Romeo And Juliet Capulet Character Analysis

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If you have ever read Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet you will have been astounded of how well Shakespeare characterizes the people in his book. The most admirable character in the book is Capulet. The rationale is that he shows affection to family and friends and also worries about the people he cares about. Lastly Capulet can forgive his enemies for what happened in the past. Capulet shows that he is sympathetic in the party scene when Romeo and his friends crash the party. Tybalt remonstrates to Capulet that Romeo has come to their party uninvited and he is downright enraged . Capulet wants every guest to have a wonderful time and doesn’t want his party to be ruined by starting a fight with the Romeo and the other Montagues . So he sternly tells Tybalt “He shall be endured. What, goodman boy? I say he shall. Go to. Am I the master here or you? Go to. You’ll not endure him? God shall mend my soul, You’ll make a mutiny among my guest. You will set cock-a-hoop: you’ll be the man!” …show more content…

By doing so, Juliet is so extraordinarily shocked that her parents are forcing her to do something that she does not what do to. The way Capulet regarded the situation is that Juliet has been crying over Tybalt's death, but she is truly crying over Romeo’s banishment. So to make her stop crying Capulet has presented the monumental news. Lady Capulet speaks to Juliet “Marry, my child, early next Thursday morn, The gallant, young, and noble gentleman, The Country Paris, at Saint Peter’s Church, Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride”. (III.V.111-114). After Juliet has declined the marriage, Capulet was infuriated that she had dismissed the idea of Paris and her getting married so hastily. That part of the book showed that both Capulets were afraid what might happen to Juliet if they did nothing to try to help her feel better after Tybalt’s

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