Parent and child relationships are a large focus of the play Romeo and Juliet. In a well developed paragraph describe what Shakespeare is trying to convey about parenrs and children to the reader through the characters of Lord and Lady Capulet, and the events in Act III?
Avoid Personal Pronouns- I, My, We, Our, Us, etc
- Use ONE piece of TEXTUAL EVIDENCE with MLA format "(III.iii.3-8.).
- First sentence defines parent/child relationships, or relationships, or the topic that is the center of your perspective.
- Compare the topic to the events in the play.
- The insight that Shakespeare is providing is the topic that guides the argument. Therefore, you should make sure to FULLY DEVELOP the TOPIC.
- Answer the question.
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Parent child relationships have never been good because they do not always see eye to eye on the same situation. "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III.v.160-163). Lord Capulet does not care what Juliet wants; he does not want to every see her again because she does not want to marry Paris. Lord Capulet does not understand Juliet's view on the situation, he does not know that she has married Romeo and will do anything to be loyal to him. Even if he did know he still would not understand why Juliet would act the way she does. Shakespeare is providing a great example of parent child relationships, and how each views a situation differently.
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Parent child relationships usually have their down side because the parents are to controlling over their kids life but the children don't understand their only like this because they love them."Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. (III v.160-162). Capulet is controlling Juliet's life to the point where her life is what he wants it to be and it doesn't matter what she wants because he believes he’s the boss of her. Parents should be a big factor in a child’s life, if you don't have good parents you will grow up badly, but they shouldn't be controlling you so much that they make your decisions. Shakespeare is trying to say that parents don't care about their kids unless the kid follows everything they say or tell them to do.
Parent child relationships are as important in real life as they are portrayed in literature. Your upbringing and relationship with your parents greatly influence the way you react to the world around you. If you parents didn't teach certain basic beliefs, such as good from bad, then you would have no care for these sets of morals. In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare focuses greatly on parent child relationships. One of the main conflicts in fact is between Juliet and her parents. "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III.v.160-163). This is what Lord Capulet yells at Juliet simply because she does not wish to follow his orders. Parent child relationships often have hard times because the parents want to the one's who control what is going on, and whenever there is someone who wants to be in control, there is always someone wishes to rebel.
A parent and child have many relationships but the most important relationship that bonds both people is love. Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet are parents whom love is not a concern to. They are couples that worry, not for their daughter, but for their status and name. Juliet’s happiness is a worthless element that proves to be a burden among her parents. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face” (III. V. 161-162). Lord Capulet has threatened his one and only daughter that she will either marry the Count Paris or she will be dislodged from the house of Capulet. No one can consider this to be a positive relationship between a parent and a child. The majority can conclude that Juliet is in the brink of suicide. Shakespeare wants his audience to understand the fact that a child is resembles his or her parent’s pet. They ought to do everything that their parents say and if they deny, a disciplinary action will arrive. Children should expect nothing more. A parent that confuses, deceives, worries, and threatens his or her son or daughter is not truly a parent due to the fact that the nature of guardians should be nothing but love. - SP
Parent child relationships are the bond between a kid and their parent and can be good or bad depending on the situation. In Romeo and Juliet feeble and insensitive parent child relationships are visible throughout they play, specifically between Juliet and her parents, Lady and Lord Capulet. Lady Capulet did not play a large part in the upbringing of Juliet, and she was unsuportive of her decisions as if she pictured Juliet as a pliable playing piece that she could sculpt to fulfill her desires. Juliet's own mother had no knowledge of her age; the nurse was the one who held that information. The true caregiver of Juliet, who raised her to be a dignified you woman, was her nurse as opposed to her parents. Nurse loved Juliet and respected her decisions and opinions, a valuable trait, which Juliet's parents lacked. Lord Capulet was just as tactless parent as Lady Capulet. Paris and him planned Juliet's courting and marriage with no consideration to Juliet's whims, and when Juliet refused to marry Paris he was enraged that his only daughter would betray him, but really he was upset that his grand scheme was not working out the way he had planned it. "But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next to go with Paris to Saint Peter's Church, 155 or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green sickness, carrion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face! (III v 154-158)" The majority of parents do not resort to name calling when their children disobeyed, but Lord Capulet calls Juliet affronting childish names and threatens her. Shakespeare used his characters and their actions to urge the audience to come to the conclusion that parent child relationships should be warm and accepting rather than rude and insignificant.
