Romeo And Juliet Misunderstood Quotes

Romeo and Juliet Essay Question 5 Have you ever been told by someone older that you shouldn’t or can’t do something? Or, have you always been the one to tell somebody younger that they must do something? For generations, the young and old have misunderstood one another. This is especially true between teenagers and their parents. Specifically in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the idea of the young being misunderstood by an older generation can be seen through the interactions of various characters, even if they all mean well. First, when Juliet refuses to marry Paris after Capulet declares that they must get married, he misinterprets Juliet’s reaction as ungrateful for his ability to find her a nice suitor. Juliet tries to explain to him

Thy fault our law calls death; but the kind prince, taking thy part, hath rush'd aside the law, And turn'd that black word death to banishment: This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not.” (3, 3, 25-30) In this quote, the Friar is trying to explain how the prince gave Romeo mercy by banishing him because he could have sentenced him to death. At least with this outcome, Romeo gets to live. However, Romeo continues to argue with the Friar and explains how his love is so great for Juliet that he would rather die than live without her by proclaiming, “'Tis torture, and not mercy: heaven is here, Where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog And little mouse, every unworthy thing, Live here in heaven and may look on her; But Romeo may not.” (3, 3, 31-35) In this argument, both characters do not understand the other’s point of view, showing a true misunderstanding. Finally, when the Nurse gives Juliet the advice that Paris is a much better match for her than Romeo, she doesn’t seem to understand that Juliet only has eyes for him. Juliet tries to communicate this to the Nurse by searching for comfort while weeping over the fact that she must marry

comfort me, counsel me to be. Alack, alack, heaven should practice stratagems. Upon such soft a subject as myself! What say'st thou, 'thou? hast thou not a word of joy? Some comfort, nurse.” (3, 5, 216-224) The Nurse tries to convince Juliet to forget about Romeo and pursue Paris by replying with, “Faith, here it is. Romeo is banish'd; and all the world to nothing, That he dares ne'er come back to challenge you; Or, if he does, it needs to be by stealth. Then, since the case so stands as now it doth, I think it best you marry the county. O, he's a lovely gentleman! Romeo's a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye as Paris hath. Beshrew my very heart, I think you are happy in this second match, For it excels your first: or if it did not, Your first is dead; or 'twere as good he were, As living here and you no use of him” (3, 5, 225-238). In the end, this leads to Juliet threatening to kill herself to the audience and formulating a plan with fake poison just to be reunited with Romeo. Overall, miscommunication can also lead to great downfalls, in addition to vicious