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Romeo and Juliet
Patriarchy
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Juliet does not have any autonomy after all , it is unto her farther to decide as she is seen as their commodity. Caputlet asks his wife to perusade her.
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Initially , it seems like the farther does it out of her concern as in the patriarchy the job of the nobility is to Marry his daughter more a wealthy suiter. He is providing her the best possible thing woman could wish for In Shakespearean times , this would have been the act of a caring farther as women prospects were heavily limited. Additionally , he does this because he feels like it would make Juliet happier as she is grief stricken at the death of Tybalt.
"Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!"
It's the actions of Juliet's farther that accelerates the untimely demise of Juliet as he feels compelled to after the death of Tybalt. He desires security as all their children have died and they.
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The women in the play exist to serve men hence the nurses abandonment of Juliet as she rejects this notion.
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All the tragedy comes form Her parents interference as she would rather kill her self than be another property.
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The placing of Tybalt's challenge after Romeo is married could perhaps reinforces the idea that their love can only exist with hatred. It can not exist Separately. On one level , the blame is on the lovers for getting married in secrete.
The queen Mab speech shows the patriarchal and masoginistic nature of men. Scene 1 is full with it ; it immediately introduces us to a world where men must dominate women in everything.
The fact that Romeo kills Paris outside Juliet's tomb shows that Love itself is a violent emotion. Romeo and Paris fight over Juliet's dead body ; Shakespeare could be arguing that ultimately , women are treated as possessions and meat.
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Greek Tragedy
Through the lens of a Greek tragedy , the story of Romeo and ju8liet could be summed through the idea of fate. The fates are given the power to control the destiny of man. They spin the yarn , controlling each event until Atropos cuts the thread of life. In doing so , Shakespeare could be commenting on the conceded and futile nature of love , life and everything that we deem as important.
Quotes
"But He, that hath the steerage of my course,
Direct my sail! On, lusty gentlemen."
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Fate is also called into question Through the tragic demise of Romeo. He fails to receive the letter due to a plague. It seems like the events , perhaps though divine intervention , do not want their love to thrive.
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The ending of the play conforms what we already knew at the beginning. In doing so , Shakespeare posits that we must simply act and accept our roles. There is no non conformity , there is only acceptance. The demise of Romeo and Juliet is inevitable so Shakespeare perhaps could be suggesting that any change that would seek to challenge the Elizabethan social order will end tragically , just like Romeo and Juliet.
By placing the vision of a tragedy before the party , Shakespeare however perhaps be implying that it is Romeo that is at fault for his fate. if he obeyed societal expectations , he would have still been alive. :
Morality play
A play which uses allegorical characters to portray the soul's struggle to achieve salvation. Something that exabits the struggle for good and evil.
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Through the framework of a morality play , Shakespeare could be criticizing the morality of Romeo and Juliet ; especially concerning teenage rebellion. If they had obeyed their parents , they would have lived.
Conversely , Shakespeare could also be commenting on the morality of parents interference.
All the young males in the play are teens who behave foolishly ; seeking pleasure , sex and confrontation. There is not a scene in the play that does not have One of them talk about sex or subjugation in one form.
Religion
Story
The friar is a risk taker. He agrees to Mary Romeo and Juliet with ought their parents consent knowing that there is a good chance of him being imprisoned or even killed. He does it because he is a man of God and does it for the greater good. The friar possibly fails because the marriage leads to their death and abandons Juliet ; participating in her suicide. However , his aims are met in the long therm.
Context
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He could have been a way to align himself with the Monarchy and he gains royal patronage,
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Through the irrational and dysfunctional way the two households act towards each other , Shakespeare could be commenting on the ills of Catholicism.
The friar , Lowrance , is duplicitous. He says he is doing it in order to bring the families together ; yet it could also be viewed as him trying to play God and thus perpetuating negative male stereotypes.
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Juliet fears hell. She is married by the by the friar before the eyes of God. Bigamy was a crime. Juliet is out of options. With Paris , she has committed bigamy and by taking her life , she has committed another sin.
Context
Life could be taken and given by God , any action would be blaspamus,
The nurse betrays Juliet's trust as she not only implies that Juliet's love for Romeo should disappear in favor of security , but also disregards Juliet's fear of hell and the eternal damnation of her soul as he suggests commiting bigamy,
Originally , the nurse was the in-between / mediator between Juliet's relationship ; now she has stopped sacrificing her self for Juliet.
The death of the lovers at the end parallels the death of Jesus as Jesus is the sacrifice that heals the connection between man and God ; just like the lovers heal a divided city. Themes of innocents are used as a way to end the feud which they are not apart of.