The relationship between parent and child is a failing relationship due to the parent's lack of understanding of the child's situation. The child is a victim of miscommunication and disrespect, while the parent is the unknowing perpetrator. The ignorance of a parent will bring the relationship down with undesired consequences. " How, how! How, how! Chop-logic! What is this? 'Proud,' and ' I thank you,' and ' I thank you not,' and yet ' not proud'. Mistress minion, you thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds..."( III.v.153-153). Lord Capulet demonstrates an uncaring and ignorant attitude towards Juliet. Without truly understanding Juliet, their relationship crumbles. Shakespeare's lesson blames the parent, and by showing Lord Capulet's interaction with Juliet, the message that human beings must make an effort to understand one another is conveyed.
The relationship between parent and child has always been difficult due to lack of understanding in each others views. Parents tend to make decisions for kids without telling them and asking them how they feel about it. An example of this in the play “Romeo and Juliet,” Lady and lord Capulet decide that Juliet is going to marry Paris without discussing it with her. The relationship between Lady Capulet and Juliet is rough. They are not close at all. In addition Lord Capulet isn’t really a father figure to Juliet either. He is more of a decision maker for her. “Thou know’st my daughter’s of a pretty age” (I.III.11). Juliet and Lady Capulet’s relationship is so strained that her mother doesn’t even know her age. This shows that the Lady isn’t caring toward her daughter at all. She doesn’t understand Juliet and her feelings. Therefore the relationship between parent and child is a lack of understanding.
Parents and children are incapable of communicating thoroughly enough to have a good relationship because parents are too controlling and kids enjoy having a mind of their own. "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III.v.160-163). As Lord Capulet fumes to his daughter Juliet, he is trying to control her rather than give her helpful guidelines and maybe listen to her situation, while Juliet isn't paying attention to one word he says because she has plans of her own to be with Romeo. They both have different views and emotions on this difficult situation. Shakespeare provides a terrific representation of parent and child relationships and how they don't always see things the same.
- Haley C
Parent and children relationships are a key thing in life, even if they are not always successful. Most relationships between parents and their children are strong, but will have difficulties, especially when the children are in their teenage years. But some parents really don't have time for their children's lives and don't share a relationship, other than the love for one another and the fact that they are parents and children. Lady Capulet shows an example of a parent who is like that, seeing as she really doesn't know what is going on in Juliet's life and could care less. In Act III, Lord and Lady Capulet demonstrate a parent child relationship how they are very controlling and will not let their child have a say in her own life, when they are trying to force Juliet to marry Paris. They express their feelings pretty harshly towards Juliet and threaten to no longer be her parents. "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." (III.v.194-197.). Relationships can be very hard, especially when one is overly controlling, but you must work through them and the outcome will be successful.
-Hannah
parents and children have never really had a perfect understanding of each other because of their different points of views. if parents and children had the same views, then there wouldn't be any disputes between parent and child. "Hand thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! i tell thee what. get thee to church o' Thursday or never after look me in the face."(III, v 161-163); Lord Capulet says this quote because he does not have the same point of view as Juliet, hence, he does not understand her. Shakespeare is trying to say that even though parents may seem unreasonable with the choices they make, they are actually trying to do what's best for their child because even Capulet chose Paris as Juliet's husband because of Paris' wealth status, personality, and looks. if Juliet understood what Lord and Lady Capulet were feeling/thinking, and the same the other way around, then there would be no conflict, and there would be no lesson to be taught, seeing how everything is perfect.
