Social conscience and responsibility are key attributes that define a human being. There has always been a severe lack of these characteristics in the society we live in which has lead to immense consequences. The impact of the people in everyday-life is enormous on young individuals. This is best demonstrated in the classic play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in which there are several key secondary characters whose decisions contribute to the tragic demise of the play's protagonists, Romeo and Juliet. The outcome of the play could have been significantly altered and the tragedy could easily have been averted if only the characters of the Capulets, the Nurse, and Friar Lawrence were more responsible and made better decisions relating to young lovers.
Juliet?s parents, Lord and Lady Capulet, play an important role in Juliet?s tragic end. Lord Capulet insisted on Juliet marrying Paris and got angry at her when she refused, telling her to ?go with Paris to Saint Peter?s Church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither ? out, you baggage!? (III, iv, 154-156). This forcefulness demonstrated by her father has surely contributed to Juliet making rash decisions without thinking them through as her sense of isolation grew. Lord Capulet also never makes any attempt to end the generations of feuding between the Capulets and the Montagues. A peaceful relationship between the two families would have given Romeo and Juliet no reason to hide their love for each other. Most importantly, the Capulets were traditional parents, strictly adhering to the society around them. Lady Capulet compared Juliet to other girls by saying ?younger than you, here in Verona, ladies of esteem are already made mothers? (I, iii, 69-71) whi...
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...been a lot more responsible and made better decisions concerning Romeo and Juliet.
In this play, ironically, it is the role models of the young lovers that are largely responsible for the tragedy. The Capulets should have cared more about what Juliet wanted instead of forcing their own will while the Nurse ought to have been a better counsel and motherly figure to Juliet, especially in difficult times when she was needed the most.. But mostly, the Friar needed to be more responsible and make better judgements regarding the young couple whom he influenced a great deal more than he imagined at the time. These faults are merely part of human nature but are nonetheless avertable. Shakespeare does a great job of showing that no one, from respectable upper-class parents to holy priests, is perfect and anyone can heavily influence the lives of those around them.
Juliet’s parents were the cause of Romeo and Juliet’s death because they forced marriage onto Juliet and threatened her when she refused to marry Paris. Document B, “ Think of marriage now”, is the scene where Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet,
Many parents feel as if their job is to protect their children from any harm or difficult decisions that may come their way. In the screen write Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the parents are in control of almost every aspect of their own child’s life. Romeo and Juliet takes place in the fourteenth century in Verona, Italy. Romeo is a Montague, Juliet is a thirteen-year-old Capulet, and Paris is related to Prince Escalus. Also, the Montague and Capulet families despise each other. Consequently, Romeo and Juliet fall in love when they first meet each other at a party. Because of the family feud, they cannot let their parents know about their love, so Juliet and Romeo marry in secret. Also, Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, promises Juliet’s
While secondary characters are less important than the main characters of the book, they often have a noteworthy impact on the story. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a secondary character, Friar Lawrence, plays a vital role throughout the play. The play takes place in Verona and focuses on Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers from two feuding families; the Montagues and the Capulets. The extremely violent feud between these families has been ongoing for generations, extending out to even the serving men of both houses. Romeo and Juliet must profess their love in secret because of the quarrel between their parents. This is a catalyst in triggering tragic events, consisting of the deaths of many other characters, including themselves. Friar Lawrence plays a crucial role to the action, character development, and themes of Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare has been know for many plays but one of his famous one is “Romeo and Juliet” Which has two teens from rivalling families who fell in love with each other but through misunderstandings and not well thought out plans by their mentors led to both Romeo and Juliet’s death by suicide. There were many ways that these “Star-crossed lovers” could avoided their fate with more thought out ideas and bring more people into their plans but untimely they died from plans from their mentors. What is the Relationship between Romeo and Juliet parents? Well Romeo’s relationship with his parents is they care for him very deeply. His mother was very relieved when he was not at the quarreled in the market. “O, where is Romeo?/Saw him today?/Right glad
... 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”).
