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Why does Lord Capulet threaten Juliet?
Capulet enters and is enraged that Juliet is disobeying him and threatens to disown her if she will not marry. Juliet begs her mother to delay the marriage but Lady Capulet wishes to have no involvement.
What page does Lord Capulet threaten to disown Juliet?
In act 3, scene 5, Juliet refuses to marry Paris. Lord Capulet , her father, tells her that if she doesn’t go to the church to marry Paris, he will “drag” her there himself. In fact, he says that he will drag her to the church “on a hurdle.”…
What act does Lord Capulet yells at Juliet?
In act 3, scene 5, Juliet initially refuses to marry Paris and Lord Capulet relentlessly criticizes his daughter for her disobedience. Lord Capulet refers to Juliet as a “Disobedient wretch” and proceeds to berate his daughter for refusing to marry Paris.
What does Capulet threaten to do to Juliet if she won’t marry Paris?
What is Capulet’s reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris? He threatens to disown her from their family.
Does Lord Capulet threaten to disown Juliet?
Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Capulet’s plan for her to marry Paris on Thursday, explaining that he wishes to make her happy. Capulet enters the chamber. When he learns of Juliet’s determination to defy him, he becomes enraged and threatens to disown Juliet if she refuses to obey him.
Does Lord Capulet hit Juliet?
Capulet’s reaction is extraordinary. He yells at her, he curses her, he calls her names, and he vows to disown her. And his language is such that we believe him, and so does Juliet.
What is the nurse’s solution to Juliet’s problem?
The nurse’s advice – to marry Paris and forget about Romeo – is practical, and honest. But it doesn’t acknowledge Juliet’s passion, or the strength of the love she feels for Romeo, or indeed, that this love is such that marrying Paris and settling for second would be absolutely unthinkable.
Is Lord Capulet a bad father?
But Lord Capulet doesn’t play the good father for long. Paris eventually wears him down, but Lord Capulet isn’t too happy when Juliet refuses to marry him. Lord Capulet’s response to Juliet’s “disobedience” is so violently harsh that we begin to see him as a bit of a tyrant.
Is Lord Capulet Juliet’s father?
Lord Capulet is head of the Capulet house and Juliet’s father. Lady Capulet is Lord Capulet’s wife and Juliet’s mother. She married very young.
What color symbolizes Romeo?
Romeo is represented as a dynamic animated communicator. Romeo believed that his heart was set on Juliet’s so he decided that marriage would be the best thing for them. The quote that showed Romeo’s true color, orange, is found in act 2, scene 3, lines 57-64, page 1075.