This resource will give you a perceptive and critical analysis on feminism and how this can be applied to the most famous love story- Shakespeare's classic "Romeo and Juliet". It will not only teach you with Feminism is about but it will also give you are summary of it and how this can be applied t...
Feminism - (A Critical interpretation of Romeo and Juliet)
Feminism is supporting for women’s rights and asking for equal rights for all
women. This is juxtaposed in Shakespeare’s famous Italian romantic play, ‘Romeo
and Juliet.’ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragedy, and both the main protagonists end up
dying due to their dishonorable and submissive characters. In the play, Juliet is
presented as defiant and a disobedient character as she disobeys her father by
not wanting to marry count Paris. She also goes behind her family’s back as she
secretly hides her relationship with her ’star-crossed’ lover from the opposite
house of the feud. This shows that she is going against the significant theme of
honor in the play and some encounters that she has with Romeo shows how
Shakespeare is presenting Juliet as also a controlling woman and someone who
takes the lead in her and husband’s relationship. This shows that she is going
against the social normality and a Shakespearian audiences view of a patriarchal
society as she is acting like the main leader in the relationship. Furthermore,
Romeo should be the one who should have primary power and moral authority
over her as he is a man. This would make the audience feel shocked and
angry that Juliet is not behaving like a typical Elizabethan woman. However, a
contemporary audience would be fine with this concept and support this idea of
feminism as time has changed from when it had once been during the Elizabethan
Era. Now, women have rights and roles in relationships, and it is seemed normal
for them to make their own decisions.
This can be applied to Act 1, scene 1 by Juliet creating a feminist character by
refusing to wed count Paris. It was ordinary for a father to arrange their
daughter’s marriage as they were a property that belonged to the man of the
house (Capulet). Juliet shows how she will not let this element of control take
over her and so this simple act of disobedience later produces her tragic fate.
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