Lady Capulet In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Juliet is Lord Capulet’s only daughter and only child, making him really strict about who she marries. At first, Lord Capulet gave Juliet the choice of whether she wanted to marry Paris or not. Lord Capulet thought that Paris would be a great man for his only daughter to marry because of his social status, his wealth, and his relation to the Prince. Later in the play, without regard to Juliet’s feelings Lord Capulet forced Juliet to marry Paris and when Juliet disagreed, he yelled at her,“Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!/ I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday,/Or never after look me in the face” (3.5 160-162). Lord Capulet hates the Montagues, Juliet could not have told him that she was already married to his enemy’s son. Lord Capulet in this quote gave Juliet an ultimatum: either she marries Paris or he disowns her. Because Lord Capulet said this and made the decision that Juliet will marry Paris, Juliet went to the Friar to find a solution. The solution that ended up with her in the tomb where she killed herself. Tybalt was Lord Capulet’s nephew, his death made Lord Capulet emotional and caused his outburst at Juliet. Before being in grief, Lord Capulet thought that Juliet was too young to be married. Nonetheless his emotions and rash decisions led to his daughter’s death. After Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment, Juliet was extremely depressed and would not stop crying. Thinking that it was only because of Tybalt’s death that Juliet is so upset, Lord Capulet changed the wedding date: “I’ll have this knot knit up [Wednesday] morning” (4.2 21-22). Friar Lawrence scheduled the plan to happen on Thursday, but since the wedding was moved up a day, it was ruined. Romeo did not receive the letter explaining the plan in time because there was not enough time to deliver it. Instead, Romeo was told that Juliet was dead from Balthasar. Because Romeo could not live without

This does not allow Juliet to make her own decision. An example of this is when Lady Capulet reinforces the plan in which Paris would be Juliet's husband, rather than letting Juliet choose who she marries. Lady Capulet speaks for Juliet when she says “marry, my child, early next Thursday morn.” Having little to no knowledge aforetime about this news, Juliet is utterly astonished. Lady Capulet continues by saying “[the] young and noble gentleman, the county Paris... shall happily make thee there a joyful bride” (III.v.112-115). After having already prepared her life with Romeo, Juliet is in disbelief that her mother would not attempt to step into her father's plan. Juliet lashes back at her mother by saying “I will not marry yet” and threatening that she would marry Romeo “whom you know I hate” rather than Paris (III.v.115-122). The lack of communication between the two characters makes them distant from one another, and the little effort provided by Lady Capulet to approach her daughter is the main reason for this occurrence. The control Lady Capulet has over different characters and her

Lady Capulet, mostly known for being Juliet’s mother, is the wife of the rich patriarch of the Capulet family, therefore, she is high up in the aristocracy. Their family have specific ways in which they must carry themselves. Lady Capulet is never seen exhibiting any behavior that could be misconstrued as inappropriate, and is always worried about what others will think. For example, as woman who herself married young, is very eager for her daughter to marry Paris, a kinsman of the Prince. Her only wish is for her daughter to fulfill her duty as a woman in the Elizibeathen Era, which is basically to marry someone of high social status and with a large amount of money. If Juliet were to not be married or if it were to a lowly man, she would

In the drama of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Lord and Lady Capulet’s fatal flaw of selfishness aids in causing the ending tragedies. This is due to their selfish actions towards Juliet and then the resulting consequences. When Lady Capulet announces to Juliet that she will marry Paris, a man she does not love, Juliet refuses by saying “Not proud you have, but thankful that you have./Proud can I never be of what I hate, /But thankful even for hate that is meant love” (III. v. 164-166). By Juliet simply stating that she doesn’t wish to marry Paris, Lord Capulet is infuriated. He shouts at her: “ To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s church,/ Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither” (III. v. 173-174). By yelling at Juliet for her own decision in the marriage matter, the Capulets’

Lord Capulet is responsible for Juliet’s death because he is verbally abusive. Lord Capulet has a high temper towards Juliet for her opinions . For example, As Lord Capulet enters Juliet’s room and hears that Juliet refuses to marry Paris his smile disappears and becomes angry and irritated. As Lord Capulet is yelling at Juliet for being ungrateful he says, “Speak not; reply not; do not answer me. My fingers itch” (3.5.169-170). Lord Capulet is telling Juliet to not say anything, such

There are three characters in the story of Romeo and Juliet that take some and most of the blame on the death of the two Romeo and Juliet. Two of the characters take some of the blame while the third character takes all of the blame. The two characters that take some of the blame are Lady Capulet And Lord Capulet. Lady Capulet is married to Lord Capulet and have a daughter named Juliet. The third person that takes most of the blame for their death is not a person at all. It is fate. These three characters are the reason why Romeo and Juliet take their lives. ("DBQ: Romeo and Juliet: Who's to Blame". Doc.B,A,D)

Lord Capulet and Paris have some similar opinions of Juliet's marriage and so do Romeo and Friar which also influenced the end of the story negatively. Capulet thinks that Juliet should be married to Paris and Paris agrees with him. “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart” (1.2.16) and Paris says “Younger than she are happy mothers made” (1.2.12). This means that Capulet is encouraging Paris to get Juliet’s heart and Paris influences him by telling him younger woman than her are married and happy mothers. This determines that the two of them want Juliet to get married to Paris because Capulet tells

Romeo and Juliet is known as one of the most popular love stories ever written. However, the play is not about love, but about death. William Shakespeare wrote this play to warn readers about the danger of hatred and impulsive actions. Romeo’s love for Juliet and his impulsive nature contributed to the deaths of Tybalt, Mercutio, Juliet, Paris, Lady Montague , and Romeo himself.

