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Gabby Walraed

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2 June, 2017

Exposing the Real Capulet

Adjustment Disorder can affect a lot more people than you think, its mostly common in

adults and it can take a turn in your lifestyle. This usually comes up in people when a major

transition is happening in their life. Those major transitions would most likely be a stress packed

concern, known as a stressor. An example could range from moving, divorce, death in family, or

even work related subject. When someone with Adjustment Disorder has a stressor appear in

their life, they have more of an extreme reaction compared to most people without it. The

symptoms varies between having depression, impaired occupational/social functioning, agitation,

conduct disturbances, withdrawal, stress, and tension (Carta). Given the symptoms of

Adjustment Disorder, Lord Capulet from Romeo and Juliet is a prime example of someone

enduring AD.

Through out Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet was introduced to different situations that

could count as a stressor. In Act III, Scene 5, Lines 127-243 Juliet confessed to him that she

didnt want to marry Paris (Shakespeare). Which would be stressful toward Lord Capulet since

he worked hard to put the marriage together and planning the wedding. Then having his daughter

disobey what was wanted for her future. For Capulet to go through so much trouble, caused an

over dramatic reaction of slapping his daughter, yelling at her for the disappointment she is, and
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disowning her. Which made tensions within the family and that being one of the most known

symptoms of AD (Pelkonen).

Another piece of evidence that contributes towards my theory holds in Act IV, scene 4

when Lord Capulet is extremely motivated and excited to plan Juliets wedding. Sadly Juliet is

found to be dead by the Nurse, Lady Capulet, and Lord Capulet in Act IV, scene 5. Which causes

Lord Capulets mood to change drastically, Death is my son-in-law. Death is my Heir. My

Daughter he hath wedded. I will die, and leave him all. Life, living, all is Deaths.

In that direct quote from lines 38-40 Lord Capulets emotions are clear to be extremely

heartbroken. From being full of joy to drowned in depression, Lord Capulet didnt deal with his

change of emotions well. At the end of the play Act V, Scene 3 his reaction is must larger

compared to the other characters as well as a longer coping time.

Lord Capulet has a loose control of his emotions but his reactions to some situations may

not be as extra as others think. People may see him over react and stress for a while from an

event. Sometimes others dont see him as another person that cant hide emotions (Bressert). In

some cases people hide there emotions well compared to others, and Lord Capulet cant hide

them at all. This is a good argument against my theory, but with the evidence and seeing Lord

Capulets behavior throughout Romeo and Juliet, its clear to see he has Adjustment Disorder.

In conclusion, using the evidence from reliable sources for information of Adjustment

Disorder and Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet has all signs of someone having AD,.

Throughout the play certain events are brought to Capulets attention that could be categorized as

a life stressor. When those events that have happened, the reader can tell that Capulet has a larger
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reaction to things that affect him and shows a longer time to confront it or waits until he gets his

way.

Cited Sources:

Carta, Mauro Giovanni, et al. Adjustment Disorder: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment.
Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health : CP & EMH, Bentham Science Publishers,
2009, Accessed 26 May 2017.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2710332/

Pelkonen, M. "Adjustment Disorder: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment."


Psycologytoday.com. Psycology Today, 17 Apr. 2017. Web.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/adjustment-disorder

Bressert, Steve .., Ph.D. "Adjustment Disorder Symptoms." Psych Central. Psych Central, 17
July 2016. Web. 01 June 2017.
https://psychcentral.com/disorders/adjustment-disorder-symptoms/
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