I would have lady Capulet to sit next to Juliet and try to hold her hand like a mother would, but at the same time she would seem mean and have a harsh voice.
Lady Capulet thinks Juliet is talking about Tybalt, so she says, “thou weep’st not so much for his death as that the villain that has slaughtered him” This shows that she still doesn’t know that Juliet has got married or else she would of understood what she had said. It also shows her hatred towards romeo, that she wants revenge by seeing Romeo dead. I would have Lady Capulet stand up and make a fist as if to threaten to hurt him.
I would have Lady Capulet laughing and smiling evilly as she thinks of Romeos death, she would do this when she says, “Shall give him such an unaccustomed dram that he shall soon keep Tybalt company.” This means that she want to kill Romeo and will poison him if she had the chance. It also brings in the aspect of how fate can change things and how its affected in life, it also relates to what is said in the beginning of the play.
Lady Capulet would have been planning Juliet’s wedding, all of Juliet’s life so she is excited when she says, “ the county paris, at saint peters church, shall happily make thee there a joyful bride” This shows that Juliet has had no choice in the decision and that because Lord and Lady Capulet agree with it so should she. It also shows that they think they know how Juliet will react before she has even said anything.
I would show Lady Capulet’s happiness by making her grab Juliet by the hands and pull her up to make her look like she is happy as well. Lady Capulet would also say Paris’s name proudly as if to say he is the best thing going.
Lady Capulet loves her daughter but respects her husband more, but she still doesn’t want to see her daughter hurt. She says to Lord Capulet, “you are too hot” This means that shes telling Lord Capulet to calm down, or else he might do something he will regret. She would say it worried and scared because she would be fearful of her husband and worried for her daughter.
I would have her place one hand on his hand and the other on his shoulder.
Through out the play Lady Capulet shows how much she respects but also fears her husband, she says, “Talk not to me, for I’ll not speak a word Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee.” This means that’s she doesn’t care for what Juliet has to say and just wants her to agree with Lord Capulet. She would agree with him because of the amount of respect he has and of what he might do if she doesn’t listen.
I would have her staring at Juliet as if agreeing with her, but then she would shake her head to say that she shouldn’t say and then begin to talk.