I have been asked to prove whether Lord Capulet is a caring parent or not throughout the play

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English

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Romeo and Juliet

By: Jasem Alanizy

‘Capulet shows himself to be a concerned and caring parent throughout the play.’ Examine his role with particular reference to act 3 scene 5 and show whether or not you agree.

I have been asked to prove whether Lord Capulet is a caring parent or not throughout the play. I believe that he is a caring father for Juliet, he has said and done things throughout the play to prove this to us, I will talk about this later on during the coursework. Meanwhile let us firstly talk about the general period and background which this play took place in.

The story of Romeo and Juliet took place in the Elizabethan period. Women’s lives where very difficult during those periods, this is because the men had almost full control over them. The only option for a woman to control her life was suicide. They had no voice in society and did not have money earning jobs, whilst divorce was not an open option for them. They where not given access to education. Men had almost full control over them. This proves to us that a women had no say and whoever her father or brother or male family member told her marry they would have no choice but to marry the chosen man.

Women did not have the right to answer back or refuse to get married, and if they did they would have been punished severely for it. Therefore women did not answer back or refuse and did what they where told by their male family members.

We can clearly see that these conditions where very harsh for the women at those times, and I am totally against this behaviour and society where women are treated this way I think it is totally unfair for the women because I believe they should choose whom to marry.

At the beginning of the play Paris asks Lord Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage but lord Capulet declines, taking into consideration that Lord Capulet wants Paris to marry Juliet at the same time he wants the best for Juliet.

These are the first indications of the love that Lord Capulet has for his daughter Juliet. We know this when lord Capulet quotes ‘My child is yet a stranger in this world’ here he proves to us that she is still young and he cares for her happiness and doesn’t want her to get married this early in her life, he gives Paris a certain date ‘Let two more summers whither in her pride’ he believes that in two more summers she will be old and mature enough to be a wife. These quotes show us the characteristics of a caring Parent that cares about his child. “But woo her gentle Paris, get her heart.” This proves that Capulet cares about Juliet, he wants her to love Paris.

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The Lord also believes that if Juliet is to marry Paris at this early stage of her life it may spoil her ‘And too soon marred are those so early made.’ He may know this because of his wife Lady Capulet, who was forced to marry him at a young age. This proves to us that he cares about Juliet he wants what is most suitable and best for her, which is something you would expect from a loving and caring parent. He doesn’t want her to end up being like her mother, being forced to marriage in ...

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