Will you cast off pity,” again she gets nowhere and in a last plea before he get his men, she appeals to kindness and like of children. “Show some pity: you are a father too,” this is very clever as she does not actually like her children. 2. She manipulates Creon by pretending she is not a threat “I’m in no position-A woman- to wrong a King.” “I bear no grudge on your happiness:” and “I will bear my wrongs in silence.” She then appeals to his kindness to let her and her children stay. 3.
Typically, a husband who can’t consummate a marriage should be abandoned without hesitation. When Bertrande is “urged by her relatives to separate from Martin, she firmly refuse[s]” (28). This decision reveals Bertrande’s “certain character traits…a concern for her reputation as a woman, a stubborn independence” (28). Bertrande cleverly calculates the advantages she possesses as a result of Martin’s incompetence. “Her refusal to have her marriage dissolved…freed her temporarily from certain wifely duties…gave her a chance to have a girlhood” (28).
When Bertrande went on to sue Arnaud, he discouraged Bertrande to bringing the lawsuit against the rogue imposter as he was convinced that the man Bertrande was accusing was the real Martin. His evidence was that the stranger is Martin and refers to Bertrande’s illness as her “madness” . Bertrande also questioned Martins younger sister about how the new Martin did not resemble his father “in action or in feature” and told the sister that she did not believe this man to be the actual Martin. The sister replied incredulously, “how could you even think so?’. She informed Bertrande to never speak of it again “or to anyone”.
In either case, no-one would have died. Also the Friar’s plan, to save Juliet from a second marriage, was flawed. He didn’t think about it properly and it backfired which directly influenced the death of Romeo and Juliet. The nurse also encouraged the couple to get married. She was Juliet’s confidant and was more of a mother to her than her actual mother.
For instance, he speaks his mind after finding out that Juliet does not want to marry Paris. He screams, “Mistress minion, you, thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds, 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! You tallow-face!” (III.v.151-157) Its obvious, that Lord Cap is mad, but its Romeo that Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris for.
Edna agreed that she would “give up the unessential,” to Edna the views society has on her is “unessential” so therefore by making her suicide seem accidental Edna gives up what is unessential to her in order to protect her family. Edna rejected Creole culture based on he lack of interest in what others expected from her. To Edna, what others think of her is unimportant and therefore she is willing to protect the name of her children and husband so that it is not tainted by her suicide. This demonstrates that although throughout the novel Edna has shown disdain towards her family, she still cares about their
"” (Tan 518). She wanted her mother to love her for who she was and not the person she was expected to be. In spite of her mother’s high expectations, Jing-Mei did everything to thwart her mother’s ambitions. Jing-Mei was determined not to become the prodigy child her mother expected her to be. Jing-Mei had not yet discovered that her own identity was split between what her mother believed her to be and what she thought she was
Despite the fact that Friar Lawrence had already thought through some of the consequences, like their relationship is not actual love, he only thought through half of it. Once he reaches the happy side of the conclusion, Friar Lawrence does not investigate any further and think of the possible ugly conclusions. His tendency to be so shortsighted is further exemplified later on in the play. With Lord Capulet’s pride taking control of his mind, he forces Juliet to marry Paris without her given consent, which was the initially the plan. Juliet, however, wants to remain faithful to her banished husband and refuses.
In trying to do what good parents are suppose to do, the Capulets tried to control Juliet’s life by arranging her marriage to Paris, someone that she did not have any romantic interest in. The prejudice and need for control in the lives of the couple by their parents lead to the demise of the romance of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence marrying Romeo and Juliet did little to avert the decisions the couple made in trying to take control of a situation that seemed doomed from the start. In the end no one but their parents could be blamed for the treacherous sequel of Romeo’s and Juliet’s lives because of the way they are controlling her life, the ongoing fight between the Capulets and Montagues and Friar Laurence for marrying Romeo and Juliet. Capulet and Lady Capulet are responsible for Juliet’s actions.
Although dyed hair is not specifically forbidden, it still resulted in her being “sent home from school” since the school views this as an act of defiance and rebellion. Heidi herself must have understood the possible consequences of her extreme hair colours. The fact that she still went through with it shows her rebellious nature. As her father negotiated futilely with the school, Heidi shows her stubborn side. Heidi conveys her unwillingness to cooperate with the school, as seen from the sentence “Tell them it won’t wash out/not even if I wanted to try.” She uses several absolute terms, “won’t” and “not even”, showing her obstinacy even as her father tries to reason with the school.