Title: Romeo and Juliet is a play about conflict. By exploring Act 3 scene 5 explain how this theme is presented. - A-Level English - Marked by Teachers.com
Headings: Romeo and Juliet is a play about conflict. By exploring Act 3 scene 5 explain how this theme is presented.
Romeo and Juliet is a play about conflict. By exploring Act 3 scene 5 explain how this theme is presented.
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Content: Although the conflict between the two houses "Montague" and "Capulet" act 3 scene 5 concentrates on the inner conflict of the houses especially between "Lord" Capulet and his daughter Juliet. At this time of the play being Shown Men had power over women and this is shown by Juliet as she calls Capulet her "lord" before she calls him "father". Capulet also expects constant obedience from Juliet and by him saying "I doubt it not" he has confidence of Juliet obeying him. Lord Capulet demonstrates conflict by insulting Juliet as she refused to marry Paris as her parents are unaware she is already married to Romeo. ... read more. Middle
Juliet distraught at this point turns to the last person Juliet's nurse in which she is comforted by as she is the only person in which knows about Juliet and Romeo and even though the nurse stands up for Juliet while Capulet is in the scene and in a way ends up in his "bad books". When the nurse hears that if Juliet doesn't marry Paris she will be kicked out and therefore the Capulets will throw her out to as she will have no one to look after anymore and so advises Juliet on her own well being to marry Paris "I think it's best if you marry with the county" which Juliet is shocked by this as it was the Nurse who told Juliet it was alright to marry Romeo. Juliet becomes shocked by this and this feeling of betrayal adds to the conflict of this scene. ... read more. Conclusion
At this time if people did something it was thought god was making them do it and so suggests that god is to blame and cannot be trusted which criticises the church heavily.