Parent/Child relationships have never been great for either side. Usually both sides parents or children never know what they are really like. Sometimes in these relations they don't care what they want they just pick for them like the story Romeo and Juliet they pick for her to put together an arranged marriage and the child reacts badly and says she doesn't want to go through with it. So the father says "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch (III v. 160-162)". Juliet feels like all her freedom has just been taken away and that is how parents/ children feel during this relationship. Sometimes the parent just wants what is best for their children and sometimes the children need to learn by themselves and the parents just need to let them do what they want to do.
-Tk
The relationship between parent and child is a because of the not understanding of the child’s feelings and thoughts on the situation. The child role continues to have a miscommunication between the parent roles and children seems to be lower in wise ness compared to an adult. The ignorance of a parent brings much conflict because of the fixed identity of a role of a child. " How, how! How, how! Chop-logic! What is this? 'Proud,' and ' I thank you,' and ' I thank you not,' and yet ' not proud'. Mistress minion, you thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds..."( III.v.153-153). Lord Capulet shows an attitude that is uncaring towards Juliet’s feelings and thoughts on the subject. Without understanding Juliet, their relationship is one that is filled with quarrels and constant disagreement. Shakespeare's lesson blames the parent; by showing Lord Capulet's quarrel with Juliet, gives a message of that people, that they must try to understand one another’s thoughts and feelings.
What Shakespeare is trying to convey about parents and children to the reader through the characters Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet, is that parents would have kids then treat them like property and not let the children have any say in there life by making all the decisions for them. In the beginning of the play Lady Capulet doesn’t even know what her own daughter’s age is, which tells that parents don’t know or care about their children. Also Lord Capulet is a character that shows how parents don’t care for their children, and will make decisions for the children before even telling them. “O’Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble Earl” (III, v, 20-21.). Capulet treats Juliet like she is not a real person, but a piece of land which is invested on. This also means that Shakespeare is trying to convey that parents and children have bad relationships, and are not as close as they should be.
Parent and child relationships are difficult, because they don't always see the same outcome for a situation, and seeing each other's points of veiw. "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(III,v,194-197)". This is an example of how children were treated in Elizabethan times. When Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet say this to Juliet, they are telling her that if she does any of these things that they will no longer be her parents or take care of her(not that they do in the first place)". The fact is that Shakespeare was sending a distinctive message saying parents and their children don't always see eye-to-eye on the same situations, but as readers people comprehend a parents nature should be loving, caring, and protective of their child/children.
The relationship between a child and a parent can be good or it could be bad, depending on the situation. When it is bad it is often because of miscommunication, or the parents not seeing what the child is seeing or the parents might not know what their child is going through at the time. "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday Or never look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me." (III, v, 161-164). At this point in the play Juliet's parents do not know what is going on with Juliet and Romeo, they do no know that they have been seeing each other or that they are married.
Parent child relationships are the bonding between the adults and their child. Some parents have a good relationship with their child, while others do not. Juliet, throughout Shakespeare's play doesn't have a bonding relationship between her parents, Lord and Lady Capulet. First of all, Lady Capulet doesn't even know how old she is, so you know they don't spend a lot of time together. Lord Capulet says "Hand thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I'll tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday."(III.V.161-162)Capulet is saying that Juliet should be hung and that she is going to get married on Thursday, no matter what. This shows that they have a bad relationship because Capulet can't reason with Juliet and Juliet can't relate with her father. A parent child relationship is a special bond, and Juliet and her parents do not bond at all they just argue and cannot agree on anything.
