The story of Romeo and Juliet starts in Verona, Italy. In this city the people of the house of the Montagues and the house of the Capulets have been rivals for generations. Romeo, a gentleman of the house of Montagues, and Juliet, a maiden of the Capulets, are madly in love. Juliet’s father, Capulet, is a respectable man in the city of Verona but is a terrible father. Capulet’s actions as a father such as forcing Juliet to marry County Paris, the Prince’s cousin, have lead Juliet to desperation and eventually suicide. This demonstrates that Capulet is the most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet because he was not there for Juliet, he let his feud with the Montagues distract him from what was really important, and he made decisions not caring about how it would make his daughter feel but by caring about the benefits that would serve him.
In 1.3.30 the nurse says “my Lord and you were then at Mantua.” This shows that Capulet was absent for Juliet's childhood. This also points out that the nurse and her husband served as Juliet’s parents instead of the Capulet themselves because Capulet chose to isolate himself from Juliet. Capulet was a bad father because he never really was there for Juliet because he isolated himself from her even at childhood.
In 1.2 Capulet says “My will to her consent is …show more content…
old Montague is come and flourishes his blade in spite of me,” which shows that Capulet’s hatred for the Montagues is still very strong. The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues distracted Capulet from Juliet. Because Capulet had such great hatred for the Montagues, Juliet wasn't comfortable with telling Capulet about her relationship with Romeo like she had told the nurse. What mentally isolate himself from Juliet by being too busy hating the Montagues instead of spending time to get to know Juliet. She isn't comfortable with telling Capulet anything because he thinks that he'll disown her or be punished in some
In 1.3.30 the nurse says “my Lord and you were then at Mantua.” This shows that Capulet was absent for Juliet's childhood. This also points out that the nurse and her husband served as Juliet’s parents instead of the Capulet themselves because Capulet chose to isolate himself from Juliet. Capulet was a bad father because he never really was there for Juliet because he isolated himself from her even at childhood.
In 1.2 Capulet says “My will to her consent is …show more content…
old Montague is come and flourishes his blade in spite of me,” which shows that Capulet’s hatred for the Montagues is still very strong. The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues distracted Capulet from Juliet. Because Capulet had such great hatred for the Montagues, Juliet wasn't comfortable with telling Capulet about her relationship with Romeo like she had told the nurse. What mentally isolate himself from Juliet by being too busy hating the Montagues instead of spending time to get to know Juliet. She isn't comfortable with telling Capulet anything because he thinks that he'll disown her or be punished in some