If the Capulet parents were more involved in Juliet’s life, maybe the outcome of Romeo and Juliet would have been different in the end. Their parenting style affect Juliet and the play in general. Lord and Lady Capulet are both uninvolved parents in the play when it comes to raising their daughter, Juliet. To begin with, as Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet is never around to have the qualities to raise a child. Lady Capulet’s inactive relationship with Juliet affects the bond Juliet could have had with her mother. ‘Uninvolved parents tend to have little knowledge of what their child is doing’ (Morin: “Four Types of Parenting Styles”). In the play when Lady Capulet sees Juliet crying, she thinks she is crying over Tybalt’s death when she has no idea that she is weeping over Romeo’s banishment from Verona. If she knew more about Juliet’s whereabouts she may not have said: “Evermore weeping for your cousin's …show more content…
death? What, wilt thou wash him from his grave with tears? An if thou couldst, thou couldst not make him live; Therefore, have done: some grief shows much of love; But much of grief shows still some want of wit” (Act III. V) This scene from Act III shows how Lady Capulet is unaware of her daughter’s actual problems. She thinks Juliet’s grief is still over tybalt’s death when it isn’t anymore. This shows that Juliet does not tell her mother her important things such as her personal situations out of lack of trust in her mother and lack of a strong bond with her mother. Lady Capulet is not the only one that Juliet is supposed to be close to but isn’t. Lord Capulet also doesn’t have the best connection with Juliet either. He is blind to Juliet’s lack of affection towards Paris, the man he wants Juliet to marry, when he says: “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender of my child's love: I think she will be ruled in all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not” (Act III. IV). Lord Capulet assumes Juliet would abide happily to marry Paris, not knowing she is already in love with someone else. His plan to wed Paris and Juliet would intervene Juliet and Romeo’s secret relationship, which would make Juliet more unhappy than anything. Then again, ‘Uninvolved parents tend to have children with low happiness levels’ (Morin). At first in the play Juliet at least is happier with Romeo before her father forced marrying Paris upon her.
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
her. Juliet’s parents not being there and involved with her life properly affect not only Juliet, but the Capulet parents, also, and the entire play. If her parents were more a part of her life, it is possible they would find out about her secret relationship with Romeo and maybe understand their love. Along with that, they would be more considerate of Juliet’s opinions and feelings and Juliet would be living a happier life without so many secrets. In conclusion, a parent or parents could have a huge impact on their child like Juliet’s parents did to her. Their impact could either be a negative one that changes the course of their child’s life in an unfavorable way or pave a road to a future full of joy, honesty, and trust.
Romeo and Juliet Essay 1. Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet as a good father. In this extract Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet as quite a good father, given the time period. This can be seen through “She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; Let two more summers wither in their pride” which suggests that Lord Capulet believes his daughter is too young, perhaps even too juvenile, to marry his suiter, Count Paris.
What Capulet is saying is Juliet is far too young to be married, and that Paris could have her when she reaches a suitable age. Here, he is being a good dad, looking out for his daughters’ best interest. However, after the death of Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, Capulet considers it might be good for Juliet to have a husband, that it might be a good healing technique. Keep in mind that this is after the night of the party when Romeo and Juliet fell in love. He is convinced and is excited for Juliet to get married, when she says no. She refuses, for obvious reasons, and he throws a huge temper tantrum. His harsh reaction leads readers to look at him as a bit of a tyrant and his entire “good daddy” persona is flushed down the toilet when he starts threatening Juliet. He states that he is willing to beat her or throw her out on the...
Lady Capulet is very materialistic and she wants Juliet to gain wealth and status by marrying Paris ‘’Share all that he doth possess’’. In addition, because she got married at a young age, therefore she thinks it’s right for Juliet to be married at a young age ‘’I was likely your mother at just about your age’’. Moreover, she constantly urges Juliet to marry Paris without any sense of consideration for Juliet’s opinions or feelings, about the alliance of the marriage. Furthermore, this illustrates her cold attitude towards love and marriage as she only talks about Paris Social position and wealth.
Romeo and Juliet is set in an Italian city named Verona. Romeo is the son of of Montague, a powerful family patriarch, and Juliet is the daughter of Capulet, another powerful patriarch. There’s one problem with this. Capulet and Montague hate each other. There’s another problem. The story was set in a time where men were thought of as superior to women. It was not unusual for a father to marry his daughter to another man just for the political status. This makes it impossible for Romeo to marry Juliet peacefully. In today’s world, Capulet’s actions would not be regarded as good parenting, so that is why, in our eyes, Capulet seems like a bad father, but there is more to his bad side. He tried to marry Juliet off to a kinsman of the prince just for the political status, but his bad parenting also harmed Juliet in another way. He let his anger get the best of him in most cases, and by doing this, it made Juliet keep secret from him. So, by being stubborn, self-absorbed, and hot-tempered, he influenced Romeo and Juliet to kill themselves.
