Lord Capulet Behaves In Act 3 Scene 5 Of William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Act 3 Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

"And you be mine, I'll give you to my friend; And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee…"

What do you think of the way Lord Capulet behaves in Act 3 Scene 5 and what do the audience learn about his character?

Lord Capulet's behaviour is seen as particularly important as it changes dramatically through Act 3 Scene 5. This scene shows a contrast in Lord Capulet's personality and how he reacts to other characters in this scene, most especially Juliet. The scene brings about violence and an ultimatum from Lord Capulet which leads to tragedy. A chain of events start which embark on the

This is a problem for Juliet as she will be disowned and left for dead on the streets with nothing. Lord Capulet uses violent language towards Juliet. He say, "My fingers itch", and this will indicate to the audience that he wants to hit Juliet. This shows the violence in his character compared to the calm and loving father he was portrayed as earlier in the play. Juliet is Lord Capulet's only daughter and he had invested all his hope in her.

At this point the nurse now tries to step in and defend Juliet. She is very protective of Juliet as she treats Juliet like her own child and is more of a mother figure to Juliet than her own real mother Lady Capulet. Lord Capulet again reacts violently. I believe this is justified of Lord Capulet as the nurse should not get involved in family issues but then again she is like a surrogate mother. The nurse is still a servant and she is n no position to argue against him, because she is sticking up for Juliet would have made Lord Capulet more angry. Although Lord Capulet should not speak to the nurse like he does he should ask her to leave, but this shows how angry and violent Lord Capulet