Richard Picot
10E
Analyse the Dramatic Contribution of Lord Capulet, Romeo and Tybalt in Act 1 Scene 5 of “Romeo & Juliet”.
Shakespeare brings these characters together in this scene to make it more dramatic in various ways. In this scene Lord Capulet is throwing a party to celebrate her daughter, Juliet’s engagement with a very wealthy man called Paris. Romeo, a Montague, the rival family of the Capulet’s has been persuaded by some friends to go and gate crash the party with them to prove to Romeo that there are plenty of other great women around due to him being depressed about him being away from his current girl friend, Rosaline.
In this Shakespeare makes Lord Capulet speak in Blank Verse, this suggests that Lord Capulet is a very important and wealthy character in the play. In this Scene Lord Capulet’s function is to provide a bit of light relief for the audience and to show goodness in the scene. He also reflects ideas of Shakespeare’s time such as the father is the leader of the family and the use of arranged marriages in that time.