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    Throughout Act 3 Scene 5 in Romeo and Juliet we are shown as an audience‚ a variety of dramatic ironies and tragic events. We are also revealed more about the relationship Juliet has with her parents and are learning more about Capulet‚ his personality and how Shakespearean language is used‚ to give an overall impact on how we feel about Capulet and how he is as a father. At the start of the play when Paris asks for Juliet’s hand‚ from his father‚ his father declines the proposal and says "my

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    good dad. When Paris comes sniffing around for thirteen-year-old Juliet’s hand in marriage‚ Capulet puts him of‚ citing Juliet’s young age and even suggesting that he’d like his daughter to marry for "love" (1.2.2-3). This‚ by the way‚ is pretty uncommon in Shakespeare’s plays. Most fathers (like Baptista Minola in The Taming of the Shrew) broker marriages like business deals‚ without ever consulting their daughters. But Lord Capulet doesn’t play the good father for long. Paris eventually wears

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    I think Lord and Lady Capulet got what they deserve when Juliet “died”. Neither of them spent time with her so they didn’t make a family bond so the family was distant. The nurse knew more things about Juliet than Lord or Lady Capulet. Lord Capulet also forced Juliet to marry Paris when she didn’t want to and threatened her to do it or else he would disown her. Lines 160-164 “Hang Thee‚ young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what. Get to thee church o’ Thursday Or never look me in the face”

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    All Because of a Party Lady Montague and Lady Capulet were thy best of friends. They did everything together from go shopping in town buying dresses for thy parties to gossiping about thy people who lived in thy village. They decided to have a party together over the weekend which they were going to plan together. Every little detail like what food they would have and which type of gifts thy would hand out at the end. They made the guest list with the Bennett’s‚ the Biggie’s‚ the Brickenden’s

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    play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Lord Capulet is a very prominent character. He is wealthy and a leader in his community. He is a very loving father to his daughter Juliet‚ he is a very contradictory person‚ and he trusts everyone to do as they are told and to act appropriately. <br> <br>Lord Capulet is a loving father who deeply cares for Juliet. When he arranges the marriage between her and Paris‚ he is just trying to do what he feels is best for her. He knows Paris‚ being handsome

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    of Romeo and Juliet. Questions arise concerning who or what is the fault for these lovers’ death? Whether it was Lady Capulet‚ who was not the motherly figure Juliet needed in her life‚ the Nurse‚ who abandoned Juliet when she needed her most‚ or the gruesome murder of Tybalt acted by Romeo‚ which made their relationship nearly impossible to handle. These vital factors all contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

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    The Capulets and the Montagues are important families who have had an ongoing dispute for years. When a street fight starts in the streets of Verona‚ citizens of the city decide that anyone who disrupts the piece should be given the worst of punishments. Romeo Montagues‚ is discussing his unreturned affection towards Rosaline with his cousin Benvolio. Meanwhile‚ Juliet Capulet’ hand has been offered to Paris‚ a man who her father has determined suitable enough for her. He decided they will get married

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    house of Capulet‚ and Juliet’s mother. She plays a larger role than Montague’s wife‚ appearing in several scenes. In Act One‚ Scene three‚ she refuses to talk to her daughter about marriage‚ as she feels uncomfortable about it‚ but in Scene four‚ she is pleased about Count Paris’s "interest" in her daughter. When Tybalt is killed in Act Three‚ she expresses extreme grief and a strong desire for revenge on Romeo. In Act Three‚ Scene 5‚ she becomes very angry with Juliet for refusing to marry Paris‚ and

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    Lady Capulet and Juliet’s relationship – film By using camera shots‚ at the start of the scene Lady Capulet appears first and we are shown a close-up of Lady Capulet’s mouth‚ and her on the balcony shouting for Juliet. This shows that she is not very close with her daughter‚ as she never knows where she is. Then the sound portrays the contrast from loud‚ when Lady Capulet’s shouting‚ to quiet‚ when Juliet has her head in the bath to get away from the noise. This shoes that Juliet is more of a

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    Romeo and Juliet is a play about 2 star-crossed lovers from the rival families‚ Capulet and Montague. The two families are always fighting and brawling on the streets of Verona. When Romeo is banished for killing Tybalt‚ Juliet’s cousin‚ they create a daring plan to get themselves to Mantua‚ where they will happily live out their lives together. Sadly‚ the plan goes terribly wrong and Romeo and Juliet both end up dead in the Capulet Tomb. I believe that Lord Capulet‚ Juliet’s ostentatious father

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