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Lord Capulet's Tone In Act 5, Scene 5 Of Romeo And Juliet

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In Act 3, Scene 5, of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Lord Capulet lashes out quickly and harshly at Juliet after she refuses to marry Paris. For example, when Lord Capulet first comes to know that Juliet does not want to marry Paris, he responds in utter shock by saying he will, “[Or I will] drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green-sickness carrion! / Out you baggage!” (3.5.160-161). Without hearing what Juliet has to say, Capulet puts her to shame and uses a harmful tone against her. Going from a loving father to a cruel man, Capulet immediately changed his tone when he realized something was not going the way he anticipated. Lord Capulet called his daughter a green sickness carrion, a pale piece of dead flesh. It is not normal
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