Romeo And Juliet Parents Essay

In Shakespeare’s play, which can be said to mirror real life, the parents are distanced and neglectful of their equally ignorant teenagers, who are caught up in their own naive emotions. The parents, both the Capulets and the Montagues, because of their own upbringings, are unable to understand the thought processes of their children. This is exemplified by the relationship between Juliet and the Capulets, as the unknown author expresses in their article, Juliet’s “parents didn’t really know her, they didn’t consult her, and what they wanted for her simply wasn’t what she wanted or needed,” (Paragraph Eleven). As the author suggests, the parents are self-motivated, often looking to protect their own reputations and pushing what they believe to be best for their children,

However, the responsibility of these clearly flawed relationships is not the parent’s alone. Interpreting Shakespeare’s words to support their opinion, the author neglects the nuances of the play that highlight the flaws and insecurities in the relationships developed by both sides of the coin, instead choosing to focus solely on the parents. The author fails to consider that the flawed relationships displayed within the play, Lord and Lady Capulet, the Capulets and their daughter, so on and so forth, just as real relationships, are flawed not solely because of the parental figures but the children as well. When Romeo and Juliet first fall in “love” neither one considers relinquishing their love to satiate their parents, instead immediately deciding to sacrifice their family names. Juliet illustrates this disregard for her parents when, just a few hours after meeting Romeo she passionately declares that she will “no longer be a Capulet,” (2.2.39) if it allows her to be with