Romeo And Juliet's Father Is To Blame Essay

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The tragic narrative of the two star-crossed lovers who died in the city of Verona will forever change their families history. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, there are two families in a feud for a reason no one knows. Romeo from the Montague family and Juliet from the Capulet family fall in love and secretly marry. In the end, a tragedy occurs and they both end up dead. Juliet’s father is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he forced a marriage between his daughter and an older man, he had a lack of communication with Juliet, and lastly, he did not care for her at all. The first reason I believe that Juliet’s father is the one to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet is because he forced a …show more content…

Lord Capulet accepts and arranges for Juliet and Paris to meet at a party. Given that she is only 13 and Paris is twice Juliet's age, this is not ok. Juliet meets Romeo at this party and falls in love, but she is not interested in getting married to Paris. Juliet will stop at nothing to avoid marrying him. When Juliet told her father she didn't want to marry Paris, he became enraged and was prepared to disown her. Juliet’s future may be difficult due to his terrible parenting. The second reason I believe Lord Capulet is to blame for the two lovers' deaths is because of the lack of communication he had with his daughter Juliet. Throughout the play, we don’t get much dialogue between Juliet and her father. Juliet doesn’t see Lord Capulet as a father figure. She mainly looked for the nurse when she needed help. In Act 2 Scene 6, Juliet secretly marries Romeo as she knows she will be in trouble with her parents since Romeo is a Montague. Juliet can’t tell her parents anything because they wouldn’t care, and because of their pointless feud with the Montague family. Lord Capulet is unaware of Juliet’s feelings and her love for Romeo. He is ignorant and shows no love towards

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