In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, we are introduced to “a pair of star-cross’d lovers” and both of their families who are at conflict with each other. Capulet, Juliet’s father, is the central character in this piece of work and numerous times throughout the course of the play we notice his conduct and approach towards his daughter differs immensely. At times he can be seen as a caring and loving father and at other times he is perceived as being insensitive and selfish. The differences between Capulet’s behaviour can be said to be normal for the time period the play was set in and also in Verona’s culture it may have been acceptable. However in present times, we would cast negative judgement over Capulet and his actions because in our culture we would see them as appalling.
Act 3 Scene 5 shows the reader that Capulet wants the best for his daughter but does not go about his arrangements in the best of ways to please her. We first witness him in this scene becoming bad-tempered over the fact that Juliet has expressed to her mother that she will not marry Paris. Capulet states that the marriage is a “decree” which means that it is an order which Juliet is being expected to fulfil. It takes Capulet a while to grasp the fact that Juliet will not marry Paris, most likely as he is surprised at the fact that she would even consider disobeying him. Capulet’s astonishment may be due to the fact that as Juliet is only thirteen, he assumed that she would automatically do as he told her, as this was the normal thing for a girl of her age to do in Verona in the 1590’s. I would interpret Capulet’s attitude as that of an uncaring father who was forcing his thirteen year old child into a marriage where she was unlikely to be happy. This...
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...Verona, which is to care and protect her and also find a suitable marriage partner for her. He does this and has fulfilled his role as a father and so it is a little understandable when he reacts the way he does but it may be a little eccentric. Overall I feel Capulet shows that he really does love his daughter and he does this better when he is with other people and not when he is with Juliet. He may find it hard expressing his love for Juliet to her face or in her presence but he does it extremely well when with his friends or others. Capulet’s unloving behaviour would have been acceptable in Verona in the 1590’s, so he would not have been seen as a cruel father and Juliet would have probably accepted this behaviour also because this was the normal thing to happen in her society.
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A person’s family may influence them substantially as they grow, from young children to love-struck teenagers. These family members might do so unintentually, but bad traits will rub off just as often as good ones, so will opinions and ideas. Lord Capulet is a character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet who tries to make the best out of bad situations, but rarely succeeds and is coloured as quite a hypocrite. He attempts to not be blinded by hate but evidently this leads to many mistakes, usually ones he himself doesn’t end up making, but ones he leads others into. Lord Capulet’s bad parenting leads to the death of his daughter and her lover.
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Lady Capulet is very materialistic and she wants Juliet to gain wealth and status by marrying Paris ‘’Share all that he doth possess’’. In addition, because she got married at a young age, therefore she thinks it’s right for Juliet to be married at a young age ‘’I was likely your mother at just about your age’’. Moreover, she constantly urges Juliet to marry Paris without any sense of consideration for Juliet’s opinions or feelings, about the alliance of the marriage. Furthermore, this illustrates her cold attitude towards love and marriage as she only talks about Paris Social position and wealth.
Romeo and Juliet Essay 1. Starting with this extract, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet as a good father. In this extract Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet as quite a good father, given the time period. This can be seen through “She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; Let two more summers wither in their pride” which suggests that Lord Capulet believes his daughter is too young, perhaps even too juvenile, to marry his suiter, Count Paris.
Lord Capulet is not only mean to Juliet but to the nurse as shown In act 3,sc 5, line 181 and 183 “O, God ‘i’ g’ eden!” And “Peace, you mumbling fool!”. The meaning of the first quote is an exclamation of annoyance. The second quote means to leave and stop talking. The significance of these two quotes is Lord Capulet is aggressive towards anyone trying to help Juliet. Second, these quotes show that Lord Capulet treats Juliet just as a servant to the family. To me this just means that this is what Juliet had to live with this day-to-day thus pushing her to the edge and eventually taking her own
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Lord Capulet is a very prominent character. He is wealthy and a leader in his community. He is a very loving father to his daughter Juliet, he is a very contradictory person, and he trusts everyone to do as they are told and to act appropriately.
Parents' Roles in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet are set in Verona, where two families are enemies. they are enemies due to an ‘ancient grudge’ which has been powerful. enough to keep the two lovers apart. Montague’s’ son Romeo falls. in love with the Capulet’s daughter, Juliet.
Act 1 Scene 3, shows to be the best initiation point. In this scene we can see right away that Lady Capulet is distant from Juliet. In line 1 of the scene, Lady Capulet says to the nurse “ Nurse, Where is my daughter? Call her forth to me.” In this small line it is easy to tell a lot about the relationship between Lady Capulet and her daughter. When she says “Nurse, where is my daughter?” means that she relies more on the nurse to know where her daughter is as oppose to herself. By saying “call her forth to me.” she is also passing the responsibility of getting the daughter to the nurse. By passing responsibilities of her daughter to the nurse; Lady Capulet is increasing the distance between her and her daughter. Another place where Lady Capulet shows to be distant is in Act 3 Scene 5. In this scene, in lines 69-73 she says “ Evermore Weeping for your cousin’s death? What, wilt thou wash him from his grave with tears? An if thou couldst, thou couldst not make him live. Therefore have done. Some grief shows much of love; but much grief shows still some want of wit.” In these lines Lady Capulet making an assumption as to what Juliet is feeling. Not only that, but she is also telling her not to cry instead of trying to understand what was really wrong with her daughter showing some distance among them. In these lines, the distance is clear, but this is only the inition of what the theme that Lady Capulet
Throughout the scene, we are given the impression that Capulet is kind-hearted, because he wants his daughter to marry for love and wants Paris to ‘woo her’ and work hard to ‘get her heart’, although we are still aware of his power to force Juliet into a marriage if necessary.... ... middle of paper ... ... Lord Capulet takes it for granted that his daughter will do what he tells her, saying ‘I will make a desperate tender / Of my child’s love’, taking responsibility away from Juliet and perhaps suggesting that she can’t decide for herself. Juliet’s parents appear understanding of her grief at first, but then plan the wedding in only 3 days, not giving her time to grieve.
He did not give much thought on how Juliet feels about the marriage and agrees to marry the two even though Juliet had not given him consent. For example, when Paris asks Capulet if Juliet would love him; Capulet responds, "Of my child 's love: I think she will be ruled. In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not." (4.3.13-14). Capulet’s relationship with Juliet is superficial; he does not understand or know his daughter well. By creating the wedding, he causes Juliet to become desperate as she would be marrying someone she doesn’t love. To add to the matter, instead of trying to understand his daughter’s perspective, he becomes aggressive and gives her with an ultimatum. Capulet shouts, “Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o 'Thursday, Or never after look me in the face.” (3.5.160-163). By forcing Juliet into marriage, she becomes desperate and causes her to begin considering death as a way out. "I 'll to the friar, to know his remedy; If all else fail, myself have power to die." (3.5.241-242). Capulet’s controlling and aggressive parenting forces Juliet to marry someone she does not love. Furthermore, this causes Juliet to starts considering suicide as a way out. Capulet’s actions to forcefully marry Juliet to Paris brings her death because it results in the Friar’s potion plan which would cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. If Capulet did not