Salutations Lord and Lady Capulet‚ You both know of my desire to marry your daughter‚ Juliet‚ and I have decided to write this letter to prove why I should be allowed to take your daughter’s hand in marriage. We have discussed this before‚ Lord Capulet‚ and while you have told me to woo her‚ I hope this letter will help show you why I would be a great husband for Juliet. I’m sorry for the loss of your dear kinsman‚ Tybalt‚ but this further proves why we should make haste with this marriage. I know
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ a play about two lovers who are from opposing families‚ Lord Capulet wishes to appear as a man of peace and much virtue‚ but when he is away from the prying eyes of the public‚ he is a man many times worse than Lord Montague. Lord Capulet is a complex character who many times contradicts his earlier actions in this play. By the end of this‚ you will truly understand Lord Capulet’s motives towards life. He is not the caring man one might think he is when they first
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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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What? Your still crying? For god’s sake‚ just shut up now. I couldn’t even sleep last night because of the noise. I mean look at the state of you. You didn’t even cry this much when you were a baby! Go on then‚ aren’t you gonna tell her the good news to cheer her up? What? You’ve told her? What do you mean she doesn’t want him? I don’t 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
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Capulet’s wife is the matriarch of the 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
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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 is entirely to blame for
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Is Lord Capulet a Good Father? In the tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ William Shakespeare wrote that Juliet married Romeo without the consent of her father‚ Lord Capulet. Without Lord Capulet having that knowledge‚ it was reasonable for him to find a husband for his daughter. When he was angry with Juliet for not being happy about the arrangement of marrying Paris‚ it was rude to yell at her the way he did. He had no thoughts on how she would feel‚ and did what he thought would be best‚ thinking of nobody
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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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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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Explore the ways Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet. Set in the city of Verona during the 12th/13th century‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is a typical love story by William Shakespeare with a tragedy twist. When Romeo Montague and his friends gate-crash Lord Capulet’s party‚ the last thing he imagined he would do is find the love of his life‚ Juliet. After realising Romeo is the son of her father’s sworn enemy they decide to keep their relationship secret and get married behind her families back. When Romeo’s
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