In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare presents many different aspects of Lord Capulet's personality in a wide variety of ways. In Act 1 Scene 2, Shakespeare employs the metaphor 'let two more summers wither in their pride / ere we may think her ripe to be a bride'. In this metaphor, Shakespeare describes Juliet as a fruit. This reference to the natural world presents Juliet as beautiful while verb such as 'wither' and 'ripe' present Juliet as immature and naïve, not ready for the serious event of marriage. Furthermore, like a fruit can easily be bruised, Shakespeare shows how Juliet can easily be damaged and how Juliet is powerless in her choices and will be chosen by a man, like how a man picks a fruit from a tree, mirrored in the Elizabethan Patriarchal society when women were powerless and it was the men who possessed all the power. However, a contemporary audience would react very different to this, possibly outraged due to Juliet's lack of choice in her life. In addition, it is possible to say that Shakespeare choosing to rhyme 'bride' and 'pride' reflects Lord Capulet's feelings towards Juliet marrying. However, later on in the extract, Lord Capulet says how those who are 'too soon marred are those too early made'. The word 'marred' has two meaning, married and ruined so in this line, Shakespeare shows how Lord Capulet is fearful of Juliet's premature marriage as he doesn't want Juliet to become ruined, alluding to his own unhappy marriage with Lady Capulet, and how Lord
Once in our lifetimes we all go through a tragedy, but who is responsible? In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, several characters are responsible for the deaths in the play. The characters; the Capulets, Friar Laurence, and Tybalt are the ones most responsible.
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Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” By saying this, it is clear how much Capulet cherishes Juliet. He is risking a rich suitor, to let Juliet become more mature before she marries. By speaking in prose Shakespeare shows Capulet’s class and authority, nevertheless, it also shows the sincerity of his love for Juliet. However the nurse also shows the love of a parent, she
SAMPSON A dog of that house shall move me to stand. I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague’s.
Lord Capulet is very concerned that his daughter is too young to be married. He believes that she is still naive and has not adequately experienced enough in the world to be a great bride. For this reason, Lord Capulet denied Paris’ request in marriage. This demonstrates that Lord Capulet was protective of his daughter, and acts accordingly for the sake of her well-being. Juliet affirms her father’s decision, and in this way, allowing her to be obedient and loving to him. Lord Capulet’s responsible actions please Juliet to become obedient.
However, an Elizabethan audience would see Capulet and Paris as caring and protective of Juliet. ‘Younger than she are happy mother’s made.’ This shows how hasty and devoted Paris is in having Juliet’s hand in marriage, but Capulet is caring towards Juliet and wants to wait for Juliet to make her decision. ‘The Earth hath swallow’d all my hopes but she, she is the hopeful lady of my Earth:’ Shakespeare uses a metaphor to portray how much he cares about Juliet and how dear she is to him. This would make sense because the infant mortality rate was high in Elizabethan times; on the other hand, what would be a shock to the Elizabethan audience is that Capulet sympathises with Juliet’s feelings. ‘But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,’ This can be seen as somewhat of a choice since Capulet delays the wedding due to the fact that he wants Juliet to become fond of Paris.
Nurse and Lady Capulet Foils A foil is a literary element utilized in Shakespeare’s famous plays, such as Romeo and Juliet. A foil is used to put emphasis on stark contrasts in two characters. One of the most prominent foils featured in Romeo and Juliet is Lady Capulet and the Nurse.
Love is like a flame, it provides you with warmth, but too much of it can also burn you. Such is the plot of the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It is a tragedy about two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who unfortunately, belong to families who bear an ancient grudge against each other. In the play, Romeo and Juliet fall in love and quickly decide to marry each other. At the end, Romeo and Juliet’s decisions cause their untimely death, but in reality, there were other people who also contributed to the lover’s death. Friar Laurence, the Nurse and Lord Capulet are responsible for the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Without knowing that, Lord Capulet only makes it worse when he forces Juliet to marry Paris "knot knit up tomorrow morning", (Act 4, Scene 2, Page 2, Line 22) thinking it might brighten up Juliet, and for his own good. When he hears Juliet's refusal of marrying Paris, he rages about how if she does not go to the wedding, he will "drag thee on a hurdle thither." He also calls her "green sickness" and "baggage", (Act 3, Scene 5, Page 7, Lines 156-158) leaving Juliet heart-broken and upset, causing her to think about suicidal
Lady Capulet shows that she no longer cares about Juliet and basically abandons Juliet for her husband, pushing Juliet into isolation. However back in that era, it was a difficult time to be a woman and men had a lot of power over woman.
Perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, pertains to the changes that the characters undergo. This is explored through Romeo and Juliet - two main protagonists living in Verona - who fall in love with each other, despite the great feud between their families. This significantly changes the lives of the majority of characters throughout the play. The major examples of this are Juliet and her father Lord Capulet, who both undergo significant changes. Conversely, it is also evident that there is one major exception to this, and that Romeo seems to change very little at all. Thus, the
When people start learning about William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, it can be confusing and pointless due to the fact that two young people fall in love and die for each other. Romeo & Juliet should not be taught in the 9th grade next year or in any year because, the entire story has unrealistics standards, promotes alcohol and drug abuse, as well as graphic depictions of violence, and lastly the usage of english that is no longer used.
All of Lady Capulet’s harsh comments can be traced back to a time long before she was married, before her heart turned to ice. “The night I pushed him away, pushed away his warm kisses in the cold, silent garden, his hands hot on me. The night long ago when I knew nothing. I thought my worth was in my worth to my family. Soiled, I had no price.
Emotions are an important part of life. Without emotions, there would be no feelings, like sadness, happiness, anger, and the world would be dull. Sometimes emotions lead people to do things that defeat reason and go against what is ‘right’ in their society. So when do emotions defeat reason? Three books that illustrate strong emotions are, “Romeo and Juliet” a script by William Shakespeare, “Pride and Prejudice” a novel by Jane Austen, and “I am Malala” a memoir by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb. These books help illustrate emotions are stronger than reason because in all books the main characters have to overcome a problem or obstacle where their emotions defeat reason. In “Romeo and Juliet”, Romeo and Juliet aren’t allowed to be
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, figures of authority play a prominent role in the tragedies that take place throughout the story. Friar Lawrence is a respected member of society, and both the Capulet and Montague families trust him for advice and support. However, throughout the play, Friar Lawrence makes hasty decisions, like marrying Romeo and Juliet, hiding the fact of their marriage, helping Romeo after he is banished, and faking Juliet’s death. Through Friar Lawrence’s bad choices, Shakespeare demonstrates that blind reliance on people of authority is ill-advised, because they have flaws and make mistakes just like everybody else.