Romeo and Juliet Crousework

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Thursday 21st June, 2007         Sameenah Hafiz

Romeo and Juliet Coursework

          In Act One Scene two, Shakespeare presents Lord Capulet as a calm and open-minded elderly gentleman, but in Act three scene five his character totally alters unexpectedly. He is fuming and unpleasant towards his daughter.

        Act one scene two starts out with Lord Capulet having a contented conversation with the wealthy noble, Paris. Paris is from neither family, Montagues or Capulets. At first, the discussion is about the long feud between the two families, Montagues and Capulets, but Paris alters the subject in his favour. He asks whether he can marry Juliet, Capulet’s daughter. Lord Capulet, being a caring man and thinking about his daughter’s needs and feelings says wait for two years until she is fifteen and fit to be a bride. He also does not want to say no to Paris so he answers his request by saying: “Let two more summers wither in their pride ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” These lines in the play show their is a secure bond between both Juliet and Capulet. Shakespeare also outlines that Capulet is in string contact with nature as he uses the words, ‘summers’ and ‘ripe’  clarifying Juliet will be well-prepared for her marriage. A metaphor is used apace with rhyming couplets.  

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       At this point in the play Capulet does not trust Paris entirely, since men are easily swayed. He thinks he may be after the family’s fortune and interested in becoming next heir to the Capulet throne as Juliet’s husband. Lord Capulet invites him to his party and says look at the other women there and see if you still admire my daughter. “Among fresh female buds shall this night inherit at my house: hear all, all see.” In a way he is analysing him, to see whether he will stay honourable and faithful to his daughter Juliet.

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