In his metaphorical explanation of his lips as 'blushing Pilgrims' he is trying to persuade Juliet the purity of his purpose. ... Also, she is asking for Romeo to forget his father and give up his name as a Montague – "Deny thy father and refuse thy name" otherwise if he does not, he'll have to swear his love for her and she'll "no longer be a Capulet". ...
"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, /Which mannerly devotion shows in this; /For saints have hands that pilgrims" hands do touch, /And palm to palm is holy palmers" kiss." ... Juliet's father, Capulet, takes a very simplistic and well-informed approach to love, without compromising to too great an extent the feelings and emotions of his daughter. ... , her father replies with respect and sympathy for Juliet, but also without ruling out his own permission. ...
The period of time they are in though, isn't unusual for a girl so young to be domineered by her father to this extent, especially people of a high class like themselves the father is always the head of the house. ... This adds tension because the audience wonders if her father will ever find out. ... He is blackmailing her and she certainly couldn't say no to her father, someone with such power in society. Back in this time anyone who stood up to his or her father was in the wrong and should be punished for it. ... In the modern world no father would give a girl of 14 orders to ma...
The first time the audience hears about Juliet from her father, the audience get the impression that she is an obedient, innocent girl that would never deceive her father. ... Juliet and Romeo play with religious imagery throughout their sonnet, they talk about hands and lips touching, suggesting to each other, to follow their words with actions: 'For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands so touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers too.' ... This creates dramatic tension because the audience know that Juliet is deifying her father. ... I think she is just experimenting, bec...
