How does the idea of identity contribute to the story of Romeo and Juliet? Consider family affiliation, gender, social class and age in your response. Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, contains dramatic plots that made the story extremely tragic and romantic. One of the main elements that carry forward the plot is the characters’ identity. Firstly, family affiliation is a significant part of the story, because it is the main reason that destroys their romantic love. Secondly, gender role is an essential part of the story, because it was set in a patriarchal society, Juliet doesn’t have freedom to choose her love. Furthermore, social class plays a vital role in the story, because Juliet is an elegant girl who lives in upper class society, which means she does not have a lot of freedom and privacy that is why she cannot see Romeo …show more content…
Juliet is an upper class girl who is a member of Capulet family. In Act 3, Mr. Capulet makes a marriage contract with Paris’s family; he tries to make his family stronger by Juliet’s marriage. He does not care about Juliet’s feeling, because this is a upper social class marriage contract. There is a quote illustrate Mr. Capulet’s feeling when Juliet tries to refuse to the marriage. “Soft! Take me with you, take me with you, wife. How! Will she none? Doth she not give us thanks? Is she not proud? Doth she not count her blest, unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy a gentleman to be her bride.” (Act.3 Sc.5 145) This quote demonstrate how angry Mr. Capulet is, when he heard his daughter wants to marry a Montague Romeo. It also shows Juliet is tightly controlled by the Capulet family, she does not have freedom to choose her lover, everything is plotted for her. That is why she uses nurse to contact Romeo, she is actually house arrested by her parents, and however, all of these happen because Juliet is in the upper social class
Throughout the existence of humanity, there have been many notable authors whose works are studied and admired. From the works of Aristotle, all the way to Stephen King, many famous and skillful writers have wrote beloved masterpieces that people still love to this day. However, none may be as notable as William Shakespeare is, and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is perhaps Shakespeare’s most admired, referenced, and beloved work. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a fateful love story between two teens who are repelled away from each other due to a feud between their families, the story takes place in Verona, an Italian city. The story is centered around a feud between two families, the Montagues, Romeo’s family, and Capulets, Juliet’s family.
In this essay, I will take a gander at the play of Romeo and Juliet. I will examine how Shakespeare has utilized dialect in the play for symbolic impact. I will also see how Shakespeare has displayed love and the path in which Romeo and Juliet converse with each other, I might choose whether their affection was genuine and discuss their parents differentiating perspectives and conclusions. I will likewise remark on the play's pertinence today and perceive how Shakespeare has utilized dramatic devices and structures to improve the discussion between the youthful lovers. All throughout the play, there is a consistent theme of love and destiny, I will be dissecting this subject and show how it influences Romeo and Juliet.
The character identity of Romeo is William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet show the reader that when emotion and lust cloud the mind, it is hard to see through it to the other side. Romeo doesn’t even try to see through it, he just wants to live in the moment. Romeo could have been more responsible with Juliet and even though he didn’t have many trusting people surrounding him, it was still not a grand move on his part and it resulted in his and Juliet’s
Who was to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet? In the story of Romeo & Juliet, many people shared responsibility forthe ultimate demise of the main characters._________________________________________________________________________________
Written by the world-renowned playwright William Shakespeare during the Elizabethan era, Romeo and Juliet explores the tragic demise of an ill-fated couple. During the Elizabethan era, patriarchy was dominant in the Elizabethan society and it was common for fathers to arrange marriages for their children. Shakespeare references the consequences of families forcing young women to marry men for status rather than love with Juliet’s cautionary tale.
he is later in the play. He thinks that Juliet is too young and if she
Juliet is not unlike the typical young women constantly struggling to find happiness and acceptance from those who are closest to her. Young Juliet must confront the harsh reality that exists between her and those who profess to be her friends and family, which is they failed to support her, love her, and lift her up with she needed it most. In the timeless book, “Romeo & Juliet” William Shakespeare writes a moving story about the betrayal, disappointment, love, and eventual death of Romeo and Juliet. No reader can truly appreciate and understand the level of Juliet’s struggles without first understanding the roles the Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence and Romeo, their betrayal and their role in her faithful decision.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespear, brings many themes to life; love and fate and comedy and tragedy being among the most common and reoccurring. This essay will be focusing on the real tragedy of one of the most famous plays ever written. Romeo and Juliet are not the only ones to lose something very dear to them; everyone suffered, both emotionally and physically. The couple's union was intended to bring the feuding families together instead, their love for each other only brought their own death and the deaths of others. But it is not just physical loss that is explored in the play. Both Romeo and Juliet lose their innocence. Juliet had never experienced maternal love, something that can never be replaced.