Some may say Capulet wouldn’t have been the only one to protest Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, but he had the final say in Juliet’s life. Lord Capulet, “Send for the county.; Go tell him of this. I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.”(IV. ii. 21-22) If Lord Capulet never moved up the wedding, there would have been more time for the news to travel to Romeo. Many people argue that he was doing it for right reasons, that his decision was for the better of the family and he did it unintentionally, but it was still his fault for forcing this marriage so suddenly on Juliet. It is Lord Capulets fault because he is too protective over Juliet. Some people may say Juliet could have just stood up to her father and tell him straight forward how she wanted to marry Romeo and not Paris, however, he was just so overbearing and possessive, she was too nervous to come forward and say it. Lord Capulet. “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee to a church Thursday or never after look at me in the face.” (III. v. 180-183) By Lord Capulet being so strict with Juliet, moving up the wedding, and being too protective, Juliet was forced to make up an incredibly dangerous plan, leading to the young couple committing suicide.

Lord Capulet intimidates Juliet if she does not marry Paris which makes her vulnerable. Capulet moves up the wedding date which leads to Juliet faking her death and the death of Romeo. While there may be some reasons to support the other side, the other side is incorrect because Capulet had not intended nor did he kill Romeo and Juliet. Lord Capulet talks to Paris about how to make Juliet happier, “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender of my child's love I think she will be rul’d” (III.iv.12-13). He thinks Tybalt’s death brings her sorrow and wants Juliet to be happy. He thinks the key to her happiness is with marriage. While conversing with Lady Capulet, he says, “Day, night, hour, tide, time, work, play, alone, in company, still my care hath been to have her match’d” (III.v.185-187). Lord Capulet does not want Juliet to be alone. Capulet says that it is his duty to find Juliet a worthy husband. Therefore, Lord Capulet genuinely cares for Juliet and would never harm her, she killed

In the play, Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet have decided to have Juliet marry Prince Paris. Juliet refuses to do so making Lord Capulet angry. He then yells at Juliet, telling her, “To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither (Act 3, Scene 5, line 154-155). Then after she still says no he exclaims that if she doesn’t marry Paris that she, “... shall not house with me.” (Act 3, Scene 5, line 189). In other word Lord Capulet is telling her that he will make her marry Paris, or he will kick her out of the family. This forces Juliet to do extreme things. We know that in the story, Juliet is already married to Romeo, but her parents don’t know this. Juliet knows she loves Romeo, not Paris, and that she cannot marry Paris. Even after telling her parents that she will not marry Paris, they still force the marriage upon her. She is left with no way out, and she sees death as the only option. In the play Juliet stats “ To Romeo seald shall be the label to on other deed, or my true heart treacherous revolt turn to another and this shall slay them both” (Act 3 scene 5 line 189). Meaning that if she is married to Paris, she will kill herself. This causes Juliet to agree with the plan that causes her and Romeo's death. This proves that Lord Capulet is directly responsible for the deaths of Romeo and

Lord Capulet is Juliet's father and he says, “Go you to Juliet ere you go to bed. Prepare her, wife, against this wedding day” (Act 4, Scene 4, Page 2, Line 32-33). Lord Capulet tells his wife and daughter what to do and they are expected to bow down to him and listen to him. Lord Capulet tells his wife that Juliet is getting married to Paris, and for her to go and tell Juliet the news. Lord Capulet does not ask Juliet if she wants to marry Paris, he tells her that she is going to marry him and Juliet does not agree, “Ere he, that should be husband, comes to woo.I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam, I will not marry yet. And when I do, I swear It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris.” (Act 3, Scene 5, Page 6, Lines 119-123). In this part of the play, Lord and Lady Capulet think that Juliet despises Romeo for killing her cousin, but Romeo and Juliet are married. Since women are supposed to do what their fathers tell them to do, Juliet is supposed to marry Paris, but her father does not know that she went behind his back to marry Romeo. The idea of being a woman in the 1300’s contributes to the drama and tragedy of the

Later on in this scene, Juliet, begs her father and mother to not force her to marry Paris. Lady Capulet’s actions make Juliet want to end her life, which, in the end, she

In the beginning of scene three, Juliet is called by her Nurse and mother. Upon Juliet's entrance, Lady Capulet instructs the Nurse, “Nurse, give leave awhile./ We must talk in secret.--Nurse, come back again” (Rom. 1. 3. 8-9). Lady Capulet wants to speak with Juliet. but she finds it unfitting for such a low class Nurse to be there during a high class private conversation, so she sends her away. After a brief pause she summons the Nurse again. Lady Capulet has no relationship with Juliet other than having given birth to her. As seen from her inquiry of, “Thou knowest my daughter's of a pretty age” (Rom. 1. 3. 11), Lady Capulet clearly does not know her daughter. In order to have the impending conversation, Lady Capulet wants the Nurse there

Juliet Capulet is a perceiver and acts as a improvisor. Shakespeare writes “…Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and it’ll no longer be a Capulet” (II. ii. 34-36). Juliet improvises and says that she rather not be a Capulet if that makes the predicament better. She doesn’t want her family’s rivalry with the Montagues to affect Romeo’s love for her. She even emphasizes that she would go to desperate measures and deny her father; during that time in England a woman was nothing without the provisions of their father or husband. This shows that she is willing to go all the way to get her feelings across to Romeo. Juliet then goes on to say “… Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, which is the