We are not told a great deal about Paris, but we can speculate that, while he genuinely cares for Juliet as we can see from his profound grief, he might have treated her in this same way had he married her. One reason we can draw this conclusion is that when in the first act he petitions Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage, he argues that "[y]ounger than she are happy mothers made," meaning that younger girls than Juliet are married and made mothers (I.ii.12). Paris's choice to mention motherhood shows us that he certainly has bearing children on his mind, which can say that he sees Juliet as a servant child-bearer, like the stanza suggests, capturing the theme portrayed through Paris of men's treatment of women. We also see that Paris is very persistent in trying to gain Juliet's hand and agrees to marry her even before she consents to the match. Paris's persistence shows us that he sees himself as a "conqueror" and Juliet as one to be "vanquished," again portraying the theme of men's treatment of women, just like the stanza suggests.
"(act I, scene iv, 53) Romeo quickly decides that he is in love with Juliet even though he has not yet spoken to her. In this example he uses only physical appearances to judge his feelings. True love can not be judged by appearances. You can not want to marry someone simply because they were very pretty. Also Romeo on two separate occasions states that he loves a girl.
Tybalt coveted to extrude Romeo out from the reception except Lord Capulet tolerated Romeo because of his umpteen lauds. During the courtship party Tybalt recognized Romeo, “by his voice, [and that he was] a Montague [... their] foe; A villain, that [was] hither come in spite [...] content thee, gentle coz, [leave] him alone. ‘A bears him like a portly gentleman [...] he shall be endured” (I.5.59-84). Romeo would never have been able to meet Juliet if Lord Capulet had let Tybalt eject him from their gathering. Lord Capulet essentially endorsed Juliet’s relationship with Romeo without even knowing it.
Influence Character Throughline Juliet — Object of Affection Universe Influence Character Throughline Juliet is a very young girl and only child—she is expected to be obedient to her parents’ wishes, despite any of her own desires that may be to the contrary. Progress Influence Character Concern Juliet is concerned with her changing status—obedient daughter of the Capulets to wife of a rival Montague—her particular concern is, the way things are going (her family not aware of her marriage), she will soon find herself married off to Paris. Threat Influence Character Issue Juliet threatens Romeo’s relationship with his male friends: “Romeo is not really asked to choose between Juliet and his family but between Juliet and Mercutio, who are opposed in the play’s thematic structure” (Paster 261); Juliet “threatens suicide if Friar Lawrence cannot save her from marrying Paris” (Mowat and Werstine 176). Security Influence Character Counterpoint A child of her father’s house, Juliet only has security when she obeys the rules. Once she decides not to live up to parental expectations, she has no familial protection: CAPULET Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!/I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday,/Or never after look me in the face.
As we are introduced to Lord Capulet, he comes off as a caring, protective, open-minded father. As County Paris asks for Juliet’s’ hand, Capulet refuses without hesitation “But saying o'er what I have said before. My child is yet a stranger in the world” (1.2.7) He thinks Juliet is too young to become a bride and advises Paris to wait until Juliet is mature enough, “Let two more summers wither in their pride, ere we may think her ripe
"To His Coy Mistress, is about a man, who wants to sleep with a young woman, but is scared that he does not have a lot of time left. Both the characters aims are the same, but their motivations are different. The Duke is informing the envoy about how he expects his wife to be by talking to him about his ex-wife. This is because he is trying to finalise the deal of marrying the Count's daughter, and wants to make a good impression, this slips throughout the poem, and he reveals his real self. However this contrasts with the speaker, because he is trying to persuade a woman to sleep with him.
He uses conflict in so much detail that one would only have to look at the play; the length of the lines would stand out. Shakespeare shows Romeo’s emotions before and after meeting Juliet. Before Romeo meets Juliet he thinks he is in love, yet he is actually depressed. When Romeo’s friends try to raise his spirits by trying to get him to go to the Capulet party, he complains that he is, “Under loves heavy burden”. The metaphor of love being a “heavy burden” is ironic because love should not feel so negative.
In act I of Othello - Iago, began his plan to make Othello lose faith in his wife. Roderigo is like Iago’s purse, because Roderigo likes Desdemona and wants to know more about her so he gives him whatever he needs because he fears that Iago has not been telling him enough about Desdemona. Roderigo finally realises that Iago has no loyalty to anyone, and that he is only out to benefit himself. He is the outsider in this situation. Cassio is simply a handsome, virile man and this makes Othello jealous.
Marriage and Gender Relationships In ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ William Shakespeare brings up many issues around marriage and gender relationships in ‘The Taming of the Shrew,’ these are illustrated in the courtship and marriage of Katherine and Petruchio. In the play Katherine was always a headstrong and independent woman, until her father forces her into marriage to a man named Petruchio. An issue that is first brought up is that women are meant to be obedient and serve their husbands. This is a particularly important issue in this play, as Katherine is completely the opposite of the perfect wife however by the end of the play she has mellowed and starts to respect Petruchio. Another theme is the similarity of marriage to a business transaction.
Romeo and Juliet are two lovers, from two different families that happen to be enemies. Their families are against their marriage and love, to a point where Juliet’s father threatens to disown her. Since they love each other so much they decide to secretly get married. Romeo’s and Juliet’s fathers made it almost impossible for them to get married, especially Juliet’s father; he would disown her if she did not follow through with the arranged marriage with Paris. This situation made it more difficult for Juliet and Romeo to be together.