-Grey Poupon
Parent child relationships are difficult because the parent has one idea of what is best for the child and the child has a completely different idea. Lord and Lady Capulet think that Paris’ impending marriage with Juliet will make her happy, but since they are also doing this for their own gain they can’t really see that what would make Juliet happy is far from marrying Paris. Juliet’s mother thinks that Juliet will be ecstatic about the fact that she will be marrying a man she has barely ever talked to in less than a couple of days. Obviously she is mistaken because Juliet gets upset from the news and asks her parents to postpone the wedding. Lord Capulet reacts very badly and accuses his daughter of being ungrateful. “Hand thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday or never after look me in the face. (III.v.160-163)” Shakespeare is showing that with Juliet’s parent child relationship there is not much love especially if Juliet’s dad can threaten to never talk to her again just because she doesn’t want to marry the man he wants her to, when he wants her to do it.
The relationship between parent and child is always a difficult one due to the fact that children and adults have very different perspectives on life. Sometimes these relationships are good ones but more often then not they are shaky and delicate, such is the case in Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare conveys this by giving us great examples throughout the play. "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III.v.160-163.). Capulet was provoked to say terrible things to Juliet, eventually leading up to the threat of disownment for not marrying Paris. Lord and Lady Capulet think they have been gracious to her by working hard to find a good suitor, one with wealth and a high status family. They succeeded in this aspect but forgot a major part of the system of marriage, Juliet’s feelings. Parents should always take into account the feelings of their children but even after being begged by Juliet, Capulet sticks with his decision. This is not a case of a misbehaving child. Juliet had been obedient up to this point; her parents seem to think though that what they are doing is in her best interest. Shakespeare is saying that parents do what they think is best for their child, even if that may not be the case.
The relationship between parents and their teenagers are extremely fragile. Parents are normally tired and impatient from working and taking care of their family and teenagers are dramatic and over emotional, these characteristic results in many disagreements. Juliet and her parents have a similar relationship, they fight a lot. One major disagreement they have is over Juliet's marriage. When Juliet's parents tell her that she has to marry Paris she is extremely angry with them. Her parents also got angry when she told them that she would kill herself if they make her marry. "Get thee to church o' Thursday or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me" (III.v.162-164). They both had a very good reason to get angry, but they should have tried to work it out rather than yelling at each other. If Juliet's parents knew what Juliet was going through they would have known why she was sad and didn't want to marry Paris. Juliet should have realized that they were ignorant to her true emotions and shouldn't have expected them to make every decision the way she wanted them to. Shakespeare is trying to convey that parents should be involved more in their teenager's life, so that they can try to understand them better and help them.
Parents and children can never fully get along due to the fact that they’re both different ages. Children have always believed that their parents are too old and cannot understand what their (Children) are going through. Adolescents like to believe that their independent and can make their own choices. Parents believe that they can make all the decisions for their children. “Is she not proud? Doth she not count her blest, Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought so worthy a gentlemen to be her bridegroom (III, v, 143-146)?” Lord Capulet isn’t on the same page with Juliet as he believes that Juliet should be exited to marry Paris. Of course Juliet, not seeing eye to eye with her father believes the exact opposite. Capulet is confident and even a little ignorant when in his mind; Juliet will do whatever he says. Juliet, being an emotionally mixed teenager wants to make her own decisions about who she loves. Shakespeare is explaining readers the differences between parents and teenagers, and how each views events in their own manner.
Shakespeare is telling the audience that parents see their kids as property. This can be deduced from the way Lady and Lord Capulet treat Juliet. Instead of asking their daughter what she wants, they assume she would pick Paris as a husband. However, Juliet fell in love with Romeo. Thus, the parents were wrong, but Lord Capulet pushes for Juliet to marry Paris. "To, go with Paris to Saint Peter's Church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green-sickness carrion! Out, you Baggage!"(III.iv.154-158). Hollers Lord Capulet at Juliet, to point out the obvious, nevertheless he did call her baggage. If that does not prove that parents do not think kids are property, then what does.
