Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Lord Capulet
- Front of a noble man
- Act 1 Scene 2 he told Paris to
"woo" Juliet and persuade her
- Juliet's agreement was
essential to the marriage
arrangement.
- Act 3 Scene 2 he changes his mind and tells Paris
that Juliet "will be ruled in all aspects by me".
- Dramatic irony (we know that Juliet is
already secretly married against her
father's wishes to Romeo.
- Increases tension
- Stakes are higher because he made
a promise to Paris and does not
want to look weak by backing down.
- What will happen when he
demands her to do something
that she is unable to do?
- Unloving
relationship with
Juliet
- Structure juxtaposes the
loving relationship of
Romeo and Juliet, with the
unloving relationship of
Lord Capulet and Juliet
- In ONE scene he puts both
relationships next to each other
to heighten the difference
between the two
- Irrational, contradictory
and hot-headed.
- His sudden change in mood
(Juliet's marriage) hints at
how the "ancient grudge"
stayed alive for so long.
- Because the audience knows about the
marriage situation they are full of tension
about the chaos they know will come.
- Dramatic irony
- Juliet is not going to do as her
plans; known because Paris is
not mentioned in the Prologue
and she already married Romeo.
- With Capulet being hot-headed, it is
clear that conflict is on its way
- Write about the difference between a
modern reaction and Elizabethan
reaction to this !!! Lots of marks