Comparing Juliet In Act 3, Scene 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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“To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter” (Euripides). In Act Three, Scene Five of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet, the father of Juliet, learns that Juliet did not want to get married to Paris. In this monologue, he insults Juliet for thinking about turning down the offer and gives reasons on why she should accept the marriage. Lord Capulet uses diction to emphasize how Juliet does not have the power to turn down this proposal. For example, as he is describing Juliet, he exclaims, “And then to have a wretched puling fool, / A whining mammet in her fortune’s tender” (3.5.192-193). Capulet is trying to express that he only considers Juliet as an object and she has stepped out of her boundaries