William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is much more a story of hate than love. Throughout the play, Capulet and Lady Capulet have always had Paris in mind as the person that Juliet will marry. Juliet however is repulsed by him and would only ever marry him to satisfy her father which in itself could make Juliet hate Capulet. At the beginning of the play, we’re told that Capulet wants Juliet to mature for a couple of years before she’s ripe to marry. Even in these times, 13 was young to be going through with such a thing. Capulet stays on track with one of the motifs of the play (rushing time) and decides to change it from 2 years to 2 days without checking with Juliet. This of course sends Juliet into a fiery rage knowing that her heart belongs to her dear Romeo. When she expresses her feelings about the situation to her parents her father calls her a disobedient and ungrateful wench. He even contemplates getting physical when he says “My fingers itch” meaning he wants to hit her. Juliet attempts to talk to her mother and tells her that if she can't get out of this situation, she’s going to kill herself. Her extremely serious threat is met with, “Do as thou wilt, for I am done with thee.” These responses were born from Juliet telling her parents that she doesn’t want to marry a guy she doesn’t like, they’re pretty quick …show more content…
“A damned saint, an honorable villain!” is one of the most hurtful ways she disrespects him. She calls him a villain the same way Tybalt did which is sort of ironic. Juliet without knowing the full story turns straight to hate rather than trying to find out why Romeo would do such a thing. To be fair, it’s most definitely hard to not get upset when you are told that your cousin was killed by your husband, but her hate appeared almost instantaneously. Hate can overflow your heart quickly and Juliet showcases that