Lord Capulet In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Lord Capulet played an important part in the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet. Initially, he was a gentle and caring father to Juliet. In addition, Capulet was passionate and proud that Juliet was his daughter. When Paris proposed the idea of marrying Juliet, Capulet told him to wait and makes her fall in love with him so that she wouldn’t feel like she was being forced into it. Essentially, Lord Capulet had already agreed with Paris’ decision without thinking about it from Juliet’s point of view. Although he cared about his daughter and wanted only the best for her, he still controlled her life. Later on, when Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Capulet becomes enraged and says “But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next / To go with Paris