The Relationship Between Parents In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet
depicts his idea of how it is important and necessary parents should be communicating with their children. Shakespeare felt like the adversity involving teenagers like the one that takes place in the play can be prevented if parents were more emotionally attached to their children. In relation To my father thought it, the boy seems he is distant with the father. It hints that they may have a strained relationship. As a result to this strained relationship, it had made him want to get a piercing “ring of silver in my ear”, performing a rebellious act, but why? The fact that he was a teenager, it is most likely he wanted to get his attention or provoke him. He perhaps wanted to prove a point, showing his father that he is a ‘big boy,’ presuming
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Lord Capulet tells him that Juliet is too young to get married. "Too soon marred are those so early made,"(A1S2) he says, referencing that girls who marry early, grow up too soon. Lord Capulet seems to think that marrying Juliet young is a bad idea. “My child is yet a stranger in the world,” (A1S2) this signifies that she is too young, naïve and innocent, which is unusual because young girls often got married young in the time of Shakespeare, especially those who are from wealthy families. It is also peculiar that they show such an intimate bond at first because a Shakespearian audience would expect a level of respect that they would normally have. In addition, this indicates that he doesn’t want to let her go, “Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; she is the hopeful lady of my earth.” (A1S2) This acts as an oxymoron as ‘earth’ implies a whole and positive tone, yet ‘swallow'd’ implies a negative and ominous impression, further connotations describe Juliet as delicate and vulnerable. It is explicit that Juliet is special to him. The whole concept of lord Capulet of not wanting to let her go just yet is similar to Mother any distance as the poem clearly informs that the mother still wants to hold onto her son which can be interpreted all out of love for both the poem and play. It proves the love you get from a parent is the only unconditional love you might ever
Lord Capulet tells him that Juliet is too young to get married. "Too soon marred are those so early made,"(A1S2) he says, referencing that girls who marry early, grow up too soon. Lord Capulet seems to think that marrying Juliet young is a bad idea. “My child is yet a stranger in the world,” (A1S2) this signifies that she is too young, naïve and innocent, which is unusual because young girls often got married young in the time of Shakespeare, especially those who are from wealthy families. It is also peculiar that they show such an intimate bond at first because a Shakespearian audience would expect a level of respect that they would normally have. In addition, this indicates that he doesn’t want to let her go, “Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; she is the hopeful lady of my earth.” (A1S2) This acts as an oxymoron as ‘earth’ implies a whole and positive tone, yet ‘swallow'd’ implies a negative and ominous impression, further connotations describe Juliet as delicate and vulnerable. It is explicit that Juliet is special to him. The whole concept of lord Capulet of not wanting to let her go just yet is similar to Mother any distance as the poem clearly informs that the mother still wants to hold onto her son which can be interpreted all out of love for both the poem and play. It proves the love you get from a parent is the only unconditional love you might ever