The Death of Conscience
Not many times do people actually stop and think about what they have done. Many forget that what they say and do have major repercussions, not only on themselves, but on others as well. Pain and suffering are usually caused by external forces, exerting themselves on a weaker, more naive soul. This philosophy is also displayed in the famous play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Here, many of the characters experience emotional pain, whether it be from the deaths of relatives, or the forbidden attraction between two lost souls. Shakespeare made sure that all of these characters hurt each other, in ways that many of them didn’t ever realize, or think was possible. The inevitable deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet …show more content…
Ironically, in an effort to comfort her, Lord Capulet ends up being responsible for the majority of these events. He is a very fiery character, yet with his daughter, he is gentle and kindhearted, until she attempts to refuse her wedding with Paris, “But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next/ To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church/ Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither/Out you green sickness carrion! Out you baggage!”(3.5.154-157). Lord Capulet, after hearing his daughter politely refute his idea of marrying her to Paris, suddenly snaps as he threatens to disown Juliet. Cruel things were said, all of course adding to the fact that Juliet had no real reason to live without her Romeo. This solidifies the fact that she had nothing left. This leaves a large degree of blame to be thrust on Lord Capulet, as his rage and unwillingness to understand his daughter’s situation leads to her obtaining the potion from Friar Lawrence. Lord Capulet, not knowing it was the wrong course of action thrust the wedding into motion when he spoke to Paris, “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender/Of my child’s love. I think she will be ruled/In all respects by me; nay more, I doubt it not”(3.4.12-14). The idea of the wedding was a disaster. Unknowingly, Capulet sealed his daughter’s fate, as he believes that she mourned her cousin’s death, not Romeo’s banishment. The wedding was supposed to comfort her and fill her with joy, yet it only digs her deeper into the depression that she is experiencing. Lord Capulet is absolutely responsible the death of Juliet, thus also responsible for Romeo’s death as well, making him a key character in the tragic events that unfolded throughout the
Not many times do people actually stop and think about what they have done. Many forget that what they say and do have major repercussions, not only on themselves, but on others as well. Pain and suffering are usually caused by external forces, exerting themselves on a weaker, more naive soul. This philosophy is also displayed in the famous play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Here, many of the characters experience emotional pain, whether it be from the deaths of relatives, or the forbidden attraction between two lost souls. Shakespeare made sure that all of these characters hurt each other, in ways that many of them didn’t ever realize, or think was possible. The inevitable deaths of Romeo Montague and Juliet …show more content…
Ironically, in an effort to comfort her, Lord Capulet ends up being responsible for the majority of these events. He is a very fiery character, yet with his daughter, he is gentle and kindhearted, until she attempts to refuse her wedding with Paris, “But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next/ To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church/ Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither/Out you green sickness carrion! Out you baggage!”(3.5.154-157). Lord Capulet, after hearing his daughter politely refute his idea of marrying her to Paris, suddenly snaps as he threatens to disown Juliet. Cruel things were said, all of course adding to the fact that Juliet had no real reason to live without her Romeo. This solidifies the fact that she had nothing left. This leaves a large degree of blame to be thrust on Lord Capulet, as his rage and unwillingness to understand his daughter’s situation leads to her obtaining the potion from Friar Lawrence. Lord Capulet, not knowing it was the wrong course of action thrust the wedding into motion when he spoke to Paris, “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender/Of my child’s love. I think she will be ruled/In all respects by me; nay more, I doubt it not”(3.4.12-14). The idea of the wedding was a disaster. Unknowingly, Capulet sealed his daughter’s fate, as he believes that she mourned her cousin’s death, not Romeo’s banishment. The wedding was supposed to comfort her and fill her with joy, yet it only digs her deeper into the depression that she is experiencing. Lord Capulet is absolutely responsible the death of Juliet, thus also responsible for Romeo’s death as well, making him a key character in the tragic events that unfolded throughout the