Parent child relationships are very important, in real life and in literature. All parent relationships are different, take Romeo and Juliet's relationship with their parents. In the play there is hardly anything about the relationship between Romeo and his parents. Juliet's relationship with her parents on the other hand is very important to the play. Juliet's parents want the best for her but don't pay enough attention to her to understand who she really is. “O’Thursday, tell her, She shall be married to this noble Earl” (III, v, 20-21). Lord Capulet arranged Juliet’s marriage without even asking Juliet, but he thought that Paris would be the best for her; he had no clue that she was going to be so angry at him. Shakespeare is showing that the main relationship between a teen and their parents don't work out very well, because the parent doesn't always understand what their child is going through or what to do about it, they just want the best, and to help. Parents are always looking out for their kids, but don’t always do the right thing.
Parent child relationships are difficult because the parents always think they are doing what is best for their children, and when it is not necessarily what the children want they feel they are misunderstood or that their parents don't care about them. In the play this is precisely the relationship that Juliet has with her parents, her father is trying to do what is best for Juliet, but since he does not know that she is married to Romeo it is maybe not the best thing for her. "To have her matched. And having now provided A gentleman of noble parentage,Of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly trained, Stuffed, as they say, with honorable parts,Proportioned as one's thought would wish a man". Through the characters of Lord and Lady Capulet Shakespeare is trying to convey that parents always want what is best for their children, but if children are not honest with their parents then they will not get what is best.
SR
Parent child relationships are between the parents and the children, and show how the parents and children react on discussing every matter that affects their family. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III.v.160-163). Lord Capulet is saying to Juliet that she will marry Paris and deal with it. Juliet has no say in if she wants to marry or not it is up to her parents. The parent child relationship in Romeo and Juliet is not fair for Juliet. Juliet’s parent have never talked or discussed about marriage to her, and who she would like to marry. Lord and Lady Capulet don’t truly love their daughter them just use her for self-gain.
Parent-child relationships have strong, close times, but also there can be very weak times, and power struggle for both sides. When Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, he shows the struggles that the Montague parents have with Romeo, and the struggles the Capulet parents have with Juliet. Out of the many examples Shakespeare uses, the one where he best conveys his message is when Juliet refuses to marry Paris. Capulet yells at her and calls her so many names, he worked so hard to find Juliet a husband and Juliet is, in his eyes, taking it for granted. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face: Speak not, reply not, do not answer me; my fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest That God had lent us but this only child; But now I see this one is one too much, And that we have a curse in having her: Out on her, hilding!” (III, iv, 160-168). Juliet just told her father she did not want to marry Paris, but that may also be verbal irony, she is really saying to her father that she wants the power to make her own decisions. Meanwhile, Capulet has the power to make her marry, he threatens her, but she most likely will not listen. In Romeo and Juliet, the best example of what Shakespeare thinks of the parent-teacher relationship is that it is a power struggle.
Parent and chile relationships should value a few things, love, trust, and respect. Shakespeare is showing that back than it was a one way street, the children respected their parents, period."Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III.v.160-3). Capulet is demanding Juliet do what he says and thats final. He is basically showing that he is he dominant figure in this situation and he is not afraid to show it. Today most parents love, respect, and trust their children and the same goes back from the kids, but in Romeo and Juliet, it is very different from now.
-Kdog
Parent and child relationships are always first defined by the parent. The parent is the key to the relationship and the child will react to the parents’ actions. Since the parent is the one who raises the child, it is them who decides how to teach and influence that child. Lady Capulet says of her daughter, Juliet, “Thou know’st my daughter’s of a pretty age” (I.iii.11). This shows she is ignorant to her daughter and even her age. Since Lady Capulet has established a relationship with her daughter that does not involve much interaction between the two of them, Juliet will do the same. This is what she has grown up with and what she knows so she will not try to change these ways. Shakespeare is saying through Lady Capulet’s and Juliet’s relationship, that the parent needs to be the first to pursue a relationship based on interaction and understanding with their child for the child to be secure and to feel meaning in their relationship.
