Lord Capulet: Servant Parents In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Fathers that are involved in their child’s life can determine a sizable number of factors for the child’s future. Lord Capulet was not an observant parent in his daughter’s (Juliet) life. Capulet was short of knowledge about his daughter's relationship and love life with the Montague (Rival Family) Romeo. Juliet’s father also made unwise choices for Juliet throughout her life. Her father, Lord Capulet, is to blame for the deaths of the two star-cross lovers Romeo and Juliet, because of his lack of parental guidance.

Additionally, Lord Capulet is guilty of the deaths, he forced Juliet to get married at a servilely early age. The nurse said “Now, by my maidenhead at twelve-year-old, I bade her come.” (Shakespeare 1.3.2-3). This shows that Juliet was only 12 years old, not even a teenager. She cannot even drive a car and she is getting married. Her father Lord Capulet wants her to marry Paris. Juliet thought about this

In Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet announces “Hang tee...disobedient wretch.,. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me” (Shakespeare 3.5.161-164). Lord Capulet would not take no for an answer. He did not want to hear anything that Juliet had to say. Capulet thinks his daughter needs to listen to him and do whatever he says to do without talking back. Also, Juliet voices “Good father I beseech you...hear me ...speak a word” (Shakespeare 3.5.159-160). In contrast, someone could say, Lord Capulet did acknowledge Juliets feelings when he said “How now, a conduit, girl? What, still in tears?” (Shakespeare 3.5.134). This shows that Lord Capulet knew Juliet, his daughter was not happy and that she was crying. Juliet did not want to marry Paris, she even said she would rather die. Paris is a lot older than her too, he is in his early