ANALYSIS
OF THE FEUD BETWEEN CAPULET AND MONTAGUE IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S NOVEL
“ROMEO AND JULIET”
A
PAPER
BY:
LOLYTA
CLAUDIA
12130022
UNIVERSITY OF DARMA PERSADA
FACULTY OF LETTERS
STRATA-1 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
JAKARTA 2012/2013
CHAPTER
I
A.
BACKGROUND
The play is considered as Renaissance. The
play tells us a lot about hate , disorder and destruction. It also tells us
much about the brief happiness of two of the most moving characters, Romeo from
Montague’s family and Juliet from Capulet’s family.
The families of Capulet and Montague
have long been enemies, like rival clans or tribal conflict. They are the two
famous families of Verona in Italy. Their conflict are lead to social disorder,
bloodshed and even death. Until Prince Escalus, Prince of Verona, threatened to
execute them if they are still hostile.
CHAPTER II
B.
ANALYSIS
The
Montagues and Capulets are two rivalry families. They are involved in a family
feud that goes back years before any of the members were born. Yet the feud
still continues due to the fact that neither family is ready to forgive and
forget the past. It proved to be when descendants of Capulet met with
descendants of Montague, they always fight.
“A
dog of the house of Montague moves me.” (One of those dogs from the Montague
house can make me angry) –Simpson, Capulet’s family
Act One Scene 1
The other gives the idea that it is the sins of the fathers. It is
their fathers stubborn pride and refusal to set aside their differences,
even after the cause of their strife seems forgotten which eventually results
in the death of the lovers. The character flaw belongs to the older
generation, as does the final tragedy. They characters is quick to anger and ready
to fight. But they considerate of the feelings of his only child.
Montague speeches about Romeo, his son, show a warmth and fatherly
concern when Romeo sad because Romeo’s first love, Rosaline.
“Both by myself and many
other friends. But he, his own affections' counselor, is to himself—I will not
say how true, but to himself so secret and so close, so far from sounding and
discovery, as is the bud bit with an envious worm, ere he can spread his sweet
leaves to the air, or dedicate his beauty to the same. Could we but learn from
whence his sorrows grow. We would as willingly give cure as know.” (I’ve tried,
and many of our friends have tried to make him talk, but he keeps his thoughts
to himself. He doesn’t want any friend but himself, and though I don’t know
whether he’s a good friend to himself, he certainly keeps his own secrets. He’s
like a flower bud that won’t open itself up to the world because it’s been
poisoned from within by parasites. If we could only find out why he’s sad, we’d
be as eager to help him as we were to learn the reason for his sadness)–
Montague
Act One scene 1
Capulet is adoring love for her is constant. The directness
and restraint of his speech, upon finding his daughter apparently dead in her
chamber indicate Capulet’s depth of affection for his child.
“Death, that hath ta'en
her hence to make me wail, ties up my tongue and will not let me speak.” (Death,
which has taken her away to make me cry, now ties up my tongue and won’t let me
speak) – Capulet
Act Four Scene 5
Maybe they loves their
children, but they have different character. Capulets characters seem more cruel
when Juliet’s parents are going to force her to marry with Paris.
“………To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church, Or I will drag thee on a
hurdle thither…..” (……..You’re going to
Saint Peter’s Church to marry Paris. And if you don’t go on your own, I’ll drag
you there……) – Capulet
Act Three Scene 5
Different with Montague. Montagues characters seem are much kinder
when he later pleads with the Prince to prevent his son from being executed,
and gets his wish when the Prince lowers Romeo's punishment to banishment. Montague believes that Romeo was actually justified
because he only did what the law should have done -- make Tybalt pay his life
for Mercutio's.
“Not Romeo, Prince, he
was Mercutio’s friend. His fault concludes but what the law should end, The
life of Tybalt.” (Not Romeo, Prince. He was Mercutio’s friend. His crime did
justice’s job by taking Tybalt’s life) –Montague
Act Three scene 1
The feud was an embodiment
of the immaturity of the parents and because their love to their child makes a
perfect conclusion to destroyed Romeo and Juliet’s hope to have a perfect love.
Finally, the tragic
consequence of unyielding hatred is the death of their children.
“………Capulet! Montague!
See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, that heaven finds means to kill your
joys with love! And I, for winking at your discords, too have lost a brace of
kinsmen. All are punished.” (Capulet! Montague! Do you see what a great evil
results from your hate? Heaven has figured out how to kill your joys with love.
Because I looked the other way when your feud flared up, I’ve lost several
members of my family as well. Everyone is punished) – Escalus, Prince of Verona
Act Five Scene 3
Montague and Capulet
confronted by the results of the enmity between them, are reconciled, over the
dead bodies of their children. Then they taking testimony from Friar Lawrence,
Franciscan monks. Capulet offers his hand to Montague, Montague promises
to raise a golden statue of Juliet, and Capulet says he will do the same for
Romeo. The feud is over.
“O brother Montague, give me thy hand. This is my daughter’s
jointure, for no more can I demand.” (Oh, brother Montague, give me your hand.
This is my daughter’s dowry. I can ask you for nothing more) – Capulet
“But I can give thee more, for I will raise her statue in pure
gold, that whiles Verona by that name is known, there shall no figure at such
rate be set as that of true and faithful Juliet.” (But I can give you more.
I’ll raise her statue in pure gold. As long as this city is called Verona,
there will be no figure praised more than that of true and faithful Juliet.) –
Montague
Act Five
Scene 3
CHAPTER III
C.
CONCLUSION
In Romeo and Juliet, the
family feud is responsible for the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet. If there
aren’t family feud, they never hide their love. And Friar Lawrence never hope
that marriage may be lucky enough to
turn the hatred between Romeo and Juliet families into pure love.
If the Capulets and
Montagues never feud, Romeo and Juliet will live happily. The Capulet and
Montagues realize the error of their ways a little too late after losing their
loved one. But the future will be be better for the remaining Montagues and
Capulets after the death of Romeo and Juliet.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2. William
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Complete and unabridged Edited by Robert Wilks.
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