Marriage In Romeo And Juliet

For example, William Shakespeare uses his perspective of love and marriage to develop the character of Lord Capulet. More specifically, as Paris seeks approval from Lord Capulet to marry Juliet, Lord Capulet advises, “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart;/ My will to her consent is but a part” (1.2.16-17). Lord Capulet communicates to Paris that he must “get her heart”, enhancing that the most important factor to marriage lies with love between the two people who take part in it. He believes that marriage requires the approval and the acceptance of both Paris and Juliet. Although the parents of young girls have a dominant opinion about the potential husbands of their daughters, Lord Capulet makes it clear that Juliet’s opinion about Paris is superior to his own. Therefore, Lord Capulet cares about his daughter and values her love and happiness. Obviously, through instructing Paris to

Particularly, while Benvolio is helping Romeo cope with his failure to win Rosaline’s heart, he encourages, “Take thou some new infection to thy eye,/ And the rank poison of the old will die” (1.2.51-52). By using terminology like “infection” and “poison” to describe girls, Benvolio expresses his views that love is hazardous and negatively affects those who fall slave to it. He also specifies that love is abundant and that Romeo can quite easily find a new girl to fall in love with to distract him from the pain of his last heartbreak. Differing from Romeo, whose life revolves around love, Benvolio is pessimistic towards the topic of love and marriage. However, because Benvolio urges Romeo to find new love, he is similar to Lord Capulet in that he proves his positive intentions for those he is related to. Despite his unfavorable opinion about love, he wants the best for his cousin. Clearly, Benvolio is opposed to the idea of love, but he still strives to be a caring