Romeo And Juliet's Mistakes

Love has the power to do wonderful things, but for the star-crossed lovers, it made them stop at nothing to be together. In the play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, a young man and woman from two opposing families must overcome several challenges to be together. The Montague and Capulet feud continuously sets several obstacles for Romeo and Juliet’s love. With society’s violence and controlling families, came many mistakes that all helped lead up to the final moments of Romeo and Juliet. Society’s violence, male-dominance, and plague all contributed to ruin Romeo and Juliet’s love.

Violence and dueling was a common practice in Shakespeare’s time, and mistakes and pain came as a result of it. The Montague and Capulet feud descended

In the male-dominant time, Capulet scolds Juliet by calling her a “disobedient wrench” and threatens to kick her out of the house to “hang, beg, starve, die in the streets” (161, 194). Juliet’s father forced and pressured her to marry Count Paris because he fit his own personal desires of education and high social status. Juliet is stuck in a situation where she has no control, and she cannot be with her one true love, Romeo. Lady Capulet witnessed the argument, and “knowing her place in society, Juliet’s mother refuses to make a stand for her daughter’s freedom, pressuring her to accept her father’s demands” (Dupler 3). Women in this Elizabethan time had to obey every command by men, even when they knew it was wrong. Capulet’s demand later led to Friar Lawrence’s plan, which would soon cause bloodshed. Juliet’s father “does not know how to express his love except to make decisions for Juliet” that conflicts with her love for Romeo (Kerschen 3). Capulet’s ignorance in knowing his own daughter’s feelings reveals that women are neither listened to nor recognized. While going through the tough mess, Juliet finds relief from Friar Lawrence, who devises a plan to help the star-crossed lovers