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Lord Capulet Should Be Punished In Romeo And Juliet

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Six people died in less than a week… this is how. These six deaths could have easily been prevented. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet and Friar Lawrence should be punished and Nurse should also be punished for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. First, Lord Capulet should be punished. First of all he should be punished because he made his daughter marry count paris. Her father states “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.” (3.5.153-155)He did not pay attention to Juliet except for when he wanted her to do something. The only time he talked to her for the most part was to yell at her that she will be marrying count paris. Lord Capulet also threatened to disown his daughter. He says that “An you be mine, i'll give you to my friend; “and you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets.” …show more content…

He kept Romeo and Juliet’s marriage secret. He did not tell anyone that he married them. He was about to marry people he knew he shouldn't and could lose his ability to be a priest if he was or someone found out about the marriage. He was asked to marry Juliet to Count Paris and he agreed even though he already married Romeo and Juliet. He encouraged someone to lie. He told Juliet to lie about marrying romeo and to marry Count Paris. He should be punished because he is lying a lot and encouraging others to do the same. He says “The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness, and in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately: long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.”

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