Comparison Of Lady Capulet In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Lady Capulet tends to believe everything Juliet tells her without ever doubting her true intentions. We can see that she cares about Juliet’s emotions and wants to guide her in the right direction, we can see this when she directly asks her daughter “What say you?/Can you love the gentleman?” (1.3 85-86) At the time this would be very unusual, arranged marriages are very common, and the brides have no say in the matter. However, Lady Capulet takes the liberty to ask Juliet anyways. In response, Juliet says “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move./ But no more deep will I endart mine eye/ than your consent give strength to make it fly.” (1.3 103-105) which has a double meaning. Lady Capulet thinks this means that Juliet will try to like