Parent child relationships are very erratic. They can be good or bad, or comfortable or awkward, and they can change with a blink of an eye. Meaning you can be getting along one second and at whits end with each other another second. "But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next to go with Paris to Saint Peter's Church, 155 or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green sickness, carrion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face! (III v 154-157)" demonstratives how fast a parent can get mad at a kid. Parent child relationships are very important and they can make or break the outcome of someones life.
sean c
The parent/child relationship is not a static one but dynamic, in which the relationship evolves as the child matures from youth to adulthood. Parents want what's best for their children, yet as their children become older and more mature, the children start arriving at different conclusions about what's best for themselves. Stuffed, as they say, with honorable parts, proportioned as one's thought would wish a man-and then to have a wretched puling fool,a whining mammet, in her fortune's tender to answer "I'll not wed, I cannot love." (III.v.182-187). Parents have more experience than children at life in general, but as they get older they forget what it was like to be young. When childern are younger it's easier for the parents to control them and the children are less rebellious. As the children become older they begin exerting their independence and want to make their own decisions, not having their parents decide for them. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare is trying to convey through Lord and Lady Capulet that conflicts result when the desires of parents and children differ.
- Chris D.
The parent to child relationship is the most important relationship that anybody will ever have because that relationship shapes a child’s personality and their decisions. “Marry, my child, early next Thursday… (III, v, 112).” Lady Capulet said excitedly to Juliet. That and when Lord Capulet came in and said that they would not change the wedding date, Juliet said that she would commit suicide. Obviously, the inexcusably awful relationship that Juliet had with her parents and her parents decisions made her threaten to commit this sin. Also, Juliet devised a plan to run away due to her parents’ lack of love and respect for her. In conclusion, the parent to child relationship is the basis of everybody’s decisions and personality.
The relationship between parent and child is the strongest relationship that exists, however some families do not realize that. Such a relationship as the Capulets. They do not seem to understand how to conduct a healthy relationship. "Out, you green-sickness carrion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face! (III, v, 157-158)." Capulet is angry with her, so in a fatherly way, he kicks her out whilst calling her hideous names. This is not an ideal parent/child relationship. Capulet is telling his only daughter that if she refuses to marry Paris, Capulet will kick her out of the house. Shakespeare sets this up in order to show readers that a child is there to be obedient. To serve the parents, and do as they ask, with no qualms. If they do protest, then they will be punished. It was not the parents job to love and nurture. This seems like rather bad behavior to present day society, and this may have been Shakespeare's intention. To show how ludicrous he thought this relationship was during his time.
Parent child relationships are conflicting because of the age difference and because the child ususally has a different perspective on life from the parent. The child wants to fly away and have more freedom while parents are unwilling to grant freedom either because they want to protect their child or they feel a strong resentment towards their child. All Juliet wants to do is spread her wings and fly. She wants to break free of her parents authority and do whatever she wills. Juliet's parents are unwilling to grant that freedom because of their own personal greed and their resentment towards Juliet. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me.” (III. v. 161-3). Juliets father is ashamed of Juliet's attitude towards him and Lady Capulet. He is outraged that she does not wish and refuses to marry Paris Shakespeare is trying to convey that parents don't always care for their children, that in life parents use their children for their own personal agenda.
Parent and child relationships are one of the most crucial things we deal with on a daily basis. However, these relationships do not always flow smoothly. The child often percives things much differently than the parent, and usually does not see the consequences. In Romeo and Juliet, it is evident that Juliet has an unideal relationship with her parents. They talk about her as though she were property, and want her to marry someone she has barely met. "A thursday let it be- a thursday, tell her, She shall be maried to this noble earl" (III,iv,20-21). Said by Lord Capulet, it shows that he just wants her married. Capulet also wants the benefits this marriage would give the family. Juliet's wishes are not respected by her father in any way. Secondly, Juliet's mother doesn't even know her daughter's real age. "Thou knowest my daughter's of a pretty age" (I,iii,10), she remarks to the nurse. Shakespeare is saying that by building a strong relationship with parents, children have a trusted, honest group of people that they can always turn to when faced with dilemmas. Many people did not have a solid parent/child relationship in Elizabethan times, and the advantage of having a solid relationship is always here. So why not take up the oppertunity, before you are a legal adult?