It is undoubtedly shown that Romeo and Juliet’s parents aren’t very actively involved in their children’s lives. In Act 1 Scene 3 Lady Capulet says, “Nurse, come back again. I have remembered me, thou’s hear our counsel.”(Line 9 and 10). This reveals that Lady Capulet wanted the Nurse to hear
Juliet's father, Lord Capulet, plays an essential part in the tale. "Hang thee, young baggage, disobiedient wretch! I tell thee what, get thee to church o' Thursday, or never after look me in the face..." (167, L 165). Lord Capulet presents his daughter with two choices: marry Paris, or depart from the home. Although Tybalt stars the role as the main antagonist, Lord Capulet provides some conflict to the work. He adds more taboo the already forbidden
Each day, people need to make important decisions and consider their outcomes. Often times, they need to choose what is best for them, and not what they want to do. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, he explores how the traits a person possesses can impact their actions and their results. In the play, there is an ongoing feud between the Montagues and Capulets. When Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet, they instantly fall in love only to discover they are from feuding families. With a love so strong, they risk getting married secretly, seeking some help from Juliet’s Nurse. The actions that the Nurse takes demonstrate both loyalty and irresponsibility, but ultimately lead to turmoil. In the Nurse, Shakespeare shows how the positive
The Friar did not take into account the dangers of his actions. Thus making the Friar an inefficient leader. However, returning to the point of the Friar's intentions, one could still consider him to be a good role model of benevolence, good will, and kind-heartedness, as well as a good religious role model. In the first example, although irresponsible, the Friar hoped the marriage would bring the two families together. In the second example, the Friar understood Juliet's predicament, and was only trying to help her, as she was upset enough to harm herself.
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.
“ A pair of two star crossed lovers take their life.” This quote is made in prologue 7 and spoiled what will happen to the reader, but the reason why or who is at fault is never spoken of. Juliet Capulet, daughter of Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet is a thirteen year old girl who is obedient and wants to do the best on behalf of the family. Throughout the play the reader is given many instances were Juliet’s parents feel obligated to love her. At first they threatened to throw her out onto the streets as in Act three Scene 5 Capulet says to Juliet “Thursday is near lay hand on heart and you be mine, Ill give you to my friend, and you to be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets.”. Even though she obeyed her parents they had high expectations of her to do what was beneficial
Shakespeare's play of “Romeo and Juliet” is well known, and leaves the audience asking: Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Most of the play’s characters closely related to Romeo and Juliet carry some responsibility, but there are three characters or groups who had the greatest influence on the story’s outcome. Friar Laurence could be blamed for marrying them and keeping it secret. Juliet’s nurse encouraged Romeo’s pursuit of Juliet, even helping Juliet sneak out to marry. Last and most deserving of blame, however, are the parents, Lord and Lady Capulet and Lord and Lady Montague. If not for the family feud and hatred, Romeo and Juliet would’ve lived, not tasting the bittersweetness of death.
Romeo and Juliet gets along with their parents until they start to grow attached with each other. Juliet shows a close bond with her father and mother until they clash when Juliet’s father tells her to marry Paris. When her father tells her to marry Paris she has a meltdown because she had already established to herself that she was going to marry Romeo. Many people agree that Juliet didn't have the best relationship with her parents but she did love them. Romeo didn't necessarily have any conflicts with his parents but Romeo’s parents worry but they still do nothing.
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
Parents are supposed to support their child no matter what happens. When making decisions, their children should have their own opinion and do what they think is best. Parents can’t force their child to do things they want them to do. In the book Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet is frustrated with Juliet because she wants to marry Romeo. Romeo is part of the Montague family who are rivals of Juliet’s family, the Capulets. Lord Capulet doesn’t want her to marry Romeo, because he wants her to marry Paris instead. Lord Capulet shows his true colors when Juliet disobeys him and refuses to listen to his commands. Juliet’s father did not truly love Juliet in the story because he just cared for his family’s reputation, he did not focus on Juliet, and he failed to support Juliet.