Comparing Relationships in Romeo and Juliet and Great...

The familial relationship between Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet, is quite ambivalent. It is very much affected by prominent views of the public such as patriarchy. In the medieval world of Verona in Elizabethan England, fathers were entirely in charge the household as they were viewed as dominate and more powerful. In the beginning, Lord Capulet is illustrated to be concerned that marriage to the â€Å"Gallant† and â€Å"noble† County Paris is too sudden for his daughter. My child is yet a stranger in the world; she hath not seen the change of fourteen years. This initially portrays Capulet as fatherly and protective over his daughter, as would be expected. My will to her consent is but a part.† From this, we can assume Lord Capulet also considers Juliets feelings about the marriage and desires her willing compliance. However I think behind the obvious image of caring, Shakespeare is mocking the society, family and wealth because he arranges for this to take place. Capulet tells Paris that although she is free to choose her own mate, it must be from a narrow pool that he has approved of, and whats more, he has already selected Paris. He sees no reason why his daughter would object. A familial relationship is also evident in Great Expectations between Abel Magwitch and Pip. From when they first meet on the marshes, their relationship is only a seed of what will grow to be an affectionate and caring bond. ‘Yes, Pip, dear boy, Ive made a gentleman on you! Magwitch hasShow MoreRelatedGender Roles and Attitudes toward Love in Shakespeares Hamlet5989 Words   |  24 PagesRomeo and Juliet is a heart-breaking tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare telling us the story of two teenage ‘star-cross’d lovers’ whose unfortunate deaths ultimately unite the dispute between their two families. Despite the perils involved, they fall in love and marry with the help of two characters, Friar Lawrence and the Nurse. Throughout the play, Shakespeare portrays a range of different kinds of love through the central female characters. Maternal love is offeredRead More Comparing the Love of Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night and the Bible4838 Words   |  20 Pageshumanity. God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. (John 3:6) Jesus preached a great deal about love of neighbor, love of God and even love of enemies. (Matt 5:44) Shakespeares Biblical knowledge is well known and he was certainly familiar with these concepts as he wrote his plays on the subject of love. By looking closely at his works, we can analyze the nature of true love. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare gives an example of true love overcome by tragic fate. His star-crossed loversRead MoreMedia Magic Making Class Invisible2198 Words   |  9 Pageshis statement that the class you are in effects you in the classroom and your level of achievement, by using statistics from researcher William Sewell. Sewell à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“showed a positive correlation between class and overall educational achievement. In comparing the top quartile (25%) of his sample to the bottom quartile, he found that students from upper-class families were twice as li kely to obtain training beyond high school and four times as likely to attain a postgraduate degreeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚  (pp.342-343). SewellRead MoreDiversity At Workplace Diversity Within The Workplace3281 Words   |  14 Pagesdiscrimination in which some diversity strategies come along with disapproval from group who will not get benefit from them. For example, Indian restaurant recruiting Indian waiters or Theatre Company looking for male actors for the lead role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet play. Business case study carried on BQ UK In this case study, company was struggling with labour shortage in 90s. by implementing HRM polices of fair recruitment and selection procedures while hiring new staff with different age groupsRead MoreCrm in Supermarkets30832 Words   |  124 PagesEB 2003-02 February 2003 FOOD INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT CORNELL U N I V E R S I T Y Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) in the U.S. Supermarket Industry: Current Status and Prospects Gerard F. Hawkes Senior Extension Associate Food Industry Management Program Department of Applied Economics and Management College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7801 Teaching †¢ Research †¢ Executive Education IT IS THE POLICY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY actively to support