Romeo And Juliet Parenting Style Analysis

In Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets demonstrate an authoritarian parenting style. They exhibit this style of parenting during many scenes throughout the play. Some of the instances where the Capulets distribute authoritarian parenting are before the Capulet party, while talking about Paris, and during the discussion of the marriage of Paris and Juliet.

Before the Capulet party, Lady Capulet shows the authoritarian parenting style. In the play, while Lady Capulet is talking to Juliet about Paris she says “ Speak briefly, can you like of Paris’ love?”( Act 1, Scene iii, Page 15). She is not letting Juliet really have a choice in the matter of the fact that she should love Paris. The way Lady Capulet words her sentence almost makes it seem as though Juliet has a choice in the matter, but with further analyzation of the sentence, it shows that Juliet doesn't really get an opinion. Also, no matter what Juliet thinks, she will have to talk to or deal with Paris.

In Scene V, while Lord Capulet is talking to Juliet about marrying Paris, he says, “What is this? ‘Proud,’ and ‘I thank you,’ and ‘I thank you not;’ And yet ‘not proud’?”(Act 3, Scene V, Page 71). When Juliet tries to disobey them, Capulet gets extremely angry with her. This shows that Capulet is not used to Juliet going against him and that he is very strict. The quote shows his reaction to her disobedience and how he is punishing her for her actions. This quote just further shows the authoritarian parenting style in the Capulets.

These three instances of parenting between the Capulets and Juliet show how close the relationship between them is to the authoritarian style of parenting. Throughout the play more instances of their parenting styles are shown. All of these times and instances just shows in further detail the authoritarian style of parenting of the Capulets in Romeo and