Lady Capulet

Cards (4)

  • 'thou know'st my daughter's of pretty age' - Act 1
    • uses the personal pronoun "my", showing she has a degree of fondness for her daughter; a maternal instinct to protect her
    • pronoun also connotes possession, showing that she ultimately possesses a large amount of power over Juliet.
  • 'younger than you...are made already mothers' - Act 1
    • Lady Capulet comes off as more concerned with social norms than Juliet's feelings
    • She almost sounds as though she feels she has to give validation as to why she is marrying off her daughter, as though she feels guilty about it
    • social pressure and comparison
  • 'with outcry toward [the] monument' - Act 5
    • The community seems to grieve alongside Lady Capulet, making their death that much more tragic. We're aware the two belonged to prominent families but it is only after their death can we see how much they were really known. Lady Capulet's guilt, by extension, would thus be intensified.
    • Her daughter's death marks a moment of realisation for her - forces her to realise the minor nature of their family feud and the radical consequences it has had
  • 'tell him so yourself' - Act 3
    • Traditionally, at this time, women, due to religious reasons, were considered inferior to men and men were the leaders of the household. Thus, Juliet's father takes the lead in disciplining their daughter