Select one of the characters from the house of Capulet and explain his or her most salient character trait. Provide at least one passage from the story to demonstrate this. Here is an example for Tybalt.
Tybalt; a daring troublemaker
“What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues and thee:
Have at thee, coward!”
(I.i.62-64)
It is safe to say that most who read Shakespeare's renowned play, Romeo and Juliet, think of Tybalt as being an intolerable and combative characater. This quote that is said in the streets of Verona clearly illustrates the type of person he is. This personality that Tybalt possesses is essential in the plot of Romeo and Juliet. Many fights spark becuase of his belligerant qualities and his knack for setting people into a mad rage. Not only is he willing to fight at the drop of a hat but he also makes a concerted effort to discrace the Montague nameat the same time. This unfortunate ability to set people off leads to the death of Mercutio and himself. Becuase of TYbalt's death, Lord and Lady Capulet both attempt to rush Juliet into a marriage with Paris. He has ways of transitioning from one tragic event to another.
Capulet; Control Freak!
ReplyDelete"It makes me mad... To have her matched; and having now provided A gentleman of noble parentage, of fair demesnes, you'll, and nobly trained, stuffed, as they say, with honorable parts., proportioned as one's thought would wish a man-- And then to have a wretched puling fool, a whining mammet, in her fortune's tender, to answer, 'I'll not wed, I cannot love; I am too young,'"
(3:5:177 and 180-188)
Capulet is a rich pompous old man. He wants everything to happen his way and will go to great lengths to keep his daughter, and sometimes even wife, in line. He forces juliet into almost marrying Paris, whom she does not love; he also stays Tybalt's blade when he wants to go attack romeo at the party. Therefore, in these two scenes, he is kind of creating his own problem. By allowing Romeo to walk around the party, he is allowing Romeo the ability to go see Juliet, starting the entire tragedy in motion. But then, after Juliet falls in love with Romeo, Capulet springs the marriage of her and Paris on Juliet and slaps her when she protests and says she is too young. Therefore, Capulet actually creates the events of the play by trying to control the actions of his daughter. Attempting to have absolute control may sometimes end up badly...
Juliet; Secretive, and convincing
ReplyDeleteAct 4. Scene 1. Lines 25-42
Juliet. I confess to you that I love him.
Paris. So will ye, I am sure, that you love me.
Juliet. If I do so, it will be more of a price, Being spoke behind your back, than to your face.
Paris. Poor soul, thy face is much abused with tears
Juliet. The tears have gotten small victory by that, For it was bad enough before their spite.
Paris. Thou wrong’st it more than tears with that report.
Juliet. That is no slander,sir which is the truth; and what I spake, I spake it to my face.
Paris. Thy face is mine, and thou hast sland’red it.
Juliet. It may be so, for it is not my own. Are you at leisure, holy father, now, or shall I come to you at evening mass?
Friar. My leisure serves me, pensive daughter, now. My lord, we must entreat the time alone.
Paris. God shield I should disturb devotion! Juliet on Thursday early will I rouse ye. Till then, adieu, and keep this holy kiss.
In this scene Friar, Paris and Juliet are in Friar Lawrence’s cell to talk about the marriage. This whole scene is dramatic irony because we know that she is already married to Romeo, as well as Friar Lawrence so the only one left out of the loop is Paris. Within these lines Juliet is secretive by saying “I confess to you that I love him”. Paris thinks that Juliet means him when she really means Romeo. She convinces Paris that she wants to marry him, so he soaks it all in, and leaves thinking everything is set and perfect. Paris is very excited to get married to Juliet when she really does not plan on attending at all.
Act 4 Scene 5
Also in this scene I find that Juliet is the most convincing she has been the entire book. She has taken the poison, alarming her parents that she is dead. They change all of the wedding plans into funeral plans.
Lady Capulet:Vengeful
ReplyDelete"We will have vengeance for it, fear thou not. Then weep no more. I'll send to one in Mantua, where that same banished runagate doth live, shall give him such an unaccustomed dram that he shall soon keep Tybalt company. And then, I hope, thou wilt be satisfied."
