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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo is banished and Juliet must marry Paris…

What kind of person does Shakespeare present Lord Capulet as?

- How does he behave?- What does he say?- How does he make others feel?- How does he compare to other characters?

Juliet dares to stand up to her father, Lord Capulet.

What does he do and what does it tell us about him?

Angry

Threatening

Shouts

Pushes out of the way

Short- temperedExpects to be obeyedHigh statusUnder threat / insecure

A bullyWill not take no for an answerPrepared to be violent to get his way

Must be heardWill not be ignoredDisplays his rage

Doesn’t care who he hurtsWill stop at nothing to get his wayEveryone must fear him

What does he say?

Doth she not give us thanks? Is she not proud?

Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought

So worthy a gentleman to be her bridegroom?

What does he say?

How now? How now, chop logic? What is this?

Go wit Paris to St. Peter’s church or I will drag thee thither!

Out you baggage!

Good father, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word.

Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!

I tell thee what: get thee to church a' Thursday

Or never after look me in the face.

Speak not, reply not, do not answer me.

My fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blessed

That God had lent us but this only child,

But now I see this one is too much,

And that we have a curse in having her.

Out on her, hilding!

What kind of character is Capulet?

Arrogant

Thinks his daughter must obey him

High status

A bully

Aggressive

Impatient

In charge

Insecure

Traditional

Angry

Insensitive

ANGRYShakespeare presents Capulet as extremely angry at his daughter, Juliet, because she defies him. To Capulet this defiance is absolutely unacceptable as he, the patriarch, was considered to be in charge. Capulet initially curses Juliet, 'hang thee' and his rage is clearly shown when be begins hurling insults at his daughter: 'young baggage’, followed by 'disobedient wretch!'. The adjective 'disobedient' reveals that he feels his authority is being challenged, and the exclamation mark at the end of the phrase emphasises his anger.

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses the character Lord Capulet to express the traditional gender roles and world-view of the time. In standing up to her father, Juliet is seen as having taken a huge risk, but also perhaps the first steps towards a freedom which was barely imagined in Shakespeare’s time.

I think Capulet is ____________________ because

When Capulet ____________________ he shows that he is

They way Capulet treats Juliet shows that he is ____________________ , for example

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