Romeo and Juliet is set during Elizabethan age when women had to acquiesce to men. This was known as patriarchal society. It was the time when fathers decided whom they are gonna marry to and whom to not. This period was an internal peace between the English Reformation and battles between Protestants and Catholics.
Throughout the Elizabethan the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there have been key people responsible for the death of two lovers.
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Nurse and Lord Capulet should be punished while Benvolio should be pardoned for the death of two lovers. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Nurse and Lord Capulet should be punished while Benvolio should be pardoned.
In the end of Romeo and Juliet few characters survived and so the Prince decided about them whether some would be punished or pardoned and one of character who was Nurse who should be punished
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He should be pardoned because he was the peace-maker for the whole time and he always tried to maintain peace every time. “ Part, fools! Put up your swords, you know not what you do!(1.1.60). This quote says that he is trying to calm down Mercutio and Tybalt to stop fighting with each other.
Benvolio should be pardoned because he cheered Romeo up when he was sad. Benvolio said to Romeo that, “ Signior Martino and his wife and daughters, some beautious sisters” and lovely nieces”_ and of course Rosaline, Romeo’s last love, destined for the nunnery rather than his arms”(1.2.64). This quote shows that Benvolio is cheering up Romeo so that he could go to Capulet’s party.
Benvolio should be Pardoned because he was honest with prince and told him every single thing which happened. He told what happened between Romeo and Tybalt and so whose fault was that so that is why he should be pardoned.
Lord Capulet should be punished because he was always angry and mean to her daughter and so that is why he should be