What Is The Attitude Of A Father Figure In Romeo And Juliet

The Magnitude of a Father Figure It is undeniable that a father figure plays a significant role in one's life, either in a favorable or unfavorable way. This idea is strongly portrayed in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, taking place in a more traditional time period where a woman's father arguably had more control over her life than herself. Due to his stubbornness and impatience, Lord Capulet (Juliet’s father) was the sole contributor toRomeo’s and Juliet's death. Disregarding one's opinions can hold more consequences than simply annoyance. This is a trait Capulet exhibited in the quote, “But fettle your fine joints ’gainst Thursday next / To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, / Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither.” (3.5.156-160).

This is unfortunately another trait that Capulet evinces throughout the play, as he says, “An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, / For, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee, / Nor what is mine shall never do thee good. / Trust to ’t; bethink you. I’ll not be forsworn.” (3.5.200-205). Shortly after refusing to marry Paris, Juliet gets scolded by Lord Capulet as observed in the quote. Lord Capulet displays an immense amount of anger and animosity towards his daughter, by threatening to disown her if she does not marry Paris. He is even threatening to let her suffer and even die solely because of her disobedience and desire to have a say in her own future. This builds a lot of pressure on Juliet, one that anybody, especially of her age, would have a tough time dealing with. Capulet continues to refuse Juliet with the quote, “Thursday is near. Lay hand on heart; advise. / An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend. / An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, / For, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee, / Nor what is mine shall never do thee good.” (3.5.200-205). Lord Capulet continues to scold Juliet in this quote. The verbal abuse and stubbornness displayed from Lord Capulet gives Juliet very limited options, leading her to be forced to go with the Friars risky plan, which would cause miscommunication and in turn, the joint suicide of the two

The two lovers constantly make suicide threats to the Friar, as can be seen from the dialogue, JULIET. “Be not so long to speak. I long to die / If what thou speak’st speak not of remedy.” FRIAR LAWRENCE. “Hold, daughter, I do spy a kind of hope, / Which craves as desperate an execution.” (4.1.66-70). The quote listed is one of the many attempts made by Friar Lawrence to alleviate the situation between Juliet and her family. In this example, Juliet threatens to kill herself, should the Friar not provide adequate news or ideas to successfully get her with Romeo. The Friar then proposes a plan, and although this plan did not end up working successfully, it still shows that he was invested enough to go out of his way to prevent the suicide of Juliet. Romeo makes similar threats, as suggested by the conversation: ROMEO. “Doth my name lodge? Tell me, that I may sack / The hateful mansion. [He draws his