This betrayal hurt Juliet in many ways, and it hurt her parents a little too, as this would soon lead to her death. The first way that this betrayal hurt Juliet is that she was forced to marry someone she did not love, and completely forget about Romeo, her husband. Lord Capulet does not care about Juliet's feelings when he hears that Juliet does not want to get married. All he wants is money and a good connection to the Prince. He did not always think like this though.
How does Polonius react to the news of Hamlet’s strange behavior? · He thinks Hamlet is just mad because Ophelia dissed him. 3. What evidence of Hamlet’s affections for Ophelia exists? · He tells Ophelia he loves her and does not love her, thinks she should never have trusted him but wants her to go away to a nunnery for her own protection.
During a tremendous argument between Juliet and her mother, Lady Capulet claims that Juliet must marry Paris, an innocent, charming man who wants to marry her, but she refuses and shouts, “ He shall not make me there a joyful bride…I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo” (3.5.132-137). Even though Juliet was already married to Romeo, she could have accepted her fate because of the hatred between the Montague and Capulet families. Yelling at her parents causes them to be mad at her, and lying makes the situation worse. Eventually, the choices the two “star-crossed lovers” made led to their
In the end, it is both fate and misfortune that are driving them to their untimely deaths. Although some characters may contribute to their bad luck, no single person is held accountable. The enduring quarrel between the two families proves that Romeo and Juliet were never supposed to be together in the first place. The Capulet family is very conventional, and would want their only daughter to marry someone of who they approve. The arranged marriage between Juliet and Paris is just another obstacle hindering Romeo and Juliet from having a future together.
In disowning Cordelia this breaks the natural order of things because in doing so he has severed the natural bond that a father and daughter share, as well he has personally destructed himself with this decision because he has given up on his favoured daughter. Goneril and Regan's conspiracy to usurp their father's power, authority and dignity also severs the natural order, instead of offering their father compassion and respect both Goneril and Regan throw him out of
Esteban Trueba states that it wouldn’t be morally or ethically correct for a women to have any other job than a caretaker, especially not something as honorable as a judge or a political profession. From a woman's perspective, Allende explains how most wish they had the freedom of a man, “I would have liked to be born a man, so I could leave too” (45). Ferula envies her brother, Esteban, when she tells him that she
His fame, his position, his life will be in my hands. Beware!” By saying this he is telling Hester to not say he is her husband and not say who is the man she had her kid with, he says there will be consequences so she should beware of what she says. Chillingworth is being self-centered here because he is Hester’s husband, he should not be telling her to keep a secret that they are married just because he is ashamed of how his reputation will be affected if people figure out he is her husband and she cheated on him with another man. By: Ashley Humm
Antigone's downfall is the result of her own doing. She refuses to listen to Creon because she is Polynesis' brother and wants him to be buried and suffers the consequences of disobeying the king. Antigone's death is not deserved for the crime she did. Creon sentenced her to death because he was threatened for his thrown. The readers are saddened because Antigone should not have died and she should be the queen of the kingdom instead of Creon.
Cohabitation can never be right Reason 1 (The view I disagree with) To be living together suggests that you are in love with that person, and want to be closer to him/her by living under the same roof. It is not the same as being married, where you have an on-going relationship. Instead, it is known as romance without relationship, which according to today’s society and statistics, lead to arguments and conflicts, and eventually leads to being separated. But why does this happen? This is because couples who are cohabiting have not built a strong enough relationship yet, and therefore become more and more distant as they argue about the smallest of things.
I will assume desert.” He is outraged when he finds Portia’s portrait not to be in the casket. Portia finds Arragon very arrogant. Portia feels very bound to her father’s oath. She feels that she cannot make any choices for herself and doesn’t understand why her father would do such a thing. “I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike, so is the will of a living daughter