Investigating the Changes that Occur Within Capulet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Investigating the Changes that Occur Within Capulet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

From analysing Romeo and Juliet as an audience I have seen Capulet in

many

different ways. I have seen him as the caring father, the ruler and

the person in

charge. In some scenes as an audience I have been quite sympathetic

towards Capulet but then in other scenes I have felt that he has been

rather

harsh to members of his family and other characters in the play.

From looking at Act 1 Scene 1 I saw that Capulet was a very

irresponsible

character. When he saw that there was a brawl between the Capulet’s

and the

Montague’s, he wanted to get involved. His wife, Lady Capulet, told

him that it

was the wrong thing to do but he dismissed this. So from the first

scene, it has

already made us aware, that he has control over the family and that he

does not

like to be told what to do. This scene links with scene 5 because

again Tybalt

questions his authority and he becomes very angry with him and says

some very

rude, arrogant things, in his concealing conversation with him.

The other side of Capulet, which we as audience see is his caring,

considerate

side. He shows us this in a variety of scenes. The first time that

this side of his

character is illustrated is in Act 1 scene 1. He is willing to lose a

good, kind,

considerate husband for her daughter because of her happiness. This

portrays

to us that he is willing to put his daughters feelings first, although

it may mean

losing an eligible husband for her daughter. This is also shown in a

similar way

in Act 1 scene 5 at his ‘old accustomed feast’. In this scene he acts

very warm

and hospitable towards his guests. In this scene he shows fairness