Lord Capulet’s own free will forced Romeo and Juliet to pursue actions, such as marriage, that inevitably resulted in their deaths, which is demonstrated through Shakespeare’s use of foreshadowing. In Verona, there are expectations for young girls that they marry a fine man and labor babies, especially in high-class families such as Montague and Capulet. In the Capulet family, Lord Capulet has prepared a bridegroom, Paris, for his fourteen year old daughter, Juliet. Although, Juliet refuses to marry Paris because she is secretly already married to Romeo, but her father does not know that. As a result of Juliet expressing that she does not want to marry Paris, Lord Capulet angrily replies to her disobedience, “But fettle your fine joints’ gainst
Lord Capulet says, “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church Thursday, OR never after look me in the face: Speak not, reply not, do not answer me. (Doc D)” Lord Capulet was saying that if she doesn't marry Paris he will disown her.
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet there is an abundance of figurative language. Shakespeare's most popular metaphor is the comparison of love and marriage to death. The use of figurative language reveals many themes. Juliet compares her love and marriage to Romeo and her marriage to Paris during the play. These comparisons lead us to believe that their death is inevitable.
That makes Juliet concerned because she likes Romeo. First, he tells Juliet to marry Paris which she doesn’t want to happen. This is found in Act 3 scene 5. Second, Lord Capulet rages at Juliet when he notices that she doesn’t want to marry Paris. He then tells Juliet that he will never see her again.
I’ll not be forsworn.” (III.v.192-197). After her father storms out, Juliet looks to her mother for help. All Lady Capulet says is, “Talk not to me, For I’ll not speak a word. Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee” (III.v.204-205).
(3.5.166-169) in this quote from Act III Lord Capulet is throwing a huge fit because Juliet does not want to marry Paris and he is treating Juliet like
Without this prologue the audience would spend majority of the film trying to fill in the missing pieces of the story. In Romeo and Juliet the prologue is the news presenter’s presentation followed by a montage of events of
( II, ii, l. 121-122) She even agrees to get married to Romeo the very next day. Juliet’s rebellious streak is yet again evident when she says she will not marry Paris. In the patriarchal society that she lives in, she is expected to obey her father's . When Juliet says that Paris "shall not make me there a joyful bride".
Introduction: When people feel that they can freely express their frustrations, and feel that they are unpleased with an opinion from a government or kingdom. These types of people (such as Romeo) will often feel an uncontrolled urge to take matters into their own hands. And this will lead up to finding them in an act of defiance. Additionally, this is what makes our main heroine Romeo defies his family (or house) and marries Juliet without their acknowledgment. Body paragraphs: Romeo has a strong desire to help end the family feud, Romeo’s strong will to go against the house Capulet and marry Juliet.
Foreshadowing is used to stubbly warn the audience of the approaching tragedy. Friar Lawrence alludes to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet that will result from their rushed marriage when he tells Romeo in ACT 2, scene 6, line 9, “These violent delights have violent ends.” With violent delights referring to their fiery passion and violent ends to their deaths. Another feature used is simile, in ACT 1, scene 4, line 26 Romeo uses a simile when talking to Mercutio, “Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.”
(I.II, 12)” Paris is telling Lord Capulet that younger girls often marry and become happy mothers. He wishes to marry Juliet sooner rather than later. The second clear appearance of this theme is in Act III Scene IV,
The prologue also is very important to have in a play as it establishes the main themes. Shakespeare gives away the ending in the prologue and highlights the key themes which are love, hate and death. In the prologue Shakespeare uses the quotation “The fearful passage of their death-marked love”. Shakespeare uses a metaphor in this quotation. By using “death-marked love” Shakespeare informs the audience that the protagonists love has been shadowed by death since the day Romeo was born, and Romeo was always at risk.
In this quote, Lord Capulet is saying that Juliet is to young to make a big decision like marriage. This quote was also chosen because it shows that she has no experience in the real world so she wouldn't be ready to be committed to a lifelong marriage. This shows that Romeo and Juliet are moving too fast and aren't ready for
Lady Capulet’s attention is more on Juliet’s place in society. Moreover she wishes for Juliet to obey her and Capulet. Lady Capulet says “Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn the gallant, young, and noble gentleman, the County Paris, at Saint Peter’s Church
The tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet is the culmination heavily foreshadowed tragedies “ A