(III:v:92-97)
Lady Capulet, although she is supposed to be the classy woman of the Capulet house, gets just as caught up in the rivalry as everyone else does. Even though Juliet accidentaly tells her that she loves Romeo, "Indeed, I never shall be satisfied with Romeo till I behold him-dead-is my poor heart, so for a kinsman vexed" (III:v:98-100), Lady Capulet doesnt seem to notice and still expresses her desire to have Romeo killed. She also assumes that Juliet's hatred for Romeo is the reason she won't stop crying, when it is the exact opposite.
Juliet is rebellious.
ReplyDelete"That I must love a loathed enemy" (I, V, 155)
“But passion lends them power, time means, to meet” (II, Prolouge, 13)
In this scene Romeo and Juliet have met each other for the first time and it was love at first sight. However, when Juliet figures out Romeo is a Montague, also her enemy, she realizes they cannot be seen together. Since their parents are foes, they do not even bother mentioning that they have both fallen in love with the enemy’s child. Instead, the rebellious Juliet secretly dates Romeo. She is against her parents' rules of even seeing a Montague when she is supposed to be marrying Paris.
Tybalt is tenacious
ReplyDelete"talk of peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell all montagues and thee" (Act 1 Scene 1 lines 62- 64)
I describe Tybalt as tenacious because, throughout the entire story, he is spiteful towards many characters, especially Romeo. His hatred for Romeo started when Romeo came to an extravagent party, thrown by the Capulets. After trhis incedent Tybalt tries to get Romeo to fight him, but Romeo refuses, further enraging Tybalt. Almost every time his character was present in a scene, he would talk about killing Romeo, or one of Romeo's friends.
Pernicious Capulet
ReplyDelete"Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!
I tell thee what-get thee to church a Thursday
Or never after look me in the face.
Speak not, reply not, do not answer me!
My fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest
That God had lent us but this only child;
But now I see this one is one too much,
And that we have a curse in having her.
Out on her, hiding!” (III.V.161-168)
Here, Capulet is saying that he will disown Juliet if she does not marry Paris-the man whom she does not love. Although he is unaware of her love for Romeo he is expressing so much anger at his own daughter just because she doesn’t want to marry a man and spend the rest of her life with someone she doesn’t love. He isn’t thinking about Juliet and how her whole life will be affected from here on. He doesn’t even listen to his wife or the nurse who has taken care of Juliet since she was a baby as if she were her own. He even goes as far as accusing Juliet of not being proud and ungrateful as well. Pernicious is the word that describes Capulet best.
Terrible Tybalt
ReplyDeleteAfter Benvolio told him to stop fighting and keep the peace...
"What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word
As I hate hell,all Montagues, and thee.
Have at thee coward!" (I.i.71-72)
Tybalt is always up for a fight. (At least until all that fighting caught up to him and he died.) As the proud, daring, warrior that he is, he never backs down from a confrontation and is usually the one starting them. In this scene Benvolio is just trying to stop everyone from fighting when Tybalt challenges him and they start to fight. My guess is that he wants to make someone in his family proud by doing all of this "defending of his family's honor" stuff. Or, maybe deep down he doesn't want to fight, but has to because his family won't accept him. Either way he is an aggressive guy with a thick head.
Creatively Honest Juliet:
ReplyDelete“Now, by Saint Peter’s Church and Peter too,
He shall not make me there a joyful bride.
I wonder at this haste, that I must wed
Ere he, that should be husband, comes to woo.
I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam,
I will not marry yet. And when I do, I swear
It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate,
rather than Paris. These are news indeed!”
III-v- 120-125
Juliet Capulet has always told the truth to her parents, even if they had absolutely no idea what she was actually saying to them. Previous to the passage above, Juliet and her mother were discussing Tybalt and his death. Lady Capulet then mentions Juliet’s marriage which is planned for the following Thursday to Paris. Juliet is already married to Romeo, and her parents do not know, creating dramatic irony. Juliet also says in this quote that she would rather marry Tybalt’s killer, Romeo, than Paris. She is telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth by saying this, because her and Romeo are already married. Her mother just thinks she is exaggerating about how much she does not wish to marry Paris, when she means exactly what she says.
