Lady Capulet is highly ranked and the mother of Juliet. Lady Capulet has followed her 16th century “society rule” for her family by marrying Capulet. She is very prim and proper and obeys to every word her husband Capulet says even if it seems rude and unfair to her daughter. She tries to make Juliet into a proper young lady to a proper wife who she hopes her love to be for Count Paris one day. Lady Capulet is strained against her own freedom from her husband Capulet, the palace walls, and to keep her class. Lady Capulet is very feminine and high class which gives her a personality of rich colors, but also soft with her classy manners to her husband and palace. One color is purple, which shows her wealth and royal power because of the
…show more content…
Thus then in brief: The valiant Paris seeks you for his love. ( I, iii, 70-75)
This shows that she is a very feminine lady that did everything right and wants Juliet to follow what she did. She says that many ladies are already mothers so she must marry Paris soon. Lady Capulet also follows whatever her husband Capulet says and does not go against him even for her own daughter Juliet. An example of Lady Capulet being this way in Romeo and Juliet is, “Here comes your father. Tell him so yourself, And see how he will take it at your hands.” (III, iiiii, 124-125)
Even trying to calm her husband down he gets angrier and ignores her. Lady Capulet wants the best for Juliet, her husband, and herself. Lady Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris for her and her husband's sake. In Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet is an important character. In the beginning she is a strong a member of the “I hate the Montague” club, vain, prim and proper. That’s where a willow tree branch transfers into the left into a peaceful olive branch going from accepting to making peace. Also a colorful mask in the front transforms into a white mask on the back for a clean slate with the Montague family. This transformation symbolizes that she is now more accepting, forgiving yet mourning. However, towards the end of the story after Tybalt’s, Juliet’s and Paris’ death, she is broken down with morn, accepts the Montague’s but is still a woman with
Thus then in brief: The valiant Paris seeks you for his love. ( I, iii, 70-75)
This shows that she is a very feminine lady that did everything right and wants Juliet to follow what she did. She says that many ladies are already mothers so she must marry Paris soon. Lady Capulet also follows whatever her husband Capulet says and does not go against him even for her own daughter Juliet. An example of Lady Capulet being this way in Romeo and Juliet is, “Here comes your father. Tell him so yourself, And see how he will take it at your hands.” (III, iiiii, 124-125)
Even trying to calm her husband down he gets angrier and ignores her. Lady Capulet wants the best for Juliet, her husband, and herself. Lady Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris for her and her husband's sake. In Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet is an important character. In the beginning she is a strong a member of the “I hate the Montague” club, vain, prim and proper. That’s where a willow tree branch transfers into the left into a peaceful olive branch going from accepting to making peace. Also a colorful mask in the front transforms into a white mask on the back for a clean slate with the Montague family. This transformation symbolizes that she is now more accepting, forgiving yet mourning. However, towards the end of the story after Tybalt’s, Juliet’s and Paris’ death, she is broken down with morn, accepts the Montague’s but is still a woman with