Farai Bennett Period 5 – Sunshine February 5th‚ 2013 Is Lord Capulet a good father? In this day and age‚ the key essentials to what make a good father has dramatically changed since the days of Shakespeare. Back then‚ a good father showered their children with luxury‚ if they could afford it‚ kept them young‚ beautiful and presentable‚ and most importantly found them a good husband or wife around the age of fourteen or fifteen years old. In contrast to today’s modern world‚ a good father
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understand. She should be thanking us. Do you have any idea how many girls would die to marry Paris? This guy’s perfect for you. He’s loaded‚ and you’d be famous‚ you’ve always wanted to be famous and you’d even become a part of the royal family. Ughhh‚ your as useless as a pen with no ink. I don’t believe you. After everything I’ve done for you. I’ve fed you‚ clothed you‚ bought you everything you’ve ever wanted‚ and this is how you repay me. Ugh‚ you stupid girl. Your going on that plane to
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Romeo and Juliet written by: William Shakespeare explains what happens to Romeo and Juliet. The actions of Capulet‚ Lady Capulet‚ Romeo‚ and Juliet leads to the suicide. Capulets constant disregard for Juliet’s feelings pushed Juliet into many tough situations. Capulet lets his anger get the best of him when addressing Juliet‚ “…disobedient wretch! ...get thee to a church Thursday Or never look me in the face.” Using abrasive name-calling along with an ultimatum‚ he tries to force Juliet to marry
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How far Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet as a good father in this whole conversation. Part 1) In Act 1 Scene 2 Capulet is portrayed as a considerate‚ responsible and loving father who is concerned about what is best for his daughter and see her as more than just an ‘object’ to be married off which isn’t common as it was a very patriarchal society. By displaying these forms of affection the audiences’ first impression of him is that he is a good father. In Act 1 Scene 2 a noable young kinsmen of
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Another‚ significant factor in Lady Capulet’ s failure to do what is in the best interest of her family‚ is her lack of power and voice as a women in the Elizabethan Era. During the initial civil brawl Capulet wants to take part in the fighting‚ not addressing the fact he is an older man‚ in a rage he calls for‚ “my long sword‚ ho!” (1.1.76) In response to this Lady Capulet tries to stop her husband by calling at him‚ “A crutch‚ a crutch! why call you for a sword?” (1.1.77) She tries to use humor
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Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ is a novel about a young couple’s battle against fate. The story contains many character‚ each with their own attributes and actions. One of the most trait-evolved characters‚ each with their own attributes and actions. One of the most trait-evolved characters is Juliet Capulet. Although Juliet was brave‚ loyal‚ and persistent‚ her battle with fate was tragically lost. When Juliet’s father promises Juliet’s hand in marriage to Count Paris‚ she
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the Capulet family Lord Capulet‚ father of Juliet‚ husband of Lady Capulet‚ and enemy of Montague; and his sight on love. He believe he knows what is best for Juliet who he truly loves‚ though he is not well acquainted with Juliet’s thoughts or feelings. He says that his consent to the marriage depends upon what she wants and tells Paris that if he wants to marry her he should wait a while then ask for her hand. Later‚ however‚ when Juliet is grieving over Romeo being sent away‚ Capulet thinks
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Throughout Romeo and Juliet loss is abound‚ making the text relatable for modern and contemporary audiences. Loss is an ineluctable part of human life allowing audiences from any era to be able to sympathise with the characters and connect with them. Many people share the view that lord Capulet cared little for his daughter‚ not unusual In Elizabethan times‚ but I feel there is much evidence to the contrary‚ lord Capulet‚ loved his "only child"‚ Juliet. PROLOGUE Juliet’s supposed death evoked intense
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Prologue to Romeo and Juliet‚ the Chorus tells us of an "ancient grudge" between two households of equal dignity that has broken out into a "new mutiny" that will cause blood to flow in the streets of Verona and will ultimately result in the deaths of the "star-cross’d lovers." The Chorus points to the heads of these two families as the source of the strife at hand‚ the rage of their parents causing the deaths of their children. We soon learn the surnames of the warring clans‚ Capulet and Montague‚ and
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Blaming a person who only wanted to show honor to ones kin’s long-standing tradition seems absurd. However‚ people often accuse Tybalt Capulet from Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. Throughout the play‚ Tybalt made various impulsive actions and choices which were not the best‚ but inevitably his responses were not irrelevant. Tybalt did not cause the tragic amount of deaths in Verona. He was merely trying to keep up with the feud. Mercutio induced Tybalt into their duel and Mercutio’s death was
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