Proud Lord Capulet
ReplyDeleteThroughout Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, it is made clear that Lord Capulet is an extremely proud person. Even among his family, his pride overshadows many of his more tolerable qualities. Rather than hearing out Juliet's grievances when he reveals that she is to marry Paris, Lord Capulet immediately behaves defensively:
"God's bread! It makes me mad.
Day, night; hour, tide, time; work, play;
Alone in company; still my care hath been
To have her matched; and having now provided
A gentleman of noble parentage,
Of fair demesnes, youthful, and nobly trained,
Stuffed as they say, with honorable parts,
Proportioned as one's thought would wish a man-
And then to have a wretched puling fool.
A whining mammet, in her fortune's tender,
To answer 'I'll not wed, I cannot love;
I am too young, I pray you pardon me'!
But, and you will not wed, I'll pardon you!
Graze where you will, you shall not house with me.
Look to't think on't; I do not use to jest."
(III,v,176-191)
In this situation, Lord Capulet's pride even overshadows his love for his daughter. He can find no fault in his own actions, and goes so far as to threaten Juliet with disownment. Lord Capulet maintains this attitude throughout the story until he finally reaches an epiphany at the end of the play. Only the death of his Juliet was enough to move Lord Capulet to lower his pride so much as to collaborate with his sworn enemy, Lord Montague.
The Nurse-Nurturing
ReplyDelete"Sleep for a week; for the next night, I warrant
The County Paris hath set up his rest
That you shall rest but little. God forgive me!
Marry and amen. How sound is she asleep!
I needs must wake her. Madam, madam, madam!
Ay, let the County take you in your bed;
He'll fright you up, i'faith. Will it not be?
What, dressed, and in your clothes, and down again?
I must needs wake you. Lady! Lady! Lady!
Alas, alas! Help, help! My lady's dead!"
(IV.v.5-14)
The Nurse is extremely nurturing. She is practically the mother Juliet never had. The Nurse cared for Juliet as a little child and continued to throughout the play. The Nurse would breastfeed Juliet, dress and and do other motherly duties that Lady Capulet would have done. She was always by her side and never betrayed her. The Nurse ran errands for her, talked to Romeo about the wedding and stuck up for her when she was in bad situations. During this scene, Juliet is in her chamber lying there unconscious from the fake poison she drank. The Nurse finds her and believes she is dead. She can't calm down and keeps on repeating, "I needs must wake her!". The Nurse is basically saying "why now as a bride, why didn't you say anything". She is so confused and taken by surprise that this would happen to her Juliet. If I was put in The Nurse's shoes, I would react the same way. The Nurse loved Juliet like her own child, and to see her dead, made it feel like she was being stabbed with a dagger. It tore her apart and you will never find a relationship as unique as theirs in any other book you read. I think it would be so nice to have a Nurse as nurturing as the one in this play. She would be the one person I could talk to and share my problems with, knowing she will keep it between the two of us. Juliet was grateful to have such a caring women like The Nurse.
Tybalt is Hot Headed
ReplyDelete"What art thou drawn amoung these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio; Look upon thy death."(I.i.68-69)
Tybalt is considered hot headed because he jumps to fight at even the simplist comment. In this particular scene, Benevolio was simply breaking up a fight between two men when Tybalt enters and wants to start a fight with Benevolio. Benevolio did absolutely nothing to upset Tyblat, and yet Tybalt gets all worked up and ready to fight. In other scenes it goes the same way. Tybalt see's something he dislikes. Tybalt attacks his dislike, and someone ends up dead or injured. People die because of hot temper. Another example of Tybalts hot headedness is when he saw Romeo at the party. Tybalt wanted to slaughter Romeo when he saw him crashing the Capulet party. At that point, Romeo had done nothing wrong to Tybalt, and yet Tybalt still wants blood shed. This is a flaw in Tybalt's personality.
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ReplyDeleteWitty Juliet
ReplyDeleteParis: Happily met,my lafy and my wife!
