Why Did Romeo And Juliet Blame The Capulet Parents

Blame The Capulet Parents

Whether children want to admit it or not, the actions of their parents directly impacts them. In the ever so famous story of Romeo and Juliet, the actions of multiple characters and “the continuance of their parents’ rage” over an ancient grudge leads to the death of the two young lovers (1.Pro.10). Romeo and Juliet’s death has the biggest impact on their families.The death of the lovers ceases the hate amid the Capulets and the Montagues. Since the parents remain the main reason for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, which family is at fault for the deaths? Provided that the Capulet parents hate the Montagues, pressure Juliet into marrying Paris, and change Paris and Juliet’s the wedding date, they directly cause the

Unaware of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, the Capulet parents arrange for Juliet to marry County Paris. Juliet denies the wedding arrangement which starts the path to the death of Romeo and Juliet. Lord Capulet takes offense at his daughter’s denial and says “But, [if] you will not wed, I’ll pardon you!/ Graze where you will, you shall not house with me.”, so Lord Capulet neglects Juliet’s emotions while forcing her to make a difficult decision (3.5.189-90). Lord Capulet conflicts Juliet, does she choose to make her parents happy and marry Paris or to stay by her true love’s side? The nurse tries to talk Juliet into marry Paris by saying “Romeo is banished; and all the world to nothing/Then, since the case so stands as now it doth,/I think it is best you married with the County”, but Juliet refuses to marry Paris (3.5.216,218-9). Because she loves Romeo more than Paris, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence to make a plan that helps her avoid making the difficult decision he father wants her to make. When Juliet heads over to the Friar’s cell, she hopes he “shall free [Juliet] from this present shame”, for Juliet is too young to deal with this pressure (4.1.118). Friar Lawrence’s plan involves Juliet drinking a magical potion that would “in this borrowed likeness of shrunk death/Thou shalt continue two-and-forty hours/In the meantime,

Go tell him of this,/ I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning”, but Juliet realizes that the plan needs to happen that night (4.2.22-3). When Friar Lawrence tells Juliet the plan, he instructs Juliet that “Wednesday is tomorrow./Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone;/Take thou this vial”, but Juliet drinks the potion on Tuesday night which leaves Friar Lawrence clueless that the plan is in action (4.1.90-1,93). If the Capulet parents did not pressure Juliet, she would not have had to create the plan in the first place. Since the Capulet parents decide to switch the wedding date, Friar Lawrence’s letter never reaches Romeo. The letter helps Romeo know the truth about Juliet’s “death”, but without the letter, Romeo finds out “[Juliet’s] body sleeps in Capels’ monument/And her immortal part with angels lives” and goes to the tomb to die with his one true love (5.1.18-9). After Friar Lawrence finishes talking to Juliet, he sends his messenger, Friar John, to deliver the letter to Romeo, but Friar John explains that “the searchers of the