Introduction to Lord Capulet

Lord Capulet is arguably a…

product of his time because he displays the characteristics of a typical partiarch

An Elizabethan audience may view Lord Capulet as a…

good father as he only tries to protect Juliet by arranging a marriage for her

Its important to consider Lord Capulet from the views of a…

contemporary vs a modern day audience

This sort of possessive behaviour would not have been shocking to Shakespeare’s Elizabethan audience as…

women were merely seen as property to their fathers.

Yet, to Shakespeare’s modern audience, Lord Capulet’s possessive and abusive behaviour would perhaps…

stir up a sense of injustice. His patriarchal attitudes and foul treatment towards Juliet would be viewed with outrage as gender equality has become increasingly important in most parts of the world.

Therefore, some individuals in the modern day would view Capulet as a…

terrible father, but both sides could be argued. He could be seen as a good father as he attempts to protect her by arranging a marriage which he deems suitable and beneficial for Juliet. However, the way he treats Juliet in trying to get her to do what he wants would be cringeworthy for a modern audience.