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Examples Of Disobedience To Authority In Romeo And Juliet

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Maryam Poonawalla Mrs. Sadia Warraich Essay #1 9B Disobedience to recognized authority: Every human being is composed of exclusive characteristics that make them unique in their own way, however, no individual is perfect because they also possess certain flaws that can lead them to disastrous outcomes. For example in the play Romeo and Juliet almost every character possessed certain flaws that lead to disastrous outcomes. One of the most common flaws that readers can see in the play is disobedience towards recognized authorities. This is manifested through characters like; Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt whose hatred, revenge and love towards one another resulted in paying the price for their mistakes. The first incident in the play that shows disobedience to authority takes place in Act 3 Scene 1 where …show more content…

Juliet shows disobedience in Act 3 Scene 3 when Lady Capulet, Juliet’s mom, comes to tell her about her “deep desire to see “the villain Romeo” dead”. Upon hearing this, Juliet makes her mother believe that she also wants Romeo dead since he killed her beloved cousin. In reality, however, she is in love with Romeo. That is when Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Lord Capulet, Juliet’s father’s plan about her marriage with Paris on Thursday. She was expecting Juliet to be happy when she heard about this. In the least, she would not have to grieve over her cousin’s death and enjoy planning her wedding. Juliet's response to this is different as she rejects this proposal saying “I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear It shall be Romeo whom you know I hate Rather than Paris”. So when Lord Capulet enters and learns that Juliet has gone against his and her mother’s will about the proposal, he decides to disown her. In the end, if Juliet were to listen to her parents that she wouldn't have to face the consequences of nearly being disowned by her parents and almost marrying Paris instead of her

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