Parent child relationships are very critical in life. The child being young and such, needs guidance in life to move on, however the relationship is not always about understanding each other and love. In most cases, a child thinks he/she knows better than the parent and challenges the adult's authority. Same goes the other way for a parent, parents also think they always know what is best for their child. Such beliefs bring up controversy and arguments. In the story, this is exactly what happens and neither party is happy. The Capulets want full control of Juliet and for her to do as the parents say. Juliet however, demonstrates her strong will and fights against her parent's liking. At this point, the parents are demanding so much control that nothing works out."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.(III v 154-158)." Shakespeare is demonstrating the complications of the parent child relationship. As crucial as the relationship is, it cannot be perfect and fully controlled.
Parent child relationship have always been a love hate relationship. Kids always love their familly because they sort of have to but sometimes kids(teenagers in particular) feel that everyone is out to get them inclding their parents. Most teenagers think that their parents don't understand them at all because their not teenagers even though their parents were once teenagers. Kids just seem to forget that threir parents have gone through most of the same problems and strugles they go through. Parents want the best for their cild. They want their child to have a happy safe life. So sometimes parents get to controling over their childs life. Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III.v.160-163). Parents want whats best for their child but sometimes thats just not what the child wants. Even though parens have been through similar situations as their child they have to remember that their child is an individual and their wants may be different from the parents. Throughout time parent child realtionships have been pretty similar. For example Julets Parents wanting her to be married to capulet could be like a parent in modern times wanting their child to date one of their friends kids. In conclusion the bond between parent and child is a special love that can't be found anwhere else. Friends may come and go. Spouses's may come an go butyour parents and your family will always be their for you.
Parent child relations are the emotions that are felt between the child and that specific child's parents. These relations usually only spoken about when they are not going so well and are not agreeing with each other. In the story Juliet and her parents are a perfect example of parents and children not seeing eye to eye. Juliet didn't wish to marry Paris or at least not marry him so soon but her parents would not give in to her beliefs, in fact it outraged them that she didn't believe in their plans for her. The Capulets began making comments such as "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. (III v.160-162). They soon began telling her that if she didn't cooperate with them they would disown her and never recognize her as their daughter again. Shakespeare does this to show how although they argue her parents are right and Juliet's disobedient actions will in the end cost her, her own life. Thus showing how the elders are always right and even though they do not seem like they loved her at the time they will be more than mournful in the end.
The relationship between parent and child is never perfect due to the lack of seeing things the same way. The parent will do what they think is best for the child even when the child doesn’t share this view. In Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet makes a decision to marry Paris to Juliet without consulting her first. When he discovers that she doesn’t want to marry Paris after all, he threatens and berates her. "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. Out, you green sickness, carrion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face! (III.v.154-158)" Lord Capulet doesn’t care for his daughter’s wishes as much as he cares for himself which eventually leads to her tragic death. In the play, Shakespeare emphasizes the importance of good parent/child relationships by understanding the other person’s viewpoint.
Parent and child relationships are crucial in everyone’s life. Whether a toddler learning to walk with support from his mother, or a teenager venting stress from their seemingly endless trail of social unrest, or an adult trying to understand who their parents really were, the parents play an important role in every aspect in a child’s life. Juliet is depressed and is considering suicide because of the mess her parents made. Even when she can almost fix her parent’s mistake, they intervene and ruin her chances with the man she truly loves. And when she turns to them for support, they cling to their ideals instead of embracing hers as well. They hide behind their mistakes with the belief that they are doing this for her own good, but if they were, she would have some say. Lord Capulet spurns her daughter and says, “"Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church O' Thursday, or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me." (III,v,160-163). A parent should not say such things to their child, especially when in a state of suicidal depression. When Juliet desperately needed them, Lord and Lady Capulet turned on her so they could further their own means.
