Parents' Roles in William Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet
by Barry Wright
Essay: Parents' Roles in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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Parents' Roles in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet were set in Verona, where two families are enemies,
they are enemies due to an ‘ancient grudge’ which has been powerful
enough to keep the two lovers apart. The Montague’s’ son Romeo falls
in love with the Capulet’s daughter Juliet. Both Romeo and Juliet come
from a society filled with hatred and fighting. Neither of the lovers
can confront their parents, as they do not have a close relationship
and have trouble communicating. However they both confront their
carers as they help them through their lives. Romeo has Friar Lawrence
and Juliet has the Nurse. Each child has to turn to their carers as
their parents are unable to help them, but still both Romeo and Juliet
commit suicide for each other’s love. This may have been caused due to
inadequate parenting as Juliet’s parents are very distant and do not
communicate as well as the Nurse and Juliet, whereas Romeo’s parents
struggle to communicate with him, this is shown when they ask Benvolio
Romeo’s cousin to find out what is bothering Romeo. Lord Capulet is
the father of Juliet, he is a very domineering character who cannot
control his actions fully. He is an inadequate parent as he does not
communicate with her well, and he does not give her any independence,
he forces her to marry Paris when she does not want to, when she says
she will not marry him, Lord Capulet is aggressive. The only thing
Juliet can do is say that she will meet him and see what she thinks of
him, but she has no intentions of falling in love with him as she is
in love with Romeo, she is unable to let her father know as he will
him, but she has no intentions of falling in love with him as she is
in love with Romeo, she is unable to let her father know as he will
not approve of...
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