Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Lord Capulet’s attitude and behavior toward Juliet change from Act 1 to Act 3 to Act 4 which shows how little he cares about Juliet and her feelings. In Act 1, Lord Capulet believes his daughter’s feelings are more important than his well-being. When Paris asks to marry Juliet, Lord Capulet wants to wait and consider Juliet’s feelings first. However, Capulet tells Paris that if he is able to woo Juliet and she agrees, he can marry her. When Lord Capulet talks to Paris about Juliet he says, “She is the hopeful lady of my earth.” (Act 1, s2, 15). This quote is important because it shows how Lord Capulet believes that Juliet and how she feels matter greatly to him. Even if this means he has to turn down Paris’ offer to marry her, as long as his daughter is happy it doesn’t matter. …show more content…
With Juliets grief of the death of Tylbalt, and unknown to Capulet, Romeo’s banishment, Lord Capulet decides to marry Juliet off too Paris. In doing this he hopes to get rid of her grief with a happy wedding day. When Juliet is told about this and objects the idea Lord Capulet is enraged and calls her names while threatening to disown her if she doesn’t follow through with the wedding. Capulet says, “For by my soul I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee, Nor what is mine shall never do thee good.” (Act 3, s5, 204). The quote shows how Lord Capulet was quickly able to disregard how Juliet felt and his earlier claims to caring about how she feels. As soon as Juliet disagrees with him he is able to insult her and disown her, without caring about her