Romeo & Juliet Act 3 Scene 5
What do we learn about Juliet’s relationship with her father from Act 3 Scene 5?
Within this essay I will be analysing the relationship between Juliet and Capulet. In the Elizabethan era women were treated less than men because it was the patriarchal society and this means that men are in charge. This is relevant to the question because an Elizabethan audience will be expecting a relationship like this from Juliet and Capulet because it’s the patriarchal society. An Elizabethan audience are different from a modern day one because, an Elizabethan audience would be expecting Capulet to be an Elizabethan character and therefore we had lot of expectations for his daughter Juliet and a modern audience would be surprised by this kind of relationship from Capulet. This is an important thing to consider for my essay because it helps us to understand more about the Elizabethan era. In my essay I will be looking at the relationship between Juliet and Capulet before Act 3 scene 5, why Capulet agrees to Paris marrying Juliet, what does Lady Capulet think and act 3, scene 5- how does Capulet react to Juliet’s refusal.
Before act 3, scene 5 we see a different side to the character of Capulet. In act 1, scene 2 we see Paris asking Capulet’s permission to marry his daughter, Juliet and a quote to show this is “but saying o’er what I have said before” and this shows us that Paris has asked Capulet many times. Capulet says no to Paris and this type of reaction is rather strange for the era. There is evidence that highlights how Capulet feels and one of them is that he feels Juliet is too young to get married. An example for this is “ my child is yet a stranger in the world” and the use of words ‘child’ and ‘stranger’ shows us that Capulet feels that Juliet is too young to get married and she is still a stranger to this world. This kind of reaction from Capulet shows us that his very protective towards his daughter Juliet and his sensitivity towards the
Within this essay I will be analysing the relationship between Juliet and Capulet. In the Elizabethan era women were treated less than men because it was the patriarchal society and this means that men are in charge. This is relevant to the question because an Elizabethan audience will be expecting a relationship like this from Juliet and Capulet because it’s the patriarchal society. An Elizabethan audience are different from a modern day one because, an Elizabethan audience would be expecting Capulet to be an Elizabethan character and therefore we had lot of expectations for his daughter Juliet and a modern audience would be surprised by this kind of relationship from Capulet. This is an important thing to consider for my essay because it helps us to understand more about the Elizabethan era. In my essay I will be looking at the relationship between Juliet and Capulet before Act 3 scene 5, why Capulet agrees to Paris marrying Juliet, what does Lady Capulet think and act 3, scene 5- how does Capulet react to Juliet’s refusal.
Before act 3, scene 5 we see a different side to the character of Capulet. In act 1, scene 2 we see Paris asking Capulet’s permission to marry his daughter, Juliet and a quote to show this is “but saying o’er what I have said before” and this shows us that Paris has asked Capulet many times. Capulet says no to Paris and this type of reaction is rather strange for the era. There is evidence that highlights how Capulet feels and one of them is that he feels Juliet is too young to get married. An example for this is “ my child is yet a stranger in the world” and the use of words ‘child’ and ‘stranger’ shows us that Capulet feels that Juliet is too young to get married and she is still a stranger to this world. This kind of reaction from Capulet shows us that his very protective towards his daughter Juliet and his sensitivity towards the