Lady Capulet In Romeo And Juliet

Lady Capulet had told the Nurse to call for Juliet so they could talk in secret, however the Nurse does not leave. Lady Capulet wanted to talk about marriage to Juliet because she is getting to be that age. When Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks about marriage Juliet says that she does not want to be married. This causes Lady Capulet to describe in detail a handsome and rich potential husband for Juliet that she would like Juliet to check out at the ball. Without Juliet’s feelings about marriage the love story would have not happened how it is happening. Lady Capulet shows a few character traits from this quote. One of these traits is that Lady Capulet is shallow. When describing why Paris is the perfect match for Juliet she says, “So

shall you share all that he doth possess” (1.3.94). This shows that Lady Capulet is not concerned about how good of a husband and a father Paris really is, but instead she is concerned about his wealth thus showing that she is shallow. Another trait that demonstrated by this quote is how Lady Capulet is conservative. Lady Capulet was shocked to hear that Juliet did not want to get married, this would break the norm of a woman getting married and having kids. Then Lady Capulet tries to change Juliet’s opinion on the topic by describing a handsome man that is single. This love story would not have happened if Juliet had wanted to marry. Juliet would have already been married, or interested in somebody, this would make her not capable of falling in love with somebody other than her interest. If Juliet had wanted to marry this would change the outcome of the story.