Juliet: That may be, sir, when I may be a wife...
(IV.i.18-19)
Paris: Come you to make confession to this father?
Juliet: To answer that, I should confess to you.
Paris: Do not deny to him that you love me.
Juliet: I confess to you that I love him...
(IV.i.23-26)
Paris: Thy face is mine,and thou hast sland'red it.
Juliet: It may be so, for it is not mine own...
(IV.i.35-36)
Juliet is very smart in this scene and uses her witty senses in this scene to fool Paris into thinking that she is really in love with him; when she’s really talking about Romeo. Each time Paris speaks something to Juliet, she uses comments that refer to he or him to think to Paris that she is talking about him but she really refers to Romeo. Juliets comments make part of the story because while using this comments she is fooling Paris and at the same time basically telling the truth. For example when Paris says, "Thy face is mine,and thou hast sland'red it," Juliet replies by saying,
"It may be so, for it is not mine own..." saying that it is not hers, Paris thinks because they are sooned to be married that she is trying to flatter Paris when she means her face really belongs to her already husband Romeo.
Smitten Juliet
ReplyDeleteWhen Juliet meets Romeo, she falls for him instantly. She knows for certin that this man will be her husband. A good amaount of the play, Juliet swoons over her man, counting the seconds until she can be wit him.
Juliet: Give me Romeo; and when I shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.
(I.I.21-25)
Headstrong Juliet
ReplyDeleteJuliet clearly shows how she is headstrong when she refuses to marry Paris. She states that she would "raher marry Romeo than Paris"(IV) to which her mother says"tell it to your father". she rushes right in to marrying Romeo, and only after one night with him, knowing exactly what she wants. and she planned to get it one way or another. She even made like a dog and played dead in act 5!
Witty Juliet
ReplyDeleteJuliet has a young blooded spunky, witty, and smart-alex attitude. She uses puns, non-specific pronouns, and careful word choice to deceive whomever she is talking to. Juliet never straight up lies to anyone's face but that's because they don't know they are being lied to. A great example of this is in Act 4 sence 1:
Enter JULIET
PARIS
Happily met, my lady and my wife!
JULIET
That may be, sir, when I may be a wife.
PARIS
That may be must be, love, on Thursday next.
JULIET
What must be shall be.
FRIAR LAURENCE
That's a certain text.
PARIS
Come you to make confession to this father?
JULIET
To answer that, I should confess to you.
PARIS
Do not deny to him that you love me.
JULIET
I will confess to you that I love him.
PARIS
So will ye, I am sure, that you love me.
JULIET
If I do so, it will be of more price,
Being spoke behind your back, than to your face.
PARIS
Poor soul, thy face is much abused with tears.
JULIET
The tears have got small victory by that;
For it was bad enough before their spite.
PARIS
Thou wrong'st it, more than tears, with that report.
JULIET
That is no slander, sir, which is a truth;
And what I spake, I spake it to my face.
PARIS
Thy face is mine, and thou hast slander'd it.
JULIET
It may be so, for it is not mine own.
Are you at leisure, holy father, now;
Or shall I come to you at evening mass?
As you can see Juliet is talking to Paris, she describes how she is married to Romeo and how she loves him so much. However Paris is oblivous and believes Juliet is talking about the way she feels about him.
Determined Juliet
ReplyDeleteJuliet knows what she wants and she will do anything she can to get it. she wants to marry Romeo even though her family wants her to marry paris, but she will do anything she can to get out of marrying paris. 4.1 "o bid me leap rather than marry Paris" she goes as far as faking her own death to get out of marrying paris so she can marry Romeo. Unfortaintly her plan doesnt work and both Romeo and Juliet end up dying.
Controlling Capulet
ReplyDeleteCAPULET
How, how, how, how? Chopped logic? What is this?
"Proud," and "I thank you," and "I thank you not,"
And yet "not proud"? Mistress minion you,
Thank me to no thankings, nor proud me no prouds,
But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next
To go with Paris to Sanit Peter's Church,
Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither.
Out, you green sickness carrion! Out, you baggage!
