Lady Capulet analysis

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

• Juliet’s mother- has an unconventional role in her life
• Instead of having a close, maternal relationship with her daughter their relationship is tense and formal- this could highlight the differences between the two characters
• wants her daughter to marry Paris
• plays a massive part in the conflict between the two families

Question 2

Traditional Elizabethan women

Answer 2

• mother not expected to care for or have a large role in raising their children- instead, they would employ a nurse
• reflected in her character when she acts coldly towards her daughter
• fourteen when she gave birth to Juliet- could be why she pressures Juliet into marrying Paris

Question 3

Characteristics

Answer 3

• Self-Centred - instead of listening to Juilet’s concerns about marrying Paris, she focuses on how the marriage will help the family’s image.
• Unloving - appears to neglect her daughter’s feelings and refuses to love her in a maternal sense.
• Materialistic - concerned with the material gain she will obtain once Juliet has married Paris. She values her status over Juilet’s happiness. She only forgives her daughter when Juilet decides to marry Paris to appease her and her father.

Question 4

rs to juliet

Answer 4

• basically non-existent
• the only time they talk is when she is ordered by her husband to do so
• opposites of each other- everything her mother wants, she does not want
• Her mother was married at Juliet’s age- Juliet doesn’t even think about marriage- which presents her as more independent- however, she does become infatuated with a man which could show he trying to be like her mother but instead of family, its loves

Question 5

rs to lord capulet

Answer 5

• fearful of her husband
• demonstrated when she refuses to tell him that Juliet does not wish to marry Paris- She fears his reaction.