to her.
Although the Capulets did arrange orchestrate Juliet’s marriage to Paris, they believed that Juliet was aware of what it entailed, and openly accepted it. They did not intend to upset or harm Juliet and felt it was best for her, in addition to not knowing of her secret romance. In Friar Laurence’s case, he was aware of how much the two loved each other, and chose to provide Juliet with a potion that would lead to her death. Romeo did not know of this, and when he did hear of what she had done, it was too late. If Friar Laurence had chosen to ask Friar John to deliver the letter to Romeo promptly, Romeo would have known the urgency of the situation, preventing the unfortunate deaths of the couple in the end. Friar Laurence’s actions had a directly negative impact on the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, based on his failure to consider the effect of his own actions on their lives and
who invites them to the Capulet party. Romeo agrees to go because he knows that
In the Capulet house, Lady Capulet states that Paris has shown interest in Juliet. Juliet promise that she will give Paris a chance but she will not go out of her way for him.
Lord Capulet, a short tempered man, is the father of young Juliet. Lord Capulet has always been nurturing towards Juliet, since she is his only child. In the beginning of the book he believes Juliet is not ready for marriage, and she should wait until she is at least fifteen or sixteen. Multiple times Paris, a prince, has approached Lord Capulet asking Juliet’s hand in marriage. Lord Capulet has always pushed it off because Juliet is only thirteen. For instance, when Lord Capulet says to Paris “But saying o’er what I have said before. My child is yet a stranger in the world; She hath not seen the change of fourteen years, Let two more summers wither in their pride, Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” (1.2.7-11). Lord Capulet seems to have made up his mind, but he has not. Near the end of the book, Lord Capulet arranges the marriage between Paris and Juliet. Lord Capulet and Paris shook hands, meaning it is a done deal. When Juliet finds out about the arranged marriage, she is deeply upset. Lord Capulet did not expect Juliet to react in such a manner, so he gives her an ultimatum. To become a beggar in the streets or marry Paris, she had to make a decision quickly. For example, Lord Capulet says a cruel line to Juliet “But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next To go ...
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 on each other. Since Romeo and Juliet do not really have any parental influence in their lives, they do not know how 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.
Friar Laurence, through his lack of good judgment, is largely responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. Rather than being supportive of them and helping them disclose their loving situation, Friar Laurence took the “easy” way out. He succumbed to their desire to elope. He secretly married Romeo and Juliet instead of standing behind them and encouraging them to confront their families with the facts about their commitment to and love for each other. As a result, an even stronger bond between them was created through marriage: "For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone / Till holy church incorporate two in one" (2.6.36-37). Friar Laurence married Romeo and Juliet, hoping that their union would bring an end to the constant feuding between their two families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Though the friar’s intentions were good and above reproach, they were certainly missteps along a pathway to tragedy. None of the tragedies would have occurred if Romeo and Juliet were not married. When Tybalt challenged Romeo...
"...To go with Paris to Saint Peters Church, or I will drag thee on hurdle thither. Out, you green-sickness carrion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face!...Hang thee you baggage! Disobedient wretch!” (Shakespeare 3.5. 154-157, 160). This quote by Lord Capulet shows his lack of father-ship and patients. By calling Juliet all the names it has made her feel worthless, to the point where she feels useless to her family unless she agrees to marry Paris. The lack of parental acceptance and love made Juliet believe she and Romeo would never be accepted if they confessed their love for one another. "Talk not to me, for I'll not speak a word. Do as thou wilt, for I have done thee” (Shakespeare 3.5. 203-204). Lady Capulet's words exhibit that she deprives her daughter of motherly love and trust. These words make Juliet feel hopeless because even her own mother won't help her stop a wedding she never agreed to. Because of this, Juliet goes and looks for another way out of it, which ultimately is the option of death. During the play, there are many examples of Lord and Lady Capulet disregarding Juliet, showing that they really don't know anything about what is going on with their
And Lord Capulet doesn’t consider Juliet's feelings when she opposes Paris. Out of anger, instead he says to Juliet “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 fingers 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!” (Act III. V). He immediately calls Juliet horrid names that an understanding and aware parent wouldn’t call their child. ‘Authoritative parenting have rules for their children they expect them to follow. However, they keep in mind of their children’s feelings on the rules and use consequences instead of punishment when the child breaks the rule’ (Morin). Unfortunately, Lord Capulet is not an authoritative parent so when Juliet disobeyed his wishes he grew angry and harsh towards
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.
“Is she a Capulet? O dear account! my life is my foe’s debt” (1.5.117-118). There are many factors that put pressure on Romeo’s and Juliet’s relationship throughout Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The young couple is effected in many ways by every instance that creates stress which Romeo’s and Juliet’s relationship is being forced to carry. The biggest factors that impact them are, their families ongoing feud, the broken relationships they both have in their families, and all the instances of miscommunication. Through the story of the couple who meet one another at a dance, sneak around at night to see one another, and fight for eachother, they face challenges many challenges, that add stress to their relationship.
With the help of Friar Laurence, who hopes to reconcile the two families through their children's union, they are married secretly the next day. Juliet's cousin Tybalt, offended that Romeo had sneaked into the Capulet ball, challenges him to a duel. Romeo, now considering Tybalt his kinsman, refuses to fight him. Mercutio is incensed by Tybalt's insolence, as well as Romeo's "vile submission",[3] and accepts the duel on Romeo's behalf. Mercutio is fatally wounded and Romeo, angered by his friend's death, pursues and slays Tybalt. The Prince exiles Romeo from Verona for the killing. He also adds that if Romeo returns, "that hour is his last". Lord Capulet, misinterpreting Juliet's grief, agrees to marry her to Count Paris and threatens to disown her when she refuses to become Paris's "joyful bride". When she then pleads for the marriage to be delayed, her mother rejects her. Romeo secretly spends the night in Juliet's chamber, where they consummate their marriage.