Patriarchy In Romeo And Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet, a play written by William Shakespeare, took place in Verona in the mid-1590’s. In this town, two families hate each other. This hate has been sustained from generation to generation. However the son and daughter from the patriarchies of both the families did not find hate for each other, but instead they fell in love. When Romeo first saw Juliet at the masquerade ball they instantly fell in love. However, the hate between the Montagues and Capulets only grew throughout the play. Romeo and Juliet were not allowed to be together. The rivalry and disgust between the two families was responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The two families have hated each other for many generations. The play starts off with a sword fight between the Montagues and Capulets. During the fight, one of the Capulets started ridiculing a Montague. In Act 1. Scene 1. Line 71. Tybalt shouted, “I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee coward¨ to Mercutio. Both of the families hate each other so much they would be willing to fight with swords. Tybalt who is part of the Capulet family said that he …show more content…

However they could not be together because they are from different families. If one of the people in a family would be tortured in hell than be around the other family, then certainly two people from different families could not love each other. Both the Capulet’s and Montague’s had this type of thinking. After Juliet fell in love with Romeo at first sight, she asked her nurse to find out what family he is in. Her response was, “His name is Romeo, and a Montague, the only son of your great enemy.¨ As the play goes on the families hate increases. Because the Capulets and Montagues had this mindset, Romeo and Juliet were not allowed to be together. If the families did not have such hate for each other they could have been together. With that alone there would have been less blood shed and less

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