The relationship between parent and child is the strongest bond any two people can have. Despite the significance of this particular relationship, some families may not always see eye to eye which can result in conflict. Lord and Lady Capulet arranged a marriage between Juliet and Paris because they think that she will be happy with their selection. Given that Lord and Lady Capulet are only concerned about their own happiness, they are oblivious to the fact that this is the opposite of what she wants. After hearing her mother inform her of the wedding, Juliet is upset and asks her parents to postpone the marriage. ”Hand thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I'll tell thee what. Get thee to church o' Thursday."(III.V.161-162) Lord Capulet is upset with Juliet because she is going against his wishes. Lord and Lady Capulet’s bond with their daughter Juliet is full of conflict; they care about their daughter but don’t always make decisions based on her happiness.
-natalie t
In Elizabethan times, the role of parents toward their children was very controlling and authoritative. In the case of Romeo and Juliet, the parents neither understood nor considered their daughters feelings, they just did what they thought was best for her. When Juliet refused to marry Paris, her parents quickly became mad. They thought that they had done her a great service in finding such a handsome man as Paris, and children were expected to be grateful and obey their parents. At one point, Lord Capulet even goes so far as to say that he regrets having Juliet as a daughter “wife, we scarce thought us blest that god had lent us but this only child, but now I see this one is one too much and that we have a curse in having her” (III, v, 165-168) Lord Capulet says that he wishes that Juliet were not his daughter, just because she will not marry Paris. Even though Lord Capulet thinks he is arranging for Juliet and Paris to marry for Juliet’s own happiness, he has only his own interests at heart. “A gentleman of noble parentage, of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly trained” (III, v, 181-182) like many parents in the Elizabethan age, the main reason that Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris is to keep his family’s wealth. He tries to force her to marry, and threatens to disown her if she doesn’t obey him. Through his portrayal of Lord Capulet, Shakespeare wanted his audience to sympathize with Juliet, and to realize what a real parent-child relationship looked like in that time period; the parents authoritative and controlling, and the children misunderstood and powerless.
-Hannah C.
The parent and child relationship was much more formal in Shakespeare’s time due to parents raising there children in a stricter environment. Juliet’s parents treat her like property. They make all the important decisions for her, like who she is to marry, and punish her if she does not completely agree with them. For example: Lord Capulet decided Juliet was to marry Paris, they chose a wedding date but Juliet says it is too soon. Therefore Juliet is punished. The stricter parenthood may also be the reason why the children are running wild. The Montague and Capulet youth are killing each other on the street, literally. Children want freedom and this is how they get it after obeying there parents all there lives and being raised by a nurse or Friar. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get thee to church o’ Thursday or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me” (III v 160- 163). Shakespeare is trying to say that parent’s do not listen to or even care about what their children think.
The relationship between a parent and child is very deep because to a child the parents are the longest people they spent their life with. The parents are the most trustable humans to the child but if something is ignored between the relationships the trust corrupts easily. Lord and Lady Capulet and Juliet do not have a deep relationship with each other because Lord and Lady Capulet do not communicate with Juliet. Parents are someone a child could most rely on but to Juliet her parents are not. “Ever more weeping for your cousin’s death?...still some wants of wit.”(III.v.71-74) Lady Capulet was unaware of Juliet’s emotional feelings toward Romeo, and even the fact she was in love with him. She thought Juliet was crying for the loss of Tybalt. Less communication is portrayed in this quote between Lady Capulet and Juliet. If Lady Capulet was aware of Juliet more she would of noticed the differences in Juliet before Tybalt died. What Shakespeare wants the audience to understand by using the Capulet family relationship is that parents should be aware of there child at all times before its too late, like Juliet as he says was her fate.
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