Parents' Roles in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet experience adversity ultimately ending in their
deaths as they do not have alternative means to support their
marriage; the society they live in is aggressive and their feuding
families have an 'ancient grudge' so powerful and potent that the
protagonists cannot disclose their love to their parents. They are
unable to confide in their parents is due to the lack of
communication. Instead of Romeo's and Juliet's parents providing love,
care and affection these qualities are brought to them by the Nurse
and Friar Lawrence who fulfil the duties and responsibilities of
parenting far better than Romeo and Juliet's actual parents. However,
as the play unravels both the Nurse and Friar Lawrence reveal
weaknesses, lacking in character and moral strength; the Friar
illustrates this when he abandons Juliet and the Nurse demonstrates
this when she betrays Juliet leaving her stranded.
The parenting provided for both Romeo and Juliet is insufficient and
leaves them having to make their own decisions. However, their choices
are rushed for they do not have the maturity to deal with their
dilemma. Sufficient parenting involves care, love and guidance and
Romeo and Juliet are lacking tremendously in some of these aspects of
upbringing. Lord Capulet is certainly one of the causes of Juliet's
poor parenting.
Lord Capulet domineers his relationships; his tyrannical behaviour
dismisses Juliet when she refuses to marry Paris. He explodes into a
violent and fuming mood constantly cursing Juliet for her childish and
unfaithful actions and at point in his uncontrolled anger he th...
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...his domineering, uncompromising and
relentless personality and Friar Lawrence for his over ambitious plan
which fails. It is these two characters that are combined which have
the worst affect on Romeo and Juliet and regardless of how well
intentioned or well meaning they were they never fulfilled their
duties competently. However Friar Lawrence still showed best parental
qualities.
Shakespeare has a moral message he tells the audience in this play;
society plays a massive part of our lives and how we live. The society
of Verona was diseased like an insect eating away at a rose. The rose
being Romeo's and Juliet's love, not being able to fully open and
shine. Instead the feud between the families, the disease, is taking
over. In the end, the disease is killed however the lives of Romeo and
Juliet were also killed.
Portrayal of Juliet’s Relationship With Her Parents. The play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written by Shakespeare in 1595. The play is about two teenagers attempting to peruse their love regardless of the fact that their families are in the midst of a feud that has been going on for decades. This essay will describe how Juliet’s Relationship with her parents is portrayed throughout different scenes.
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The Changing Relationship of Juliet and Her Parents in Act Three Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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The nurse has raised Juliet since she was a baby. She plays more of a
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