The Neglectful Parents In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Many ideas can be centered around the reason behind the death of Romeo and Juliet. Only one sticks out as the best course of action for this, the neglectful parents of both families. Because of this, the parents of the Montagues and the Capulets had no clue what was going on with their children. They didn’t even care how their children felt, and were just after what they wanted for them, without really even asked how they felt. Both families were after personal gain, rather than the feels and emotions of who would be affected by their actions, namely Romeo and Juliet.
“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 / Younger than she are happy mothers made”. Capulet and Paris are speaking to each other about marrying off Juliet to Paris. Not only do they not speak to Juliet about how she feels about marriage, they don’t even consider if Paris is even “the one” she would want to be with. This set Juliet off because she felt that she was being pressured into marriage, and didn’t want that to happen for herself. Later on, there is a conversation between Lady …show more content…

Tell me, daughter Juliet, How stands your disposition to be married? / It is an honor I dream of not. An honor! Were not I thine only nurse, I would say thou hadst sucked wisdom from thy teat.” Once again, Juliet isn’t happy about the conversation of marriage as well as the talk of Paris. Lady Capulet talks highly of Paris and how great of a person he is. Yet Juliet says she does not want to be married to anyone, specially Paris. Lady Capulet continues to go on and on about Paris seeming to be the greatest man the world has ever seen. Even the Nurse joins in and goes on to say that he is a “man of wax”, the highest compliment possible that could be given to someone at that time. Another reason to show the cause of her death be put towards Capulet and Lady

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