Name: Buseley, Genie Joy Course/Year/Section: BSID 1B

Pasion, Jane Rose

Date: May 27, 2021 Score:

1. Discuss the relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet.
How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious in the
modern sense? How do their parents feel about them?

It is seen in the story that Romeo and Juliet has ill relationships between their parents.
They are the kids who are sailing against the current. Since rebellion is synonymous to
disobedience, then I can tell that these two are rebellious in the modern sense. The
fact that their parents want loyalty for their party but Romeo and Juliet refused this in
the name of love. This moment outraged their parents which caused the reason of their
disappointments.
 2. Juliet's suitor Paris is compared throughout the play to Romeo. Examine
carefully the similarities and differences between the two young men who love
Juliet.

There are some similarities between them. Both Paris and Romeo are impulsive in
their love for Juliet. Romeo professes his love for the young Capulet the very night he
first meets her. They are married almost immediately, even though they must know that
this union will only lead to trouble. For his part, Paris convinces Juliet's father to
arrange their marriage immediately, even though he has not courted her at all. Their
shared rush to love and marry Juliet is what unites. Romeo and Paris are both of noble
birth. Paris, though is a relative of the Prince of Verona, meaning that his noble rank
places him in a place of extreme privilege. This is perhaps why Lord Capulet is so
eager that his daughter should marry the count that very week. Romeo, being the son
of one of the leading members of Verona's society, is also of very high birth. If his
family had not been embroiled in an ancient feud with the Capulets, then it is likely that
a union between his family and Juliet's would also have been desirable. Both men die
because they are so hasty to do right by Juliet that they fail to get properly informed.
Romeo decides immediately upon hearing that Juliet is dead to take his own life. Paris
also acted hastily, and this causes his death, too. Thus, both Paris and Romeo love
Juliet, want to marry her, and eventually die because of their love for her.

Both Romeo and Paris love Juliet however, they are very different. Paris and Romeo
both have qualities that the other doesn't and they have things that are alike. Paris is a
suitor in Verona is also a kinsman of the Prince. Romeo is a Montague and his family
are enemies of the Capulets. Although, Romeo and Paris have many things in common
such as they both loved Juliet, they also have many things that are different too. Paris
has the approval of Juliet's parents however, Romeo does not. Although Juliet loves
Romeo. Romeo does not have approval from Juliet's parents. Romeo was younger
than Paris. Romeo was a young man about sixteen who was the son of Montague and
Lady Montague. At the beginning of the play he is in love with Rosaline, but quickly he
falls in love with Juliet and he ends up secretly marrying her. The reason he marries
Juliet in secret is he doesn't have approval from Lord Capulet. Romeo and Juliet think
that their parents would disapprove because they are sworn, enemies. Romeo also has
some things that Paris doesn't have. He is a Montague, he is respected by Juliet, he
has the love of Juliet, and he ends up actually getting married to Juliet. Romeo also
showed proof of his love to Juliet throughout the play. He tells her throughout the play
how much he loves her and how beautiful he thinks she is.

3. How does the idea of identity contribute to the story of Romeo and Juliet?
Consider family affiliation, gender, social class and age in your response.

I wanted to highlight a Chinese tradition in here which is called the “Kai Ki Lang” known
as “our own kind of people”. I think that states the same with the Romeo and Juliet.
They are mandated to tie knots only with their kind of people. That’s kind of hard
because it disregards the love between two people, it only prioritizes what is
acceptable in the eyes of the humans in their surroundings. These days, that still
happens. Parents get to critic who their child is going to marry. I get the point of
wanting only what’s best for their child but that’s not always right in every case. The
idea of parents giving the final verdict for their child’s marriage is a decision only made
by a judgmental fool which mostly results in an unwanted tragedy like Rome and Juliet.

4. How does the suicidal impulse that both Romeo and Juliet exhibit relate to the
overall theme topic of young love? Does Shakespeare seem to consider a self-
destructive tendency inextricably connected with love, or is it a separate issue?
Why do you think so?

Shakespeare shows that young love is an 'all or nothing' proposition. When Romeo is
told by the Friar that his punishment will be banishment, and not death, Romeo replies
that there is no world for him outside Verona. There is also a measure of idealism in
their love. Juliet and Romeo refuse to bend to the reality of their family situation,
believing that love will conquer all.

5. Analyze the characters of the Nurse and Friar Laurence as mentors to the
young people in the play. Do these two people do the “right thing” in their
relationships with Romeo and Juliet?

A vulgar, long-winded, and sentimental character, the nurse provides comic relief with
her frequently inappropriate remarks and speeches. But until a disagreement near the
play’s end, the nurse is Juliet’s faithful confidante and loyal intermediary in Juliet’s
affair with Romeo.
Friar Laurence, as Romeo's counselor and friend, and the Nurse, as Juliet's surrogate
mother, try to do the right thing for Romeo and Juliet, but the Nurse's love for Juliet and
Friar Laurence's schemes ultimately fail to protect Romeo and Juliet from the world
around them. An "enabler" is a person who advises, encourages, or facilitates
potentially negative or self-destructive behavior in another person. The Nurse and Friar
Laurence are enablers. They're unwitting and somewhat inept enablers at times, but
they're enablers nonetheless. The Nurse raised Juliet since she was a baby. She's a
loving and caring surrogate mother to Juliet, whose own mother is cold, distant, and
businesslike towards her. Juliet's mother is incapable of simply talking with Juliet and
relies on the Nurse for everything to do with Juliet except for an occasional unfeeling
reprimand. The Nurse happily serves as the go-between in Romeo and Juliet's brief, ill-
fated courtship by taking messages back and forth between them. She also
encourages and helps to facilitate their marriage. The Nurse doesn't understand
Juliet's intense, romantic kind of love for Romeo, but she nevertheless supports Juliet's
love for Romeo, at least until Romeo kills Tybalt.