Romeo and Juliet

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   linda-allen Teacher
   High School - 10th Grade

   As far as I can tell, Lord Capulet just takes it in stride. At the beginning of Act I, scene 2, he says notes that Montague is bound by the same restrictions that have been put on him, and he says that--being old men--it should not be too difficult for them to abide by the Prince's command. So we can infer that Capulet believes that the ruling is fair; both sides will get the same punishment if either one disturbs the peace of Verona again.

   But Montague is bound as well as I,
   In penalty alike; and 'tis not hard, I think,
   For men so old as we to keep the peace.

   However, it's not the old men the Prince needs to worry about. It's the young ones who keep picking fights with one another.

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   Posted by linda-allen on Tuesday May 13, 2008 at 11:11 AM