‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written in the sixteenth century by William Shakespeare and ‘An Inspector Calls’ was written about 400 old ages subsequently in the early twentieth century by J. B. Priestley. In both of these dramas the relationships of male parents. Lord Capulet and Arthur Birling and their girls. Juliet and Shelia. are portrayed as being a typical male parent girl relationship with apparently really caring but somewhat commanding male parents.
In ‘Romeo and Juliet’ . Lord Capulet seems to be really caring and considerate towards Juliet when talking to Paris. a adult male that Lord Capulet would wish Juliet to get married due to his position and fiscal place. This is shown when Capulet says “hopeful lady of my earth” . this infers Juliet means the universe to him. it implies she is every bit cherished to him as he created her and is really proud of her. It besides shows that as she is his lone kid he wants nil other than the best for her. We can besides see that Capulet wants the best for his girl when he is explicating to Paris how he wants him to “woo her” and to “get her heart” . This shows that Capulet wants Juliet to be in love with the adult male she is traveling to get married and wants to acquire married to him for her ain emotional grounds and non merely because her male parent wants her to.
Many misss in the sixteenth century were forced into matrimonies they didn’t want to be in ; many didn’t have a pick of whom they were traveling to get married but in Juliet’s instance she did hold some say which was a really rare happening.
At the start of ‘An Inspector Calls’ we believe that Arthur Birling truly loves his girl and he would make anything for her and back up her in many ways. We can see this when he says “Sheila means a enormous batch to me” over the engagement dinner with Gerald. It is portrayed that he genuinely has her best involvements at bosom and merely wants the best for her.
Although. as Birling later reveals that he wants Sheila to get married Gerald non merely for her benefit but besides for his. as Gerald’s father’s concern ( Crofts Limited ) is Birling’s top challenger and Birling knows that by his girl get marrieding Gerald his concern will boom and transcend its current place. We can see this when Birling says “lower costs and higher prices” Birling is over joyed with Shelia’s pick as he can see the hereafter concern potency.
So as we can see at the start of both of these dramas both male parents merely want the finest for their girls and are seeking to acquire them to get married into affluent and good well-thought-of households. Change.
The first clip we see Juliet and Lord Capulet together is in Act 3. Scene 5. of the drama when Juliet is about to state her male parent that she doesn’t want to get married Paris. Lord Capulet walks in and witness’ Juliet shouting. he thinks he is about to present good intelligence which will halt her cryings. but as he shortly finds out she is shouting because she doesn’t want to get married Paris. He is outraged. The audience can see this when Lord Capulet implies he will “drag thee on a hurdle thither” this shows that he is non traveling to take no for an reply and he is traveling to do Juliet marry Paris wither she likes it or non.
He besides refers to Juliet as a “curse” this proves that he is wholly disgusted with Juliet that his ain girl is traveling against what he is stating her to make. and that all she is making is conveying bad fortune to the Capulet house clasp. he is seeking to do her feel so atrocious for non get marrieding Paris. in order to that she may alter her head.
Even though Lord Capulet liked to give the feeling that he was giving Juliet some picks in who she marries when he said to Paris “Within her range of choice” we subsequently find out that truly Juliet had no pick and the determination was made for her.
We thought that Lord Capulet was a sort and lovingness father but as we now can see he is non the individual originally portrayed. when people do non make as he wants he turns into an strong willed adult male that will seek to do them make it whether they like it or non.
In ‘An Inspector calls’ Birling and Sheila’s relationship seems to be really childly. this is shown when he says “Are you listening. Sheila? ” and her answer is “I’m sorry. Daddy” . This shows that even though Sheila is turning up into a adult female Birling is still speaking to her like she is a kid and is declining to allow her turn up.
Birling is besides really dismissive of Sheila ; we witness this when he says “nothing to make with you. Shelia. Run along” . the manner in which he speaks to her is quite denigration and we are made to believe that although she is his girl. adult females are 2nd category to work forces. he genuinely believes that she is non worthy of being spoken to with respect to the inspectors visit. Birling is a really individual minded adult male who does non take kindly to resistance to his beliefs. This is seen when he says “we’ve had experience – and we know” this shows he is no longer prepared to discourse the subject any farther. when discoursing war with his boy Eric.
Birling has really similar outlooks for his girl as Lord Capulet has for Juliet. they both want their girls to get married into good households nevertheless with a certain grade of control. we know this because Capulet says “within her range of choice” . he is leting her a certain grade of pick in whom she marries although it is clear that he would desire to hold the concluding say in who she married and hence her picks are limited.
Juliet clearly feels she is treated like a kid excessively as she has no purpose of get marrieding Paris as she is already in love with Romeo whom is a Montague.
As the inspector inquiries each of the characters about a adult female. Eva Smith ( besides known as Daisy Renton ) who has seemingly committed self-destruction. Each of characters have had some engagement with the immature miss and may each of played a portion into the her decease. It is clear to see that Shelia’s personality goes from one of being immature and talked down to. to strong and mature. she accepts that she may hold been partially responsible for the self-destruction of Eva.
For the first clip Birling is shown in his true visible radiation and Shelia she sees her male parent as being really opinionated and obstinate and declining to accept any duty for his portion in Eva’s decease. as a rich employer to those in society who are non as wealthy. he has a responsibility of attention.
Birling besides realises that his hopes and dreams may non go world
although he still refuses to accept any duty with respects to the decease Eva. at the terminal of the drama he cracks gags about whole state of affairs and about the manner that perchance they have all been had over. although Shelia and Eric are contrite. Birling mocks them when they are experiencing so atrocious.
When Capulet finds out his lone girl has taken her ain life because she wanted to be with the adult male she loved. Romeo ; non Paris. he seems to larn a lesson from his errors. this is shown in the quotation mark “O brother Montague” ( Romeo’s father ) this conveys that now his actions have led to the decease of a household members. Romeo besides takes his ain life and hence there have been deceases on both sides which cause him to desire to stop competition between the Capulets and the Montagues. The word “brother” suggests that non merely does he now want to take his challengers on as friends he sees them as about household. This makes the audience feel sad for both households because for them. peace came at a really high monetary value which both have paid but at the same clip the audience would experience proud that both households have put their differences aside and came together to back up each other.
Ultimately the immense contrast between Lord Capulet and Birling is that although both work forces strive to be the successful work forces of their clip and are seeking to accomplish the best for their girls. Lord Capulet learns from his bumptiousness into seeking to get married off his girl to break the household name and Birling does non larn. even when person has died and his girl feels partially to fault he refuses acknowledge this or any portion he himself may hold had in the decease of Eva Smith. or the feelings of his household.
Juliet was a strong plenty individual to take affairs into her ain custodies and hatch a program to get married Romeo. Shelia shows that she is a more sensitive individual by experiencing guilt in her portion of the decease of Eva. The comparing of contrast between the two relationships became interesting and evident when in each drama person died. Lord Capulet reflected on his actions and was able to offer an olive subdivision to his enemy in the hope that he could go a better individual following the deceases of Romeo and Juliet. Birling still continued to be the individual minded and obstinate adult male he started off as by non larning or gaining that his actions have had effects for others and
particularly his ain household.
