Should the Opinions of Others Affect Our Destiny?
Do the opinions of others really matter when making our own choices for our own destiny? No, or at the very least they shouldn't. When people decide to do something. It should be something they decide on their own. Yeah, Asking for help is only a natural thing to do as a human, but they don’t decide your final answer on what to do. They just assist you to choose what they think is best and you expand on that. A good example of this is when the nurse, who is only helping for her own benefit, tells her at first that it’s a good idea to marry the one she loves, Romeo. However, then when things go bad and she realizes she might lose her job, She turns around and says that she should leave Romeo
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How? You might be wondering. Well, for one, think of your family. If your mom told you she didn't trust someone you love or said that she doesn't support it, you'd be inclined to agree with her because she's your family and the one you most likely trust the most. She's always been there for you. Along with fathers and brothers, maybe even cousins. You're going to trust the one you've known longer than the one you just met. In Romeo and Juliet, when Juliet hears of Tybalt’s death she thinks that the nurse is talking about Romeo. She's saddened by the news, however, she isn't as sad when she hears that it's actually about her cousin. Just hearing that she feels more for someone she just met in itself is saddening. Tybalt has always been there to protect her, as if she were his sister. Others opinions should matter. She should've respected her parents opinions on the Montagues and she should've listened to them. After all, parents are only doing these things you may or may not like to protect …show more content…
This is unfair and unjust for Juliet, If her father really loved her, He wouldn’t force her into such a relationship. This just shows how selfish people are. The only reason he isn’t allowing their marriage is because he doesn’t like the Montagues. Her father has been talking about the marriage to Paris almost the entire play. Even before Juliet tells him that she is in love with
In Document B, “Think of marriage now”, Juliet tells her mother “ … no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.” Juliet is telling Lady Capulet that she will only marry the person that her parents approve of. Juliet acts as if she will do what her parents say,which is why they do not take her seriously when Juliet says she does not want to marry Paris and force her to marry him, which drives Juliet to kill herself. Furthermore, Juliet also does not give her parents a reason to why she suddenly changed her mind about marrying paris. Juliet told her parent “ Delay this marriage for a month, a week…” When Juliet says to delay the marriage she does not tell her parents why she wanted to wait, because she did not give a valid reason her parents though she was just being difficult and thought Juliet would get over it and marry Paris. This resulted in Juliet faking her own death, which lead to Romeo and Juliet to take their own lives. Juliet is to blame because she acted as if she had no voice in the decisions that were made for her , causes her parent to overlook her opinion, Juliet also does not communicate why she does not want to marry Paris, which would have resulted in her parents to at least hear her
middle of paper ... ... Again, we see that things, which appear less direct, may have actually contributed more to the situation. & nbsp; It does take two to tango. Juliet also promoted the relationship, and was too stubborn to listen to her parents' wishes. It was originally Juliet's idea for the two to wed. & nbsp; "If thy bent of love be honourable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow by one that I'll procure to come to thee, where and what time thou wilt perform the rites, and all thy fortunes at thy foot I'll lay." & nbsp; Juliet also could have avoided disaster had she respected her parents a bit more.
However, she worries that even if Romeo swears that he loves her he might be lying. Juliet has a very difficult time trusting Romeo really loves her. Juliet expressed her love to Romeo multiple times in their conversation, this puts her in an extremely vulnerable state. If Romeo did not feel the same way she would get very embarrassed. Furthermore, this skepticism is amplified even further with the fact that Romeo is a Montague. To Juliet, this does not matter because she believes names are just a label and their families shouldn’t be able to stop them from being together. However, how does she know that this doesn't mean anything to Romeo? It is difficult to trust that it is just a coincidence that the young man who seemingly falls for her is from the family which would do anything to harm hers. Being the only daughter of the Capulet household, Romeo could easily put his family on a high pedestal by taking their daughters purity and leaving soon after. Juliet couldn’t simply run to Romeo and hope that things would go her way, she had to consider the possibilities which could result in many negative repercussions on her as well as the rest of her family. It was not easy for Juliet to trust Romeo because she feared he would embarrass herself and her family and strip her of her
This is because if he wouldn't have pressured Juliet to marry then she wouldn't have been tempted to kill herself. “God join'd my heart and Romeo’s, thou our hands. And ere this hand, by thee to Romeo seal'd, Shall be the label to another deed, Or my true heart with treacherous revolt. Turn to another, this shall slay them both.” ( Romeo and Juliet 4.1.56-60) This is saying that she is already married to Romeo and that if she has to marry Paris she’ll kill herself. Another reason that he is to blame is that if he just would have realized that this stupid feud was no use then there would have been no conflict at all. He could have just told his foot men not to fight the Montagues the feud would kinda died down because they had not fought in a long time before
In the play, Juliet is questioned by the Nurse after Tybalt’s death and replies with this, “Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband.”(III.II.XCVII). Juliet was not bothered by her cousin’s death at all. She was much more worried about Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt. A normal reaction to one’s cousin's death would have been sadness, but instead, Juliet was worried about the killer’s punishment which would normally be abnormal, however, she had more interest in her and Romeo’s relationship. Normally this would not have been how she wanted to feel, but her new love made her think irrationally and selfishly. She did not want her new love to end so she chose to take Romeo’s side as she may have felt it would make their love last forever. He was her only love so of course she would not want it to end. She wanted it to last. However, this caused her to make decisions based on the fact that she wanted something, which made her decisions
" But she never did anything about this. She went along with the marriage that resulted in a death of the patient. Also Juliet was already engaged to Paris at the time, and she was happy with that and happy with her parents, she shouldn't have disobeyed them, then their love for each other would. never have happened before.
