Lady Capulet is established as an unsupportive parent from the beginning of Romeo and Juliet. Her relationship with Juliet is strictly formal. The first red flag to their formal relationship is when Juliet’s mother gets Juliet’s attention by getting the nurse to call on her. Lady Capulet does not take the time to seek out her daughter, she makes the Nurse bring Juliet to her. Clearly, Lady Capulet does not give Juliet the “time of day” she only wants to talk to here about serious topics.
“This is the matter-Nurse, give leave awhile;/we must talk in secrete. Nurse, come back again./I have rememb’red me; hear our counsel”(Shakespeare 709 1.3.7-9). Lady Capulet started to talk to Juliet but then realized she does not really know how to talk to her daughter because the nurse has always taken care of her and been there for her, not Lady Capulet, which is why she can not even talk to her own daughter on her own. Lady Capulet never took the time to do anything with Juliet and wasn’t much of a role model. When Lady Capulet does not talk to Juliet and turns her back on Juliet, it makes her take a desperate approach at getting out of marrying Paris.
The Nurse on numerous occasions helps Juliet’s in her schemes to meet Romeo. For instance, she says, “Your lady mother is coming to your chamber. / The day is broke; be wary; look about.” (Shakespeare 3.5.39-40) This quote shows the Nurse warning Juliet that her mother was coming when the newlyweds were consummating.
She is trying to warn her that a man will be nothing but a problem, which in the end was the cause for her demise, she also wants Juliet to be blissful saying things to comfort her like “Hie to your chamber I’ll find Romeo to comfort you” (Shakespeare 887). Sadly though her mother, Lady Capulet should know everything that there is about her daughter; she should know how old she is and her innermost feelings. However, Lady Capulet identifies neither. Early on in Act 1, Lady Capulet is unsure of Juliet's age and the Nurse has an extended speech in which she enlightens to Juliet's mother how she knows how old Juliet is better than her mother does. In a Scholastic article they translated the scene into modern English Lady Capulet was still forcing Juliet to marry Paris and as it said in modern English” Read his face like a diary, and tell me if you like what's written there.”
She is the only person that supports their marriage just because she wants them to be happy. The nurse helps Juliet out of pure love, and is the steady, supporting mother figure in her life. She is the least selfish and most mature character in the play. In Act II, Scene V, Line XXVII,
While both the Nurse and Lady Capulet are a mother to Juliet, their relationship with Juliet couldn't be more different. Within the text of Romeo and Juliet, the Nurse knows Juliet well and claims to be able to “tell her age unto [an] hour” (I.iii.12.) while Lady Capulet only “ knowest my daughter’s of a pretty age” (I.iii.10-11.). Even though Lady Capulet is Juliet’s biological mother, she doesn't know the age of her daughter, thinking that she is fourteen while she is still thirteen. The Nurse
The Nurse is a servant in the Capulet house, but her relationship with Juliet is extremely strong. Thy have been together ever since Juliet was born and she treated Juliet as her daughter. Juliet would go to the nurse for
It would have been impossible for Juliet to even communicate with Romeo if it weren’t for the nurse. The nurse blindly followed Juliet's orders without thinking of the results her words and actions could cause. Juliet looks up to the nurse who has taken care of her for years. When the nurse provides Juliet with no initial guidance Juliet is forced into making the decision of staying loyal to her husband or staying with her
Romeo was reckless and did not love Juliet enough to save her. Lady Capulet had never truly been a mother to Juliet, their relationship was formal and respected, not kind and gentle. Lady Capulet thought she knew what was best for Juliet, she did not however care if Juliet was happy. She insisted Juliet to marry Paris “The valiant Paris seeks you for his love”(DBQ: Project, 2013), a man Juliet did not love.
The Nurse believes that Juliet is not fully grown to be married as she said “She’s not fourteen” (18). Her age has proven that she’s not mature enough to become a wife and indeed that she won’t be able to act or talk like an adult. And because at such young age, 13, it’s obvious to the maid of house Capulet to act innocent, especially in her response during the conversation about her marriage. Juliet replied to her mom obediently “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move” (Shakespeare 21) about the man that she’s going to marry without hesitation. She don’t even considered whether that man would be a good selection or not.
Juliet’s mother, Lady Capulet, wants nothing to do with her own daughter, since she does not want to marry the person her mother has chosen for her. Lady Capulet shows no empathy towards Juliet's pleads, and makes it clear that she does not even want Juliet speaking to her, even though Juliet is crushed over the fact her parents are forcing her to marry someone that she does not want to be with. Lady Capulet does not consider or even take the time to let Juliet explain how she feels. Instead, she walks away from her daughter leaving her to be miserable by
Lord Capulet is responsible for the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, five dead and his own family in pieces. He is selfish throughout the play and only does what he thinks is best for his family instead of what would actually benefit those around him. Lord Capulet is egotistical and doesn’t think much of others and the way he treats them. In act 3, scene 5, after Juliet told her mother she doesn’t want to marry Paris, Lord Capulet comes in and says to her, “Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!
Lord capulet and Juliet had a unpleasant and unhealthy father daughter relationship. The story starts off with Lord Capulet as a good father however that is incorrect. He had a threatening argument with Juliet before she died. He threatened that if she did not marry Paris she will be thrown to starve in the streets. His stubbornness and selfishness overcomes the love he has towards Juliet.
She can not do anything about it as Romeo is Juliet 's husband now. So to stop seeing Juliet cry the Nurse goes out to find Romeo to her. Juliet not appreciating all the things her Nurse did for, for example keeping a secret
Lastly, Shakespeare uses Romeo and Juliet to show true love. Nurse shows parental love to Juliet throughout the play. Despite being a servant to the Capulet household, she has a role equivalent to that of Juliet’s mothers and regards Juliet as her own. Even with the fact that Nurse is not the birth mother of Juliet, she still treats Juliet like a daughter. Nurse cares about Juliet and wants her to be happy and find success.”
