Topic > Romeo and Juliet Control Essay - 1269

Not only do they treat her horribly, but they also force her to marry someone she is not interested in and barely knows. The Capulets tell her to marry Paris or they will disown her and leave her to die. When Lady Capulet mentions Paris to Juliet, she asks, “What do you say? Can you like the gentleman?" (1.3.80). He pretends to care about Juliet's feelings and desires, but it is soon revealed that Lady Capulet would rather her daughter be killed than be disobeyed. Faced with the choice between death or terrible life, many would choose the easy way out, and that's exactly what the vulnerable Juliet is forced to do. To make matters worse, Juliet won't open up and tell her parents about her true love since families they are enemies.When she finds out that her true love is a Montague, she cries, “My only love is born of my only hate” (1.5.138). of the feud and because he knows that his parents will not allow it. If the family feud had not existed, or if his parents had been more tolerant and forgiving, Romeo and Juliet would have married without resistance and could have lived a long and long life together. fulfilling. In this case it is not destiny that denies her love for Romeo, but rather her parents' hatred towards the Montagues