Family (parent child relationships)

• Lord Cap and Juliet outline

  Lots of variation in relationship

  At beginning he cares a lot for Juliet but when she refuses to marry Paris he is aggressive and uses violent language that connotes death

  When Juliet ‘dies’ he uses figurative language that describes her as a flower

  Suggests he is a loving father only when Juliet conforms to the heairachal and Patriachal expectations
• ‘my child is yet a stranger to the world’

  possessive pronoun ‘my’ shows he is protective of her

  noun ‘stranger‘ shows she is naive and inexperienced - conveys that he wants to protect her from the harsh realities of life
• ‘have you delivered our decree’

  noun ‘decree’ suggests it is an order and Juliet has no choice but to obey

  shows Capulets patriarchal role ruins their relationship as he has to ensure he has an heir so forces marriage

  paternal relationship destroyed by patriarchal society
• ‘How, how! How, how, chopt-logic’

  repetition of ‘how’ breaks iambic rhythm and shows he ca’t articulate how angry he is at her

  fractured language / rhythm mirrors fractured relationship
• ‘Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch,’

  language becomes violent

  noun ‘baggage’ suggests something that can be cast aside

  main reason for rage is that he doesn’t want to be embarrassed in front of Paris - again patriarchy ruining society
• ‘out you green sickness carrion’

  uses grotesque insults - has abandoned all courtesy and affection for her

  dehumanises Juliet and shows capulet as an abusive and misogynistic father

  relationship is not only fractured but ruined

  shows they have become the exact roles of a typical patriarchal family of the time
• ‘my fingers itch’

  threatens violence

  audience sees what appeared to be a protective relationship is actually a facade and capulet only cared for her when she was naive and subdued

  makes audience question if relationship was true if it could be destroyed that easily
• ‘upon the sweetest flower of all the field’

  reminds of early descriptions

  language becomes poetic and imagery shows she died too young

  superlative shows she is comparable to nothing

  shows he either truly loved her or loved the idea of having a naive daughter he could control to conform to the heirachal expectations of Elizabethan family
• ‘Nurse where is my daughter’

  combination of possessive pronoun ’my’ and noun ‘daughter’ shows they have a distance relationship

  can be interpreted as lady c seeing Juliet as an item for marriage to continue heritage
• ‘Madam, I am here, what is your will?’

  formal language shows distance

  compares to affectionate language used by nurse and Juliet - shows / enforces true maternal bond

  noun ‘will’ suggests Lady C wouldn’t talk to Juliet unless she wanted something or had formal business (such as marrying her off) and Juliet doesn't have much to say

  Direct address ‘your’ - heirachal relationship
• ‘think of marriage now’

  imperative shows relationship is purely societal not maternal

  only cares about Juliets role in furthering Capulet name - not Juliet’s wants and needs
• ‘here comes your father; tell him so yourself’

  could be interpreted as Lady C fearing Lord C so encourages Juliet to say

  selfish and cares more for herself

  lack of maternal care and instinct

  repeated ‘your‘ shows distance between them
• ‘What lamb! What ladybug!’

  affectionate and loving

  uses pet names - terms of endearment

  contrasts to formal language used by Lady C

  exclamation shows genuine excitement

  pure and loving genuine relationship
• ‘seek happy nights to happy days’

  baway language shows the characters are close

  excited about prospect of Juliet marrying - happy for her

  shows genuine maternal love - not just happy to continue name
• ‘helo, help! My lady’s dead! oh weary day that ever I was born’

  exclamatory sentences show devastation - enforces love

  possessive pronoun enforces love / care

  sig to audience as we know she has lost both her husband and baby - shows depth of love for Juliet