Lady Capulet Flashcards
Write down quotes displaying Lady Capulet’s formal relationship with her daughter
“Nurse, where’s my daughter? Call her forth to me”
Throughout the play, Lady Capulet appears to have a very formal relationship with her daughter and never knows what she is doing or who she really is, and this is highlighted in “where’s my daughter?”, as if Lady Capulet doesn’t have time to worry or even care about her daughter. This question Lady Capulet directs at the Nurse illustrates how Lady Capulet isn’t aware of where her daughter is or how she spends her free time. The use of the word “daughter” illustrates how their relationship is formal, as she is referring to her as what she is, rather than who she is. It also shows how Lady Capulet is possessive over Juliet, as if Juliet belongs to her, yet doesn’t give her the love a daughter would normally get from her mother. Lady Capulet seems to agree with her husband - her orders always follow his, as if she is constantly in his shadow.
Tell me, daughter Juliet, how stands your disposition to be married?
Write down a quote highlighting Lady Capulet deserting her daughter
“I have done with thee”
Lady Capulet is quite a timid, unknowing and selfish character, as she appears to be frightened of her husband and does not love her daughter like a mother should, instead allowing the Nurse to do this in replacement of her. In the play, she seems to forget Juliet’s age and they have a formal relationship, illustrating the distance between them both. Here, she is acting selfish because she doesn’t listen to her daughter’s woes about her upcoming marriage to Paris; she refuses to listen to her as she is disrespecting her husband and therefore the family name. The use of “done” shows how Lady Capulet is selfish as she is unprepared to listen to Juliet - she cares more about her own safety and her relationship with her husband then she does for her own daughter. Shakespeare has made this speech very short to illustrate Lady Capulet’s blunt emotion and how she is not prepared to give Juliet any of her time unless it is to please herself, her husband or her family name
