Men and Women in Romeo and Juliet Essay Sample

In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the author suggests that in a patriarchal society, women are oppressed and have fewer rights than men. Lady Capulet is submissive to her husband, does not defend her daughter when she is scolded, and tells Juliet to tell her father what she wants. When Juliet tells her father that she wants to marry Romeo, Lord Capulet is unwilling to agree and says “young baggage, disobedient wretch.” Lord Capulet then went on to say “we have a curse in having her [Juliet].” This shows how Juliet is objectified by her father and how she is only as valuable as a baggage to Lord Capulet. Lady Capulet is acquiescent as she is not willing to