Lord Capulet, in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a loving, but controlling father. Lord Capulet is the head of his family and father to Juliet Capulet. He is sometimes interfering, commanding, and controlling, but at the same time, he can be courteous and generous, as he appears at his party. He sometimes lets jealousy get in the way. When Tybalt tries to incite a duel with Romeo, while at the party, Capulet tries to calm him and then ...
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Lord Capulet, in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is a loving, but controlling father. Lord Capulet is the head of his family and father to Juliet Capulet. He is sometimes interfering, commanding, and controlling, but at the same time, he can be courteous and generous, as he appears at his party. He sometimes lets jealousy get in the way. When Tybalt tries to incite a duel with Romeo, while at the party, Capulet tries to calm him and then threatens to throw him out of the family if he does not control his temper; he does the same to his daughter later in the play.
Capulet believes he knows what is best for Juliet. He says that his consent to the marriage depends upon what she wants and tells Paris that if he wants to marry her he should wait a while then ask her. Later however, when Juliet is grieving over Romeo being sent away, Capulet thinks her sorrow is due to Tybalt's death and in a misguided attempt to cheer her up, he wants to surprise her by arranging a marriage between...
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