An identity crush is someone who you look up to and want to be like, and try to be like them as much as possible. Romantic crushes are finding someone very attractive, who you get nervous around, or excited to see, and want to be with the majority of your time. Shakespeare uses both romantic and identity crushes to show that parents should take teenage crushes seriously. Parents should be able to talk with their kids and the kids should be open to talking about their crushes to their parents. The parent should be able to respect the teens decision and give them advice or make the child feel comfortable talking about this.
Identity, it is one thing not one living human being can live without, your name, date of birth, family, friends, and personality, all of these attribute to who you are and what you will become. Identity has a major impact on Romeo and Juliet if not the baseline for the whole story, a concept as simple as identity sets a storyline for the feuding families, simple enough to spark rage and ultimately cost over half a dozen people's lives. Throughout the prologue and initial acts of Romeo and Juliet, the terms ¨Capulet and Montague¨ fuel the fire that will burn in the story to come. Shakespeare mentions in the prologue that a ¨hatred between two families stain their hands with the blood of their fellow citizens¨ in hopes of symbolizing the pure
In Act 1, scene ii. Capulet appeared to be a kind hearted man and he defers to Juliet’s ability to choose for herself, “My will to her concent is but a part” (I.ii.15). Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet also has an influence over Juliet and her life and puts pressure on Juliet to marry Paris (the suitor that her father picked for her to marry). Juliet admits the power of the influence of her parents when she says of Paris, “I look to like, looking liking move; / But no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to fly” (I.iii.100-101). The specter of parental influence is very evident in this scene and it shows the influence of the society that they lived in.
This shows that Juliet is desperately trying to tell her father what she wants but men didn't really care about women's opinions. Lord Capulet replies with more threats and saying that if Juliet doesn't go to marry Paris next Thursday he will disown her.
Lord Capulet is forcing Juliet to get married and doesn’t take into consideration that Juliet doesn’t desire to get married. Lord Capulet conversed to Paris, “ . . . Thursday tell her, she shall be married to this noble earl” (Shakespeare 198). Lord Capulet is indubitable for wanting Juliet ot get married, and arranges the wedding, as she is unaware of this. He plans the wedding thinking it will assist her from her grief of Tybalt dying, but he doesn’t know that for certain, and is planning something that will greatly affect her future, without her consent. Furthermore, this quote shows that when Juliet gave an ixnay on why she did not aspire to marry Paris, Capulet belabored her until she was on the ground crying asking for the nurses aid. Lord Capulet explains to Juliet, “But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next, go with Paris to Saint Peters Church or I will drag thee on a hurdle*” (Shakespeare 214). This proves Capulet wants nothing more for his daughter than to get married to Paris, and it shows the extent he will go to, to receive his wish. Overall, Lord and Lady Capulet want Juliet to get married to Paris more than she wants to. This shows they don’t mind if she’s happy or not, as long as they get what they want. This goes deeper into the accusation that Juliet’s parents are at fault for the adolescents
This therefore guarantees more money and more wealth for him, but the dream is shattered by Juliet, who refuses defiantly. It can also be seen through Capulet's outburst that daughters are treated “unworthy” of anything, and particularly unworthy of making their own decisions and standing up for themselves. Had these beliefs not existed, Juliet’s parents would certainly not have arranged her marriage with Paris, as they would want to give their daughter the liberty of choosing her husband herself. Or, if Juliet's parents had indeed arranged her marriage with Paris, Juliet would be able to calmly declare that she was in fact married to Romeo. Juliet’s parents would have cancelled her marriage with Paris, she would not have gone to Friar Lawrence and drunk the sleeping potion, and the tragedy would not
Shakespeare's famous play of the two star crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet arouses many debates in the literary world; among them belongs the question of who Shakespeare portrays as the culprit responsible for the couples death: foolish young love, societal norms and customs or simply fate?The plot of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare unfolds in Verona, where the protagonists, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, each belong to powerful feuding Verona families. Juliet, who is only 14 years of age, has been promised by her father to a man named Paris without her consent, as was common for women at the time. In Verona, expectations and societal norms for men and women diverge. Men are portrayed as sexual, violent, strong characters who fight for honor while women are portrayed as inferior, weaker and represent possessions and conquests of men. Although, Juliet does not conform to these expectations and defies them throughout the play by her actions and behavior until she meets a tragic and untimely death with her lover Romeo. William Shakespeare uses Juliet, an unconventional protagonist compared to the society’s gender roles, and her tragic downfall to criticize the patriarchal society he lived in during the Elizabethan era.