Lord Capulet is a good father because he’s empathetic, overprotective, and sympathetic towards his daughter. Everyone knows that it is very tough to be a good father. By their children, the best fathers are often thought of as the worst, which makes the job even more difficult. More often than not, decisions that a father makes for his child or children is the opposite of what they were wanting, or what they thought they needed. However, even if it requires making a rather tough decision, a father always tries to do his best by his children. In Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet, father of young Juliet, does, or at least attempts, to do all of these things for her.
For a girl juliet’s age, preparing to be married was very normal for the time period. Fathers would choose suitors for their young daughters, and then the daughters would marry whomever their father chose. Despite this tradition, it worked a little differently in the Capulet Family. Lord Capulet was empathetic to Juliet’s feelings about marrying at such a
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He could choose to be angry about this. He could choose to be angry with his daughter, his unknown son-in-law Romeo, or with his sworn enemy Lord Montague, but instead he chooses peace. Lord Capulet decides to bury their family feud with the Montagues, so the two can do something much more important. He does this so they can mourn the loss of their only children together. Lord Capulet also knows that this is what Juliet would want. She would want the to families to come together, to mourn and cope together. And Lord Capulet chooses to honor her love to Romeo, as she would want him to, in a very sweet way. “As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady lie, Poor sacrifices of our enmity” (5.3.314-315). Raising a statue in honor of the enemy is a very bold move. But he knows it would make his daughter happy, and that is all he ever
The play of Romeo and Juliet is set in a rich suburb in the city of Verona in Italy. Romeo and Juliet is a play about love and passion between two young people. It is also about the fate of the two "star-crossed lovers," who eventually take their own lives because of misunderstandings. You could say that Romeo and Juliet had just too much bad luck and the play leaves you thinking "if only " If only the messenger had delivered the letter, if only Juliet had woken up sooner there are so many unfortunate chances in the play.
he is a bit hasty. When he asks for his sword Lady Capulet says ‘ A crutch, a crutch, a crutch! Why call you for sword?’(I.i.74) This gives the impression that Capulet is perhaps too old for this kind of brawl and it is mocking him for. However, his behaviour shows the strong emotions he feels towards the Montagues and how important his family is to him.
When there is a fight in the market place, Capulet rushes to fight for his honor, “my sword I say, old Montague is come...” Capulet denies Paris’ request to marry Juliet “ and too soon marred are those so early made,” acting for his own good because he wants Juliet to produce many offspring to carry on the Capulets bloodline, since she is his only surviving child. When at the ball Capulet demands Tybalt to let Romeo be,” content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,” but this just fuels Tybalts anger towards Romeo, which eventually ends up in Tybalt causing his own death. Capulet believes he is giving his child the best when he announces her engagement to Paris” she shall be married to this noble earl,” and believes Paris will make a good husband for Juliet. When Juliet refuses Capulet thinks it best to threaten her, “I will drag thee,” but this just makes Juliet turn to more drastic measures.
The house of the Capulets invites loyalty among the people but also hot tempers. Through the inability to understand Juliet and put aside their anger they may have been the cause for the events that transpired during the story. Lord Capulet, patriarch of the Capulets, is a man that demands respect and has quite the temper. When his character is introduced he is a reasonable father, taking Juliet’s age into consideration the first time he is approached by Paris about marriage. He allows Romeo to take part of his party after Tybalt discovers him. This seems to take a complete 180 later on when Juliet disobeys her father, after her cousin’s death, he threatens to hurt her. “I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, or never after look me in the face. Speak not. Reply not. Do not answer me. My fingers itch.” Act 3, scene 5,
One of the standards was that Juliet get married young. At the time, Juliet was in her early to mid teens, which is not really a good time to get married, because you still haven’t experienced life enough to know what qualities are good in a partner. Granted, he dad was going to marry her, but still on qualities he thought was good. Anyway, the marriage probably would not have been good. Also society thought that she should marry someone her dad chose for her, as shown by this quote, said by Lord Capulet, “She shall be married to this noble earl,” (3.5.24) This “noble earl” was Paris. If she had not had to marry Paris, I think that everyone would’ve gotten along a lot easier. Society also considered the Montagues and the Capulets to be enemies. So, they didn’t think that two children of opposing families should express love to each other, rather than
Juliet Capulet is a innocent young girl, especially towards the beginning of the story. When Juliet expresses her innocence, she truly wasn't expecting to find the guy she was going to like for the rest of her life. As, Lady Capulet calls to talk to her about marriage, Lady Capulet says, “Marry, that
Instead it is the wife’s duty to inform her child that she must prepare herself for marriage. Lady Capulet was married at an age younger than Juliet is. She says, "By my count I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid" (1.3.73-75). It is time Juliet leaves her nest and adds to the family’s fortune. The mother is the one to tell Juliet this news because she was put into the same situation as her daughter. During the ...
Lord Capulet is the head of the Capulets and is well respected by the the rest of his house. He is also Lady Capulets wife and Juliet's father. He is important in this story, as he is able to make decisions, which will affect the lives of many other people, not only in his own house. but also in his bitter rival house, The Montague's. Throughout the whole play there are scenes that revolve solely around him and Juliet.
Considerable expectations are placed on Juliet due to her gender. As a female, Juliet was expected to marry the man of her family’s choosing, granting her no control over her future. Capulet and County Paris discuss whether Juliet is fit to be a bride. Although age plays a factor in this decision, Capulet is deciding his daughter’s fate based on the expected gender roles of her being the sole female daughter of the family, “ She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;/Let two more summers wither in their pride/
Capulet is one of the reasons Romeo and Juliet are dead. Juliet’s father is emotionally and verbally toward her. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what- get thee to church a’ Thursday Or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me!” In the scene where Juliet’s father is yelling at her he is calling her worthless of being Paris’ wife. Her father said that he didn’t care if she was out on the street. Even her mother said she didn’t care what happened to her. Juliet wanted to escape her father because he treats her like trash. So she “fell in love with the enemy” and wants to get married to him so she can escape him. Juliet and Romeo didn’t end up getting away together. I guess she thought this was a good way to escape her dad.
What Capulet is saying is Juliet is far too young to be married, and that Paris could have her when she reaches a suitable age. Here, he is being a good dad, looking out for his daughters’ best interest. However, after the death of Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, Capulet considers it might be good for Juliet to have a husband, that it might be a good healing technique. Keep in mind that this is after the night of the party when Romeo and Juliet fell in love. He is convinced and is excited for Juliet to get married, when she says no. She refuses, for obvious reasons, and he throws a huge temper tantrum. His harsh reaction leads readers to look at him as a bit of a tyrant and his entire “good daddy” persona is flushed down the toilet when he starts threatening Juliet. He states that he is willing to beat her or throw her out on the...
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.
Juliet’s parents were pushing her to marry Paris as loyalty to their family status. But she refused their wishes, upsetting Capulet: “An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend./ An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets,/ For ,by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee,” (3.5. 203-206). Capulet is shaming Juliet and betrays her by trying to force her to marry Paris.
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.
The audience is first introduced to Juliet in the exposition of the play. Juliet attracts the attention the Count Paris and her father (Lord Capulet) wisely says that Juliet “is yet a stranger in the world” (Act I.2.8) and should be allowed “two more summers” (Act I.2.10) to grow until she is ready for marriage. This implies that Juliet is young and has not yet matured to level where she is eligible to be married. Lord Capulet’s love for his daughter leads him to protect her from the prospective marriage until she is “ripe to be a bride” (Act I.2.11).