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Character Analysis Of Capulet In William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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What is more important, your memories or your knowledge? Your emotions or your logic? Your heart or your brain? For Capulet, his answer changed like a switch. In the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, by Shakespeare, there are three main parties that live in Verona, the Capulets, the Montagues, and the royalty. Capulet is the head of his house and has a formidable personality to represent his house as strong. There is constant warring in the streets and Capulet is not afraid to join in to defend his house. Capulet is the father of Juliet and loves her very much. He tries to make all his decisions revolve around her. Capulet has a suitor, Paris, ready for Juliet, but Juliet does not find anything in Paris and instead finds another man she loves, Romeo. Juliet knows that Capulet would not approve of Romeo because he is a Montague, so she keeps it a secret. At the beginning of the play, Capulet makes thoughtful and rational choices, but the play progresses, his decisions become more fueled by emotions and impulsive. Capulet is capable of thinking objectively and analytically as shown in the beginning of the play. When Paris comes to Capulet and asks to marry Juliet, Capulet thinks about what would be best for his daughter and not just himself. Capulet responds to Paris’s request, “My …show more content…

One of his defining characteristics is his controlling personality and expectations that everyone blindly obeys his decisions. When someone disagrees with his wishes, Capulet becomes irrational and impulsive. Lady Capulet brought the “good” news to Juliet that she would be marrying Paris on Thursday. Juliet, of course, could not marry Paris because she was already married to Romeo. Juliet said to Lady Capulet, “Now, by Saint Peter’s Church and Peter too,/ He shall not make me there a joyful bride.”(3.5.16-17). When Capulet enters and hears that Juliet would not follow his decree he

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