Blame is when someone gives responisibilty to someone else to make yourself look and feel better. People resort to blame someone else so that they don’t have to admit that they weren’t being responsible. Both Capulet and Montague blame each other for the deaths of their family members. The factors to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are Capulet and the family feud.
Capulet is one of the reasons Romeo and Juliet are dead. Juliet’s father is emotionally and verbally toward her. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what- get thee to church a’ Thursday Or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me!” In the scene where Juliet’s father is yelling at her he is calling her worthless of being Paris’ wife. Her father said that he didn’t care if she was out on the street. Even her mother said she didn’t care what happened to her. Juliet wanted to escape her father because he treats her like trash. So she “fell in love with the enemy” and wants to get married to him so she can escape him. Juliet and Romeo didn’t end up getting away together. I guess she thought this was a good way to escape her dad.
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They were so desperate to be together but their parents forbid that. Capulet exclaims, “But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next To go to Saint Peter’s Church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither, Out, you green sickness, carion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face!” So when Capulet comes into thee room he is yelling at Juliet. He is telling her that she has to marry Paris and that she can’t marry Romeo. The feud is getting in between Romeo and Juliet’s love. Romeo goes the Capulet party so he can see Juliet. He risks getting in trouble just so he can see her. Tibalt tells Capulet but he doesn’t care because he wants to keep peace at the party. He also snuck out to her
A person’s family may influence them substantially as they grow, from young children to love-struck teenagers. These family members might do so unintentually, but bad traits will rub off just as often as good ones, so will opinions and ideas. Lord Capulet is a character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet who tries to make the best out of bad situations, but rarely succeeds and is coloured as quite a hypocrite. He attempts to not be blinded by hate but evidently this leads to many mistakes, usually ones he himself doesn’t end up making, but ones he leads others into. Lord Capulet’s bad parenting leads to the death of his daughter and her lover.
The house of the Capulets invites loyalty among the people but also hot tempers. Through the inability to understand Juliet and put aside their anger they may have been the cause for the events that transpired during the story. Lord Capulet, patriarch of the Capulets, is a man that demands respect and has quite the temper. When his character is introduced he is a reasonable father, taking Juliet’s age into consideration the first time he is approached by Paris about marriage. He allows Romeo to take part of his party after Tybalt discovers him. This seems to take a complete 180 later on when Juliet disobeys her father, after her cousin’s death, he threatens to hurt her. “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.” Act 3, scene 5,
Responsibility for Romeo and Juliet's Deaths There is much controversy to who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, a number of things and people could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. But who is responsible for their deaths? Even before the play begins the grudge between the Capulet and Montague families has begun. Because of this, it becomes imminent that one thing or event will start off a sequence of incidents that will end in tragedy. The on-going feud between the Montague and Capulet families could be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because if their was no feud between these families then Romeo and Juliet would have been able to have a safe normal relationship in which their family would have agreed to.
Although Capulet wanted the best for Juliet, he didn't give a thought on how she felt and had forced her to marry Paris which had caused problems that led to her tragic end. She didn't want to marry someone who she did not love and wanted to escape this marriage. Her method of escape was death. Capulet's controlling actions appeared as early as Act I Scene 2, when he was arranging Juliet's marriage to Paris without her consent. Paris wondered if Juliet would like him and Capulet responded with, "Of my child's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (IV, 3, ln. 13-14). stating that he doesn't just think Juliet will like him but that he knows she will like him. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, he shouted, "To go with Paris to Saint Peter's Church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither." (V, 3, ln. 154-155). making her agree to go to the church. Although she did agree to go, her thought of, "I'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (V, 3, ln. 241-242). showed that she did not plan on marrying Paris and that she would die first. Juliet's arrangement to Paris had brought her death because it had resulted in the potion plan which had caused Romeo and Juliet to die. If Capulet had never forced Juliet to marry Paris, she would have been living happily with Romeo.
The Death of Romeo and Juliet and Who is to Blame Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, in which a young boy and girl fall in love and commit suicide. They come from 2 different families which have a deadly feud against one another. Romeo goes to a masked ball at the Capulet's household where he falls in love with Juliet. He then proposes to her after the party in secret at Juliet's balcony. Romeo then arranges a secret weeding with Friar Lawrence and Juliet tells the Nurse.
