Lord Capulet’s own free will forced Romeo and Juliet to pursue actions, such as marriage, that inevitably resulted in their deaths, which is demonstrated through Shakespeare’s use of foreshadowing. In Verona, there are expectations for young girls that they marry a fine man and labor babies, especially in high-class families such as Montague and Capulet. In the Capulet family, Lord Capulet has prepared a bridegroom, Paris, for his fourteen year old daughter, Juliet. Although, Juliet refuses to marry Paris because she is secretly already married to Romeo, but her father does not know that. As a result of Juliet expressing that she does not want to marry Paris, Lord Capulet angrily replies to her disobedience, “But fettle your fine joints’ gainst
In Shakespear’s play Romeo and Juliet, we find that many of the innocent characters get killed. Paris is unfortunately one of these characters. Paris is the most eligible bachelor in the city of Verona. The Nurse even says, “He’s a wax of a man,” (A1, S3). At the beginning of the play, we find that the Capulets throw a party for Paris hoping that he will one day marry their only daughter, Juliet.
After the news of Tybalt's death, Capulet and Paris discuss the marriage between Paris and Juliet: Capulet declares, “Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender / Of my child’s love. I think she will be ruled / In all respects by me. Nay, more, I doubt it not” (3.4.13-15). Capulet has agreed to let Juliet marry Paris.
Lord Capulet said, “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart./ My will to her consent is but a part” (Shakespeare I.ii.16-17). However, later in the play, Lord Capulet was very upset that Juliet had refused to marry Paris, saying, “Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought/ So worthy a gentleman to be her bride? ...
The next day they ended up getting married and had to hide it from their parents. That’s where Paris comes in and he wants to marry Juliet. Since Lord Capulet doesn’t know about Romeo he wants Juliet to get married to Paris. Juliet tells her father that she doesn’t want to marry Juliet. Lord Capulet says that he will disown his own daughter if she doesn’t.
In act I of Romeo and Juliet, the play seems to lead us into liking Lord Capulet more than Lord Montague. Lord Capulet seems to be more relaxed about the families feud than Lord Montague. For example, Lord Capulet knew Romeo was a Montague yet did cause a seen. On the night of Lord Capulet's party, Romeo decided to crash.
The evidence shows that although Romeo is a Montague, the rivaling family of the Capulets, Lord Capulet regards Romeo as a proper gentleman, speaking of his name in a positive light. Furthermore, Capulet deeply loves his daughter and shows how much he cares for her. He arranges a marriage for Juliet with Paris, a wealthy man whose name is well known in Verona, “So worthy a gentleman to be her bridegroom” (3.5.150). During these Elizabethan times, arranged marriages are widely popular among the upper class, so arranging a marriage with Paris for Juliet would mean that Capulet wanted his daughter to live a happy life in a rich family. Since Juliet and Romeo kept their marriage a secret, Capulet did not know about their relationship, so he believed he was doing Juliet a favor by arranging her future with a wealthy man.
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!
This shows that Juliet’s character has a respect for her duty. Shakespeare has used sarcasm to imply that Juliet’s character already understands that it is her duty to marry, and she also understands that she has no choice in the matter. Juliet’s character’s duty is a part of the
Juliet appears as an outlet for the joy and is then forced to marry Paris 2 years prematurely to the father’s previous arrangement. But now Juliet disobeys her father and wish not marry Paris. Capulet’s response shakes the vary notion of his character before, he says” Day, night, hour, tide, time, work, play, two alone, incompany, still, have care, hath been courtship to have her match’d and having now provided.” (Act 4,scene 5) for every day and night spent on herr attention and care. All for her to marry one noble man yet she refuse the advances that were given provided.
That makes Juliet concerned because she likes Romeo. First, he tells Juliet to marry Paris which she doesn’t want to happen. This is found in Act 3 scene 5. Second, Lord Capulet rages at Juliet when he notices that she doesn’t want to marry Paris. He then tells Juliet that he will never see her again.
One of Shakespeare’s most renowned plays is The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Many different characters with contrasting personalities give this play its diversity in colour. Some people can identify with Romeo, the romantic one; others with Benvolio, the peacemaker; Mercutio, the talkative; Juliet, the impatient and ambitious; or many more. All of the characters in Romeo and Juliet have at least one trait that I see in myself. However, one character reminds me most of myself.
In act 3 scene 5 Lord Capulet tells Juliet that she has to marry Paris or else she will be disowned and he is not very nice about it either; while he is telling Juliet what will happen if she doesn’t Marry Paris he says, “hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, For, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee”. This hurts Juliet very much. Lord Capulet was forcing Juliet to marry Paris so soon she didn’t even have time to think of anything else she could do. This is putting Juliet in a stressful situation because she is already married to Romeo, but now her father will disown her if she doesn't marry Paris.
In Act III of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet learns that her cousin Tybalt had been killed and Romeo, Tybalt’s killer and Juliet’s husband, has been banished. As a result, Juliet mourns for the loss of her husband and cousin, and uncontrollably cries for the next few days. This leads to Lord Capulet to go against his word and arrange a marriage for Juliet to Paris in an effort to cheer her up. In scene iv of Act III, Lord Capulet says, “ Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender/ Of my child’s love.” In other words, Lord Capulet says that he is making a bold offer to Paris by arranging the marriage.
The most defiant choice that Romeo and Juliet take for their love is their choice to be married. Juliet knows that her father or anyone in her family would not approve of this choice, but she still does it cause she loves Romeo. This love struck mentality drives Romeo and Juliet to be married and this secret marriage causes turmoil when Lord Capulet demands Juliet to marry Paris. Although Juliet knows that she is already married to Romeo loyal to him, not Paris and refuses to marry “doth Paris” (Shakespeare. III.v.145).
