Lord Capulet is one of the more complex characters in Romeo and Juliet. Unlike many Shakespearean characters, he does not follow a simple formula of being on one side of a simple two-sided conflict throughout the entire course of the play. Of course, he is the head of one of the parties involved in the conflict that the entire play revolves around, but his ethics and sense of morality are a key feature that move the plot of the story forwards; decisions that he makes have an incredible impact on the shape that the story takes on multiple occasions, from his rudeness to his nephew Tybalt, to his mistreatment of his daughter Juliet.
In terms of the plot of the play, Capulet is one of the most important characters. It is partially his fault that the conflict between the two houses is taking place - a conflict which, if removed, would have meant that
How does Shakespeare present the character of Lady Capulet?
Lady Capulet is the Wife of Capulet and the mother of Juliet. She is a very strong minded woman of which in the time Shakespeare wrote this strong minded women were frowned upon. She takes pride in having intelligence. The heartache of loosing several babies has turned her into a cold hearted woman who hides her feelings. Through the bitchy exterior Lady Capulet shows she is actually quite a sensitive woman. Lady Capulet uses sarcastic, ironic hyperbole to hide her feelings. Lady Capulet is perceived as an assertive, aggressive woman that is seen as unladylike. In the play Lady Capulets authority is challenged and she looses two family members. She has to come to the terms of their deaths and that she will die one day. Many themes are explored through Lady Capulet. They are the roles of women in society, sensitivity, her lack of compassion, her authority, feminism and foreshadowing, of which I will analyse during this essay.
The role of the women in society shows how women were perceived in this era. Lady Capulet displays her role in the society when she is locked in conversation