Instead it is the wife’s duty to inform her child that she must prepare herself for marriage. Lady Capulet was married at an age younger than Juliet is. She says, "By my count I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid" (1.3.73-75). It is time Juliet leaves her nest and adds to the family’s fortune. The mother is the one to tell Juliet this news because she was put into the same situation as her daughter. During the ...
This essay is about a boy who is in love with a girl named Rosaline at the beginning of the book. His friend Mercutio makes fun of him, and he is heart broken from being turned down by her.
Juliet lacks a good mother figure and needs one to guide her and help her get over her anxieties about marriage and all that it entails. While Juliet has a mother, Lady Capulet, they are distant and don’t have a very good relationship. Furthermore, she wouldn’t be able to help Juliet in her current situation, as she would strongly disapprove of it. The mother figure she does have, her Nurse since she was a baby, is not a very good one. She keeps secrets from Juliet just for the sake of knowing something Juliet doesn’t, and fails to give Juliet any advice; after telling Juliet where to marry Romeo, the only words she offers is a sex joke. The
In both films, the depiction of the parental figures is also hugely important, and for both directors, remarkably similar. Zeffirelli appears to project an inherent distrust of parental figures, fitting with the ideology of youth culture in the 1960s and 70s, in which parental figures of authority began to be widely questioned. As Deboral Cartmell proposes “the extremely young Romeo and Juliet […] can do no wrong; the older Capulets and Montagues are severely flawed.”10 Cartmell 's suggestion is one recognised by many critics who have studied Zeffirelli 's Romeo and Juliet, a film in which the young lovers ' parents very clearly hold a large part of the blame for the eventual tragic suicide. The depiction of the extremely young lovers, Hussey
Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet, never treated Juliet like a daughter, which caused a lack in love and belonging needs. The first time Lady Capulet is introduced, she is probing her daughter with questions about marriage, “Tell me, daughter Juliet, how stands your disposition to be married?” (1.3.69-70). This is common in many mother-daughter relationships, especially at the time period, but Juliet is completely uninterested in being married, “It is an honor that I dream not of” (1.3.71). When this was said, it just proves Juliet’s desire and shows what she does not want with her life. Yet, Lady Capulet wants Juliet to marry for her own benefit. Her mother
... have been effective parents that had a great impact on their children’s lives, Romeo and Juliet’s final fates could have been avoided. Much like the quote by Anna Freud, “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,” the Montagues’ and Capulets’ are ineffective in helping their children with their problems leading Romeo and Juliet to be lost in love as well as their untimely death (“Anna Freud”).
The Conflict Between Two Families in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The play ‘Romeo And Juliet’ is a very dramatic one. The conflict between the two families is key to the play as a whole. If they’re where no. conflict. They would just be allowed to be together.
Deep in the mind of famous play writer William Shakespeare lies, the brilliant story of Romeo and Juliet, the story that not only captivates and thrills reader’s minds but offers insight on how a flawed relationship can end in a tragedy. Unfortunately, due to sin all relationships, including that of Romeo and Juliet’s have their ups and downs. Today the most commonly known flawed relationship is the relationship between a teenager and parent. Perhaps this is because of opposing ideas or lack of communication, but never the less the true weakness will always fall back to sin. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet offers exceptional examples of relational hardships which
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.
In the story Romeo and Juliet there has been a lot of trouble lately between the two families. Romeo is in love with Juliet from the time they met. In the beginning of the story everything was good and the couple got married. After the wedding things started to go down hill and all kinds of bad things started to happen. A fight happened and Romeo got kicked out of the town, and was not allowed to come back every again and Juliet was very upset.
When Lady Capulet calls Juliet for the first time, Juliet replies “Madam I am here, what is your will?” (I.iii.7). By addressing her mother and instantly asking what she can do, Juliet shows how respectful and dutiful she is towards her mother. From this, one can assume that she would be more gracious to her father and uncles due to the family hierarchy that was present during the setting’s time-period. Furthermore, when ask to look at suitors during the feast Juliet says “But no more deep will I endart mine eye, /Than your consent gives strength to make it fly” (I.iii.99-100). This shows how Juliet will do whatever to please her parents but not without their permission and blessings. The audience can also infer that Juliet hold her mother in high esteem by the way that she talks of getting her approval first. In spite of her obedience, Juliet matures by standing up for herself in front of her parents. When Lady Capulet tells Juliet of her arranged marriage to Paris, Juliet cries “He shall not make me there a joyful bride. /I wonder at this haste, that I must wed /Ere he that should be husband comes to woo. /I pray you tell my lord and father, madam, /I will not marry yet, and when I do, I swear /It shall be Romeo,” (III.v.117-122). From this, the reader can see Juliet’s character development as she becomes insistent to not marry Paris and challenged her parents wishes. It shows her