You tallow face!
LADY CAPULET
Fie, fie, what, are you mad?
JULIET
Good father, I beseech you on my knees,
Hear me with patience but to speak a word.
CAPULET
Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!
I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday,
Or never after look me in the face.
Speak not; reply not; do not answer me.
My fingers itch.- Wife, we scare thought us\
blessed
That God had lent us but this only child,
But now I see this one is one too much,
And that we have a curse in having her.
Out on her, hilding.
(III. iiiii. 154-175)
Capulet is the main authority of what feels like the entire play. There is no one beyond Capulet that is bossed around and he is the one that controls everyone else. At times it is a good thing, but other times he comes off very harsh and vicious. In this passage he is very mean to Juliet and giving her no option whether to marry Paris or not saying she will not be a part of the family if she refuses. Capulet is so powerful that no one can stop him from being so furious with Juliet and he feels as though he is so authoritive that he can say whatever he feels. Controlling can go along with selfish as well because through Capulet's words you can feel how he only cares about himself. This brings a little hatred for Capulet for the reader but without him in the story it would not be the same. Capulet controls everyone around him especially Juliet but I guess that is just how fathers are.
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ReplyDeleteImpulsive Juliet
ReplyDeleteWhat's here? A cup closed in my true love's hand?
Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.---
O churl,Drunk all, and left no friendly drop
To help me after! I will kiss thy lips.
Haply some poison yet doth hang on them
To make me die with a restorative.
(V.iii.166-170)
Yea,noise? Then I'll be brief. O, happy dagger,
This is thy sheath. THere rust, and let me die.
(V.iii.174-175)
Juliet is quick to make actions on the spot and seemingly though she has no sort of plan in her mind. Romeo is pretty much the same thing, thats why they are such a well paired couple. Juliet is impulsive to kiss thy lips of Romeo to seek poison and when there is none left, to stab her self to the death with Romeo's dagger.
Deceptive Juliet
ReplyDeleteThroughout the course of the play, it seems that Juliet is always tricking others. The deception begins when she falls for Romeo and must keep their love a secret. Juliet cleverly hides their marriage, and her true feelings. At Romeo's exile, she leads her parents to believe that she is morning over her cousin, Tybalt. In this quote, Juliet is deceiving Paris:
Paris: Happily met, my lady and my wife!
Juliet: That may be, sir, when I may be a wife.
Paris: That "may be" must be, love, on Thursday next.
Juliet: What must be shall be.
Friar Lawrence: That's a certain text.
Paris: Come you to make confession to this father?
Juliet: To answer that, I should confess to you.
Paris: Do not deny to him that you love me.
Juliet: I will confess to you that I love him.
Paris: So will ye, I am sure, that you love me.
Juliet: If I do so, it will be of more price,
Being spoke behind your back, than to your face.
Paris: Poor soul, thy face is much abused with tears.
Juliet: The tears have got small victory by that,
For it was bad enough before their spite.
Paris: Thou wrong'st it more than tears with that report.
Juliet: That is no slander, sir, which is a truth; And what I spake, I spake it to my face.
Paris: Thy face is mine, and thou hast slander'd it.
Juliet: It may be so, for it is not mine own.
Are you at leisure, holy father, now;
Or shall I come to you at evening mass?
(IV. i. 18-40)
It appears as though Juliet is speaking of her love for Paris, but in truth, she is speaking of Romeo. In all of her deception, Juliet never lies. She just isn't very specific. Juliet fakes her own death, so of course she is deceptive.
Ignorant Juliet.
ReplyDelete"Tell me not, Friar, that thou hearest of this,
Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it."
(IV. i. 51-52)
(to Friar)
"Be not so long to speak. I long to die
If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy."
(IV. i. 68-69)
I think that Juliet, because she is young, has made bad decisions. When she met Romeo, they didn't know that they were enemies. When she found out, she ignored the truth that she shouldn't be together. When things went bad and Juliet was being forced to mrary Paris, she acted like it was Friar Lawrence's fault that she couldn't be with the boy she loved and that it was Friar's fault if she killed herself.