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
Juliet’s attitude towards marriage changes throughout Romeo and Juliet due to her defiance, Romeo’s persistence, and her newly discovered romantic personality. “It is an honor I do not dream of.” That was Juliet’s original view on love and marriage; she did not want to get married to Count Paris, even though that was what her mother wished. (1.3. 65-101)
Paris is talking with Capulet, and saying that Juliet’s age should not stop her father from being married off, “Younger than she are happy mothers made” (1.2.12). Paris's argument to not wait for his and Juliet’s marriage is that there are many girls who are even younger than Juliet who are married and have already started a family. Juliet’s age puts her in a place where she is expected to contribute a child. This may be why she was in such a rush to get married to Romeo. Marriage of her choosing to Romeo prevents the marriage against her will to Paris. The influence placed on Juliet by her family is itself shaped by expectations of Juliet’s age group. When Juliet tells her father she does not wish to marry Paris, her father replies harshly commenting on her reasoning being due to her age, “A whining mammot, in her fortune’s tender/To answer I’ll not wed, I cannot love,/I am too young, I pray you pardon me” (3.5.185-187). Juliet’s father lacks empathy for Juliet’s position, and so continues to hold the high expectations that are required of her because of her age. Juliet never told her father she would not wed because of her age or her inability to love, so perhaps her father is projecting his guilt as he knows it is unreasonable to expect marriage and children from her when she is still so young and innocent. Juliet’s young age affects her maturity, which consequently influence the drastic and impulsive choices she made. When the Nurse agrees with Juliet’s parents about her marrying Paris, Juliet loses the one confidant she had. She depended heavily on the Nurse’s advice, as she herself lacked such wisdom. Her lack of maturity led her to make hasty decisions-choosing death as the easier way out, “Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain/I’ll too the friar, to know his remedy:/If all else fail, myself have power to die”
One reason that Juliet’s parents caused the death of both Romeo and Juliet is the fact that Juliet’s parents would not let Juliet marry Romeo. As soon as Father Capulet gets into an argument with Juliet and calls her a “young baggage! Disobedient wretch” (3.5.180-181), things really take a downfall. Juliet tells Father capulet that she is in love with Romeo and not Paris. When Father Capulet continues to get angry over Juliet’s disapproval
e end of Act Two. When the young Montague agreed to this proposal he did not think about the bad events that could happen. The day after the marriage Lord Capulet, Juliet’s father, announced that his daughter was to be married to the County Paris in three days. This was a major catastrophe for Juliet because she either had to be married to two people or get disowned by her parents. Not only did Romeo cause problems for people, but he also caused six
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.
“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare, it was a play, publicized in 1597. It was tragic drama about two people who fell in love, but their families didn’t approve their relationship. In the end, the two lovers committed suicide. Since, Romeo and Juliet committed suicide, there is absolutely a cause for this incident, their parents. 3 main points I think their parents caused this, is one, if their parents didn’t have bad history, Romeos and Juliet’s love would have been approved. Two, if the parents didn’t push Juliet into marriage with Paris. And third, Juliet’s wedding changes.
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
Pleasing their husbands, parents, and families were all things women should aspire to do. At the beginning of the play, Juliet follows gender conventions. She always obeyed her parents and did what they wanted her to do. After Juliet meets Romeo, things change dramatically. Juliet breaks gender conventions by denying her parents request for her to marry her suitor Paris, something that was unheard of in Elizabethan times. It is said that “Marriages were usually arranged by the families of the bride and the groom in order for both sides to benefit from one another” (Women's Rights in Romeo and Juliet 1). When Juliet's father finds out she does not want to marry Paris, her father says “Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!