William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
“Romeo and Juliet” is a tragic love story, where two teenagers are in
love, thought their love is destroyed by the conflict of their two
families. Their love is so dramatic, it can’t be withdrawn so the only
way out they can see is suicide. Act 1, Scene 5 is important because
it’s the place where Romeo and Juliet first meet and immediately fall
in fat. A long standing feud between both Capulet and Montague keep
Romeo and Juliet apart. In the Elizabethan times, it was normal to be
married at a young age such as fourteen. The Capulet family wishes for
Juliet to marry Paris, though as Juliet doesn’t love Paris, she is
very against the idea and at first refuses.
In lines 1-15, the first servant tells the others what to do and
orders them about by using words such as ‘Away’, ‘Remove’, ‘Look’,
‘Save’. (Instructional; Imperative verbs) servants are rushed and
flustered “where’s potpan, that he helps not to take away? He shift a
trencher? He scrape a trencher?”
I think servants help set the scene to show the importance of the
party, rushing to make everything perfect. The party is very important
to Capulet “old accustomed feast” (Act 1, 2) he’s invited family and
friends such as Roasline/Tybalt/Mercuito/Paris. The sentence structure
is short, their frantic, worried, repeatedly asking questions.
In lines 16-41;55-93, Capulet is very happy because the party’s going
well so far, the party has been well-prepared and Capulet is very
pleased with the turn out. Whilst greeting the guests he uses the term
‘Welcome’ three times. Realising Romeo is there, Tybalt tries to cause
an unnecessary fight between him and Romeo. Tybalt’s initial reaction
is to fight Romeo, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me
my rapier, (sword) boy.” Capulet gets angry with Tybalt and says
insults referring to his age and asks a rhetorical question “am I the
master here, or you?” Capulet also tries to reason with Tybalt by
saying “Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone.
All of these lines are said to Tybalt's uncle, Lord Capulet, by Tyblat. Right from the start Tybalt says Romeo is a villain, a trouble maker. He states that he will not stand for such a horrible person to be at the party. Tybalt feels that it is a shame. Being ignorant also means not knowing the whole truth.
Hold your tongue” (3.5.170-171) since Capulet told the nurse to shut up, Capulet differently is a bad and criticizing husband.
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,
If it were not for Capulet sending incompetent help to do his tasks or if Romeo had been in a different spot at that time and did not come in contact with the servant, then Juliet and Romeo would have never even met in the first place. Also, while attending that party, Romeo is discovered at the party by Juliet’s cousin Tybalt. Tybalt has a strong hatred for all Montague’s and when he discovers that one is attending his own family’s party it really angers him. He then goes straight to the head of the Capulet family and asks for permission to fight the intruder. Capulet does not want a fight at his party so he tells Tybalt to be patient and ignore him.
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 in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Lord Capulet is a character in the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William. Shakespeare, which we have been reading together in class. This piece is a study of this character. The story is of a young boy and girl who find love in each other but due to a sequence of events their lives are prematurely ended in the.
“He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who falls from a
such a love can arise out of hatred and then triumph over it in death,
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would
says this to threaten Juliet as if to say if you do not do this then
His love for Rosaline is great but yet she can not say the same and
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet `Romeo and Juliet` is one of the best love stories of all time but although Shakespeare wrote the play, the story wasn't original. It all started hundreds of years before Shakespeare was born, in Italy when myths and folktales travelled about two young lovers from enemy families. After that, a poem was written called `The tragical history of Romeus and Juliet` by Arthur Brooke in 1562. So although Shakespeare's ideas weren't original, he has developed the basic ideas so well that now the whole world are familiar with the deeply touching love story of `Romeo and Juliet`.
Capulet is shown to be very authoritative over his wife, asking her to ‘Go you to Juliet’ and ‘Prepare her’ for the wedding. This shows us that Capulet has no doubt his wife will do what she tells her, and the use the imperative verbs such as ‘go’ and ‘prepare’ imply that women were forced to obey their husband’s instructions. We are also shown that the role of the mother was to prepare her daughter for her wedding day.
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