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As a kid you were usually told, “Don’t do this” and “Don’t do that”, or you were told to heed to the elders advice. Kids were made strongly aware that the adults were in the right and that they were the smartest of all. However, this statement can be overlooked and cut up into specific meanings. A lot of times parents can be wrong and out of place but with the title they carry people can’t just say, “ You need to stop” or “You’re wrong”, but in the case of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, The side of contrary opinion was strongly shown with how Romeo and Juliet were treated throughout the play.
Marriage, meaning the coming together of 2 people who are in LOVE. Marriage was never meant for getting more money which was a big issue back
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When it comes to being a supportive parent of Juliet's decision in marriage that can be questionable. For example Lord Capulet is explaining to his servants of how he realizes he is not young anymore, “ Welcome, gentlemen, I have seen the day that I have worn a visor and could tell a whispering tale in a fair lady's ear, such as would please. “Tis gone...”, Lord Capulet is basically explaining how he realizes that he is not within his youth age anymore, he can’t just go around making love to a fair maiden. Back then the point of life was to multiply, it made sense the average age to live too was in your 20’s or 30’s. The only problem is it can be hard to multiply especially when you are yelling at your daughter that you don’t care about them and they can go die in the streets. This is exactly what Lord Capulet did to Juliet when she expressed her true feelings toward the marriage to paris. Lord Capulet Indignantly yells at Juliet, “ An you be mine, i’ll give you to my friend; and 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.”, Lord Capulet never fails to show anger at the highest level. Juliet on the other hand is not trying to be rude by refusing to marry Paris, she doesn’t like him, and she’s already married, the only problem is

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