Capulet

Cards (4)

  • love
    "She's the hopeful lady of my earth"-has much hope for Juliet to continue their family name and shows how precious she is
  • male aggression
    "Hang thee young baggage disobedient wretch"-denotes an outcast suggesting juliet's impending violation of social norms by refusing an arranged marriage
    change in his behaviour, victim of patriarchy and victim of wealth so he has to maintain the reputation of the Capulet household
  • male aggression
    "Hang, beg, starve, die in the streets"-semantic field of death shows capulet is a bad father who honours his reputation more than his care for juliet, shows she is trapped by the patriarchal abusive views of her father
  • love
    "my child is yet a stranger in the world"-could show possessive behaviour which would imply the patriarchal society
    or Shakespeare did it to show his fatherly love for his daughter, showing the audience he is willing to protect her from the dangers of the world