Who knew that a feud between two families could cause the death of their children. The family of the Montague's and Capulet's have a strong hatred towards each other. One child, from the Montague's, named Romeo, falls in love with a Capulet, Juliet. There was a terrible tragedy that happened between them. Both end up dead after Juliet fakes her death in a tomb. Romeo thinks she's dead and drinks poison to kill himself. Juliet wakes up to see him dead and she then kills herself with his dagger. But who's to blame for the death of Juliet and Romeo? There's Capulet, Juliet's father, who pushed her to marry someone she didn't want to. There's also her mother, Lady Capulet, who ignores Juliet and doesn't listen to her. Then there is Friar Lawrence
Someone once said, “Children should not have to sacrifice so that you can have the life you want. You make sacrifices so your children can have the life that they deserve.”(unknown) The purpose of writing this essay is to show why I would choose Lord Capulet to punish. Some people may not control their child’s life, but in Romeo and Juliet ,which is written by William Shakespeare, Lord Capulet is overbearing and tries to control Juliet’s life.
Because he was an unsupportive, close minded father who never listened to his daughter, he is at fault for the death of Romeo and Juliet. He also went back on his word that she would only marry someone she is into. Another reason is he acted like a tyrant and forced his daughter into marrying Paris, which caused her to resort to going with the flawed plan of Friar Lawrence. Lord Capulet hosted the party where Romeo and Juliet met and fell in love, he also let Romeo find out about the party by being oblivious to the fact that he was giving the letter to a servant who couldn’t read. Lord capulet threatens his daughter into marrying Paris, “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what get thee to church at Thursday or never look at me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me!”(3:5:165-170). In other words, Capulet is basically treating Juliet like a dog who is supposed to follow its master, even though in the olden days it was regular to treat a woman or a girl that way, Lord Capulet had overdone it and is saying that if Juliet didn’t marry Paris then she would be disowned by her family. Capulet is being a tyrant to Juliet in this part of the play and is making her get forced into a corner where she only has a choice to follow the Friar’s plan, and look where that got her. If Capulet had tried to be an understanding father and not just force Juliet into a
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.
From the beginning of the book, it is shown that Capulet is a stubborn old man who, as the leader of the Capulet’s, hates almost all Montagues with a burning passion. His hate makes him want Juliet to marry Paris to get closer with the Prince who is angry at the
Love can kill but being forced to love can hurt even more. In my ninth grade english class we read the book Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, it was a tough book in the beginning with the word choices used by the creative writer William Shakespeare. We were told to right an essay and gather evidence of who is the real blame for Romeo and Juliet's death. I believe the real killer in this book is Lord Capulet the father of Juliet.
Throughout the scene, we are given the impression that Capulet is kind-hearted, because he wants his daughter to marry for love and wants Paris to ‘woo her’ and work hard to ‘get her heart’, although we are still aware of his power to force Juliet into a marriage if necessary.... ... middle of paper ... ... Lord Capulet takes it for granted that his daughter will do what he tells her, saying ‘I will make a desperate tender / Of my child’s love’, taking responsibility away from Juliet and perhaps suggesting that she can’t decide for herself. Juliet’s parents appear understanding of her grief at first, but then plan the wedding in only 3 days, not giving her time to grieve.
Namely, Capulet plays a huge role in how much pressure Romeo and Juliet have to endure in order to follow their family’s wishes. If Capulet had just agreed to Juliet originally marrying Paris and not said “My child is yet a stranger in the world,/She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;/Let two more summers wither in their pride/Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride,” (1. 2. 8-11) then they wouldn’t have had to deal with their death’s. This shows that her father, Capulet, cares about her and what she wants. As the play goes on the audience sees that Capulet changes and starts to think that Juliet needs to marry Paris because he is a great count, and he then goes on to call her names. One might think that this pushed her to grow closer to Romeo and ignore her parents wishes. At the time in history that Romeo and Juliet is placed it is very uncommon to not respect your parents wishes and what they think is best for you. In a sense, parents at that time controlled their kids.
He did not give much thought on how Juliet feels about the marriage and agrees to marry the two even though Juliet had not given him consent. For example, when Paris asks Capulet if Juliet would love him; Capulet responds, "Of my child 's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (4.3.13-14). Capulet’s relationship with Juliet is superficial; he does not understand or know his daughter well. By creating the wedding, he causes Juliet to become desperate as she would be marrying someone she doesn’t love. To add to the matter, instead of trying to understand his daughter’s perspective, he becomes aggressive and gives her with an ultimatum. Capulet shouts, “Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o 'Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.” (3.5.160-163). By forcing Juliet into marriage, she becomes desperate and causes her to begin considering death as a way out. "I 'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (3.5.241-242). Capulet’s controlling and aggressive parenting forces Juliet to marry someone she does not love. Furthermore, this causes Juliet to starts considering suicide as a way out. Capulet’s actions to forcefully marry Juliet to Paris brings her death because it results in the Friar’s potion plan which would cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If Capulet did not