Lord Capulet, the Monster Parent

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Huffington Post defines monster parents as, “excessively protective parents who meddle in every aspect of their children's lives.” In most modern families, parents have little to do with how their children meet their future partner. The choice is ultimately up to the child and parents just hope for the best, but some parents are different. In Shakespeare's time, parents routinely arranged marriages for their children at young ages, usually for reasons regarding money and power. While arranging marriages would seem like a wonderful way to control the future, it causes nothing but problems for Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet who could be considered a monster parent. In his quest to do what is best for his family, Lord Capulet causes most of the deaths and drama in the play. Mainly, Lord Capulet is to blame in this tragedy because he is fickle and fails to fully protect his family. The tragic part of the play all starts with Lord Capulet not being able to make up his mind about Juliet marrying Paris. For the entire first scene, Lord Capulet sticks with his gut and says Juliet is too youn...

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