Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare – Marriage and Parental Authority

A concise English-language resource exploring how marriage and parental authority shape Romeo and Juliet.

This resource examines how Shakespeare presents marriage as both a private emotional bond and a public social arrangement controlled by family honour, status, obedience and reputation.

Key features:

• Clear explanation of marriage as a social contract in Verona
• Focus on Lord Capulet’s authority, Juliet’s resistance and Paris as the socially approved match
• Analysis of public duty, private love, consent, secrecy and dramatic irony
• Activities covering comprehension, quotation interpretation, character perspectives, cause and consequence, and extended writing
• Includes an accompanying worksheet to reinforce and practise key concepts