Family Flashcards
How does the capulet family present itself
Use context
Fairly typical of what was expected in Shakespearean society family lives
Womens place in society - capulet sees Juliet as his property and does arranged marriage
How does the prologue introduce the family structure?
Give quote
‘Two households, both alike in dignity’
‘Civil blood’ - tells us straight away that it’s about family conflict and tells us the impact of the fuss is impacting the whole of society
How does Juliet rebel against her family and what does this show in her character
She doesn’t agree to marrying Paris
She is rebelling against society’s expectations of women and thus shows her bravery and how strong her love is for romeo
How does marriage connect to fued
Shakespeare uses the fued to show how strong feeling like love can lead to conflict because of the fued and cause problems for everyone
Marriage conflicts with family fued
