Juliet asserting independence over her parents shows how she is trying to defy the expectations set for her. Using Juliet’s soliloquy and her unconsented marriage with Romeo, Shakespeare shows Juliet’s struggle to defy her parents’
(4,1, 77-88) When talking to Friar Laurence, Juliet reveals how desperate she was to prevent the marriage to Paris. The invincibility of her despair is illustrated in her words, as she says she would rather be tortured in worst ways possible than get married to another man. Juliet says that she does not care what type of measure she will have to take to succeed in her intentions. Therefore, Juliet’s despair, the fruit of her father’s rage, reigns over her thinking and controls her demeanour.
This ended in Juliet becoming more confident and her desires changed. “I will not marry yet, and, when I do, I swear It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris.” This quote shows Juliet refusing to marry Paris which is also her disobeying her parents. After this refusal, Juliet grows her independence and defiance of her family’s expectations. As she falls in love with Romeo these traits increase.
Shakespeare shows Juliet’s struggle through a dilemma of loyalties between Romeo and her family. She is shown to be in a situation from which it is impossible for her to escape. Grieving for Romeo and not marrying Paris will be
Juliet is caught between abiding by her family’s ancient loathing for the Montagues and going against the Capulets in the name of love. These curiosities also question the importance of love and hate in Juliet’s mind. She has to choose between enduring her parent's expectations of her and her personal feelings for Romeo, knowing the latter will upset both parties. If they reveal their relationship to their families, Juliet risks immense punishment and, as we find out later, be disowned by her father. The secrets that cloud her love for Romeo are a testimony to
Romeo was in a state of melancholy and in love with another woman until his eyes laid on Juliet. Meanwhile, Juliet found herself with her family's desire for her to marry Paris. She was so determined to make her wishes come true, even if it meant betraying her own blood. " O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a
There are many ways an author or playwright can portray relationships in their works. One instance of such is William Shakespeare in his play Romeo and Juliet where he uses many techniques to do just so. Two techniques in particular that he uses are language and structure, through the means of the choice of words to display trust, length of dialogue and the choice of words to display other emotions. One technique that Shakespeare has used to portray relationships is the way that he formats his words to show trust. Trust is an extremely important factor in a good or healthy relationship.
Juliet get into an argument with her parents, whom she does not know well, about who she really loves and who she wants to marry. She gets into an extreme argument with her mother that Paris is definitely not a suitable husband as he has not even seeked her love at all. She insists on waiting her wedding out and that she will only marry Romeo, who her father hates. Then, she requests to not be thrown away, as her father scolds her with vicious threats. In both arguments, she manifest a stubborn tone as she is persistent in neglecting the thought of being with Paris and only being in the arms of Romeo despite her father’s vile words.
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has proven to be more loyal to Romeo than her family due to the numerous instances in which she has chosen to act more for her husband than her mother and father. As the Montague and Capulet families have an ongoing feud, and Romeo and Juliet belong to opposite sides, it is inevitable that Juliet will have to choose between her family and husband at some point. Thus, when a situation such as this one occurs, her loyalty has proven to be more towards Romeo than her parents. To begin, one instance in which Juliet shows her loyalty to Romeo is when her parents want her to marry Count Paris, but she defies them and marries Romeo instead. She blatantly goes against their wishes and stays loyal to Romeo.
She is able to deceive the Nurse from suspecting that she fell in love with Romeo. Furthermore, Juliet struggles with another problem when her parents decide that she was to marry the Count Paris when she was already married to Romeo. When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, she states, “I will not even marry yet, and when I do I swear it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris.” (III.v.126). She is not obedient to her parents like she used to.
Even though Juliet is portrayed as quiet and obedient; however, she holds a womanly figure that prepares her to have maturity beyond her years. When her mother suggests that she marries Paris because he is rich and good looking, Juliet responds “I'll look to like, if looking liking move: But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly.” (1.3.482) In this text Lady Capulet tells Juliet all about how phenomenal Paris is.
Romeo was from a family that was in feud with Juliet’s family so both families hated each other. Juliet’s father, Capulet, arranged her to marry Count of Paris to be connected to a noble family. She refused to marry him and it was brave of her to go against her father’s orders. He swears at her, threatens her, and even strikes her. She doesn’t give up and tries to think of a way out, without losing Romeo.
From a young age, both individuals are cultivated into acting a certain way to fit their status in both society and their families. Romeo is taught to be masculine and noble in order to become a respected member of society and Juliet is instructed to be docile and dutiful so she can easily be married off. When the lovers try to go against those beliefs, they are immediately shaken down by the recoil of those around them who are still influenced by those beliefs. Romeo loses a friend when he tries to refuse to duel with Tybalt, which also leads to him being banished to Mantua by the Prince. Juliet tries question the need for her sudden marriage to Paris, and she is immediately abandoned by her family, including the Nurse for being disloyal.
Throughout Romeo and Juliet the theme of conflict is imparted in many forms, mostly through physical violence; a reflection of the Renaissance era in which there was political turmoil and a copious amount of European nations were at war. Shakespeare chose to dramatise the theme of conflict to showcase the ideology that conflict is inevitable and represent how “there can never be the good without the bad” (Hipponensi).Shakespeare successfully does so by exploring the theme of conflict in different forms; violence versus peace, parent versus child, sacred versus profane and inner conflict. The use of conflict in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a vital aspect of the play and as with each conflict that is introduced drama is heightened. The theme of conflict
Many of today 's parent to child relationships are extremely fragile, but what makes them this way? Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two families, the Montagues and Capulets, who are in the midst of a very long feud. When Juliet, a Capulet, and Romeo, a Montague fall in love Juliet decides she can not tell her parents about it, only her Nurse. The decisions made by the two lovers led them to a point where in the end, they both end up committing suicide. In I’ll Give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson readers meet Jude, a girl struggling to cope with her dysfunctional family, for she feels as though they have neglected her.
