Romeo And Juliet Relationship With Parents

Today, around four out of ten marriages end in divorce. Television host, Dr.Phil, states that children who are raised by one parent are more likely to suffer from Abuse. Comparing this information to parents from the late 1500's, when divorce was almost unheard of, children still suffered from different kinds of abuse and neglect from the influence of their parents. An example of this is when Capulet find's out that his daughter Juliet does not wish to marry Prince, he tells her "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.v:160-168). Capulet saying this to Juliet shows that he thinks she is worthless and deserves to be hit if she
After Lady Capulet asks her "Marry, that 'marry' is the very theme I came to talk of. Tell me, daughter Juliet, How stands your disposition to be married?" (I.iii:65-67), Juliet responds with "it is an honour that I dream not of"(I.iii:68). Even after her opinion was voiced her parents shook it off and still continued to arrange the marriage. Much like Juliet's parents in the play, arranged or forced marriage is still something that is practiced today. As part of the Islamic law, countries like Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Omen, still take part in these actions. Parents play a big role in deciding what spouse they think they would like their child to marry. They usually consider superficial criteria like religion, ethnicity, financial condition and even horoscope. Sometimes their decisions are made before any kind of communication or mutual attraction is made by the