Examples Of Oranges In Romeo And Juliet

The Repercussions of One’s Decisions on Others: Apples or Oranges? Friendship or a malevolence? Life or death. People make choices in every aspect of life, yet know little of the repercussions that can come with these choices, of all magnitudes. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, the play Romeo and Juliet centers on the fierce and passionate young love of the children of diverging families, in which through fate, secrecy, and peripeteia, the two lovers are ultimately led to their deaths by suicide. Tybalt’s aggressive tendencies and uncontrollable vengeance causes him to impulsively act on his loathing hate of Montague without due thought to the resulting impact. Additionally, Capulet’s oppressive and patriarchal nature causes him to force and

For instance, in the opening scene, a street brawl breaks out between Montague and Capulet servants. Benvolio attempts to mediate a temporary resolution, where Tybalt remarks “What art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio. Look upon thy death” (Shakespeare 1.1.60-61). His use of the phrase “heartless hinds'' depicts the servants as being feeble, unmanly and malicious. This foil character interaction between peacemaker and disruptor provokes Benvolio to fight by jeering at him, insinuating that he is not a real man until he turns and confronts a worthy opponent (Tybalt himself). Tybalt's provocative behavior led to the breakout in chaos within the streets of Verona that followed with the arrival of the Prince. Furthermore, Tybalt’s narcissistic behaviour contributes to his committed mindset to cause harm to Montagues, whom he feels are inferior by his standards. Tybalt is angered by Romeo's attendance to the Capulet masquerade in the hopes of seeing Rosaline, and he brings the issue up with Capulet. When Capulet requests that Tybalt leave Romeo alone, Tybalt temporarily agrees to let the “intruding” Montague go by contemptuously uttering “I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall” (1.5.90). Tybalt's decision to get involved with Romeo -even when he had

For example, when Capulet, his wife, and Paris discuss their plan to have her and Paris betrothed in order to alleviate her grief over Tybalt's death, Capulet asserts authoritatively: “she will be ruled in all respects by me’’(3.4.13-14). Capulet’s profound statement reiterates the idea that Capulet really does try to do what is best for Juliet in a time of unequal power dynamics for women. He expects that marriage will restore Juliet's joy and allow her to move on from her heavy melancholic state. However, Capulet's oppressive remark rather illustrates his patriarchal authority over Juliet, denying her the ability to make her own judgements. If Capulet had given Juliet freedom to choose her marriage, the tragic death of Juliet may have been circumvented because she would not have had to fake her death to avoid an arranged marriage. Additionally, while Capulet dearly loves his daughter, he treats Juliet as if she is a commodity to sell, which contradicts with his initial plan on how and when she is to marry. When Capulet arrives to see how Juliet feels about the good news of marriage, he fiercely says, "An you be mine, I'll give you to my friend" (3.5.202). Capulet’s superior tone in this line implies, by the allusion to Juliet as his property, that merely because she did not consent to