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Examples Of Punishment For Juliet's Death

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Punishment for Juliet’s death. After lamenting her death, The Prince called everyone to prepare for their testimony to find out who caused the death of Juliet. I believe that Lord Capulet and The Nurse are both at fault for the calamity of Juliet’s death. Firstly, Lord Capulet decided to marry Juliet to Romeo’s adversary, Paris. “Marry, my child, early next Thursday morning,/ The gallant, young and noble gentleman,/ The County Paris, at Saint Peter's Church, (3.5 112-114).” Lady Capulet delivers the vexing news that Juliet will marry the County Paris. Lord Capulet decided this without knowing that Juliet is married to the virtuous Romeo, but it is still an act of oppression because it is an arranged marriage that Juliet doesn't want to be in. …show more content…

“Trust to not, bethink you. I will not be forsworn (3.5 196).” Lord Capulet tells Juliet that his word will not be broken. He is the cause of Juliet’s death because he started the pernicious problem that led to her death, by forcing her to get married to Paris. His most serious crime is the crime of arranged marriage, and although it was common in Romeo and Juliet’s day, his actions of rancor still caused her to commit suicide. On the other hand, The Nurse was aware that Juliet was married to Romeo, and yet she still decided to support Lord Capulet in his decision instead of trying to abate the situation and defend Juliet. “I think you are happy in this second match, / For it excels your first (3.5 223-224).” The Nurse says that Juliet would be better off with Paris as he is better than Romeo. Consequently, this is an extremely baleful act from the nurse because she knew that Juliet was already married, and instead of defending her and trying to help her out of this situation, she sides with Juliet’s parents which leaves Juliet …show more content…

“o God!-O Nurse, how shall this be prevented? (3.5 205).” Distraught, Juliet asks the nurse how she can stop her parents from marrying her to Paris. This shows that although Juliet needs help in her time of need and she is in an extremely vulnerable position, The Nurse commits the unsavory act of siding with her parents nonetheless. Her most serious crime is child neglect, as she is supposed to look out for Juliet, yet she seemed wanton to not care about her after she married them. Firstly, the punishment for Lord Capulet’s crime is 10 years in prison, and he can not have more children. This is because he decided to marry Juliet to Paris without her permission or her say in things, so he is irresponsible with children, making him ineligible for having more children. He also was the initial cause of death of Juliet, so he should spend 10 years in prison. The only reason the punishment is not more severe is because it was not imposed when Juliet was initially married. Furthermore, the punishment for the nurse’s transgression is life in prison. This is due to her being the caretaker of Juliet and being fully aware of the situation of her marriage, and her neglect of Juliet when her time of need came, and she had no one to turn to but The

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After the Nurse speaks with Romeo she hurries back to the Capulet house to inform Juliet of her lover’s idea and tells her, “Hie you to church. I must go another way/To fetch a ladder, by which you love/Must climb a bird’s nest soon when it is dark” (II.v.77-79). The Nurse demonstrates her devotion to Juliet as she expresses her desire to find “another way” (II.v.77) to help the young lovers spend their wedding night together and by doing so risks losing her job. She understands the true passion Romeo and Juliet have for each other and does everything she can to make them happy even if that means upsetting their families. This teaches the reader that helping those you love is more important than doing something that does not align with your own morals, like separating two star-crossed lovers because of a centuries-old family

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Her naivety blinds her to the potential dangers of the clandestine marriage between Romeo and Juliet, leading to a lack of caution in their interactions. Rather than exercising prudence and urging restraint, the Nurse enables their forbidden love affair by facilitating their secret meetings, thereby disregarding the implications of their actions. Her negligence in considering the potential repercussions of their relationship directly contributes to the mounting tensions and escalating violence that ultimately leads to their untimely deaths. Despite her position of trust and loyalty to Juliet, the Nurse's allegiance proves questionable when confronted with conflicting loyalties. In Act III, when Juliet's world collapses following Romeo's banishment, the Nurse advises her to abandon Romeo and marry Paris, betraying the deep bond she once shared with Juliet.

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“I think it best you married with the County. / O, he’s a lovely gentleman! Romeo’s a dishclout to him” (3.5.217-219). The Nurse, even though Juliet is grieving Romeo’s banishment, straight up tells her Paris is much better. She decides Juliet would be prosperous with Paris and does not let her get a say.

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The Nurse helped out Juliet when her Parents could not. “As I told you my young lady bade me inquire you out; what she bade me say, I will keep to myself”(Act II.II.148-149). The Nurse has offered to keep the secret of the marriage between the two young ones and she will not tell anyone about it. After the Nursze comes back from visting Romeo she finds ways to not tell Juliet the good news instead she starts talking about other things, the Nurse also knows how delighted juliet will be once when she finds out about the wedding “Your love says, like an honest gentleman, and a courteous, and a kind,...where is your mother?”(Act II.II.55-57). The day of Mercutio and Tybalt 's death she did not think Romeo would do such a thing, and now her thoughts about Romeo have changed instead she thinks Romeo would end up hurting her young lady.

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