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…
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
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.
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
One of the main antagonists in “Romeo and Juliet” is Capulet, Juliet’s father. In the story, Capulet said to Paris, “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.” (Shakespeare p. 805 lines 12-14) By saying this, Capulet has made an offer to promise Juliet to Paris without Juliet’s consent. Capulet is sure that he can follow up on his offer, thinks that Juliet will listen to him, and he has no doubt in his mind that she will marry Paris. With Capulet proposing this offer, he i...
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.
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...
This could potentially be because he previously said that Juliet was “yet a stranger in the world” meaning that she has not seen very much or experienced very much so far in her life, leading the reader to think that her father, Lord Capulet, believes she should be give more time to live her life as a child before being married and then having to undertake the duties of a wife. However, this is slightly ironic because throughout the play it is shown and implied that Juliet was not let out to experience the world outside her palace home very often and Lord Capulet is suggesting she should be left to experience the world for two years prior to marriage. Furthermore, this all presents Lord Capulet as both a good and bad father, depending on the time period in which it is viewed from. If it where viewed from the time period in which the play is set or written then Capulet would be frowned upon as it was the duty of a father in that period to ensure that their child has a suited to marry, in the case of a girl/women, or had been selected as a suited for somebody else, in the case of a man.
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.
Juliets parents are mostly to blame for the whole outcome of the play. Juliet was only thirteen, she had no moral support from her parents and the way the lord and Lady Capulet treated her was terrible. They set her up with Paris, and tried to force her to be with him. Even though arranged marriages back then were normal, Juliet was only thirteen and was not ready or prepared for this next step in life.. Until she met Romeo. But, even though her parents were gentle and calm about it all at the beginning "Oh, Juliet, just see if you can like him at the party tonight, ok sweetheart?, this all changed after her cousin died and she was upset/grieving. Not long after all this occurred they decided her grief is excessive and tried to force her to
When Juliet is told of her parents plans to wed her to Count Paris, she expresses her reluctance to accept the proposal. Juliet, hoping her parents would understand and consider her desires, is shocked when Lord Capulet reacts in pure rage and says, “...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” (3.5.160-164). With greed blinding his eyesight, Juliet is no longer seen by Capulet as a human with a heart and soul, but is rather an object, with a price tag hung over her head. Lord Capulet’s inhuman outlook upon her banishes any hope Juliet had of her parents understanding her relationship with Romeo, and drives her to take risky decisions in order to fulfill her heart. The derogatory, and demeaning language Lord Capulet uses to express his anger over Juliet’s defiance of marriage, can be clearly attributed as the sole cause of Juliet’s desperation to escape the grasp of Lord Capulet and take the perilous decisions to wager death in order to find sanctuary in
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
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
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