Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare reveals society's views on money, women, and family status which cause characters to react to situations negatively. Romeo and Juliet is set during the Elizabethan period, when men controlled the actions of their wives and daughters. Juliet's father, Lord Capulet, believes it is his duty, because of the patriarchal society, to make sure Juliet obeys him and is married. Juliet does not want to be married to Paris despite her father thinking the marriage will be the best for her because her cousin recently died. Capulet's anger and control is expressed when he laments about Juliet, "Doth she not give [them] thanks? Is she not proud?”(Shakespeare III.V.147). Capulet shows he is prone to use violence when he warns Juliet,
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Then be not poor, but break it, and take this," (V.I.77-78) and he hands the man his money. The apothecary finally agrees to sell it because, "[His] poverty, but not [his] will, consents,”(V.I.79). The world, or society, made it impossible to survive without money so Romeo uses this fault as a way to buy poison to kill himself. While society's views on wealth cause characters to make awful decisions, society's views on familial status do as well. The Montagues and Capulets have had a long lasting feud for years and it causes them to make rash decisions. Romeo and Juliet, members of opposing families, are madly in love. They will stop at nothing to be together, including death. Unfortunately, their families' hatred of each other causes them to see no other solution than to kill themselves to remain together eternally. Romeo and Juliet finally resort to an extreme solution, and "with their death bury their parents' strife," (Prologue.8). The society they live in, where both families have to hate each other, cause Romeo and Juliet to become desperate and, the "pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,"
Then be not poor, but break it, and take this," (V.I.77-78) and he hands the man his money. The apothecary finally agrees to sell it because, "[His] poverty, but not [his] will, consents,”(V.I.79). The world, or society, made it impossible to survive without money so Romeo uses this fault as a way to buy poison to kill himself. While society's views on wealth cause characters to make awful decisions, society's views on familial status do as well. The Montagues and Capulets have had a long lasting feud for years and it causes them to make rash decisions. Romeo and Juliet, members of opposing families, are madly in love. They will stop at nothing to be together, including death. Unfortunately, their families' hatred of each other causes them to see no other solution than to kill themselves to remain together eternally. Romeo and Juliet finally resort to an extreme solution, and "with their death bury their parents' strife," (Prologue.8). The society they live in, where both families have to hate each other, cause Romeo and Juliet to become desperate and, the "pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,"