Lady Capulet

• "Enough of this, I prithee hold thy peace"- Lady Capulet, Act 1:3


  The Nurse has just rambled a huge amount about her love for Juliet and we see that maternal side of how she has effectively played mother for Juliet. Lady Capulet's short response shows her lack of affection at these childhood memories of Juliet and perhaps there is a regret at having not been a better mother. The conflict between the nurse and lady capulet is evident here
• "It is an honour that I dream not of"-Juliet, Act 1:3


  We see the misunderstanding between Juliet and her mother as Lady Capulet tries to persuade her daughter to think of marriage and whilst Juliet is eager to please there is a sense of trying to be obedient rather than honest. Presents a distance between the two
• "Verona's summer hath not such a flower"-Lady Capulet, Act 1:3


  Lady Capulet is excited about the prospect of Juliet marrying Paris, who is related to Prince Escalius and therefore rich and of high status. Alternatively Lady Capulet may just be trying too hard to persuade Juliet to marry by using such a romanticised metaphor
• "Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face and find delight writ there with beauty's pen"-Lady Capulet, Act 1:3


  Shows the materialistic side of Lady Capulet. The metaphorical book reference shows she is not concerned as to whether Juliet loves Paris or not. The extended metaphor of "beauty" also shows her focus on physical appearance rather than true love
• "We must talk in secret. Nurse, come back again"- Lady Capulet, Act 1:3


  Shows how awkward Lady Capulet feels with her own daughter and presents distance between the two as she has to call the nurse back in again immediately
• "Evermore weeping for your cousin's death?"- Lady Capulet, Act 3:5`

  There is a huge misunderstanding as Lady Capulet assumes Juliet is crying about Tybalt and in fact she is crying about Romeo. Her ignorance to the whole thing suggests she doesn't know her daughter very well
• "Shall give him such an unaccustomed dram, that he shall soon keep Tybalt company"-Lady Capulet, Act 3:5


  This shows the cold vengeance of Lady Capulet as she seeks to uphold her family honour and this parallels her coolness at reminiscing of Juliet's childhood memories in Act 1:3
• "Indeed I never shall be satisfied with Romeo , till I behold him- dead- is my poor heart so for a kinsman vexed"-Juliet, Act 3:5


  Juliet uses word play and double meanings to let out her pain of losing Romeo whilst not alerting Lady Capulet. This shows how Lady Capulet is so focussed on her rage and violence that she is missing the outpouring of Juliet's emotions
• "It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate"-Juliet, Act 3:5


  Juliet lies to her mother which again highlights the distance between them
• "Here comes your father, tell him so yourself"-Lady Capulet, Act 3:5


  Shows the patriarchal society in which Lady Capulet lives has left her fearful of her husband and therefore she cannot give Juliet the maternal support she needs
• "Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee"-Lady Capulet, Act 3:5


  Shows how the patriarchal society has left Lady Capulet powerless to defend her daughter and her parental instinct has been overruled by her fear of her husband
• "O me, O me! My child, my only life"-Lady Capulet, Act 4:5

  The short sentences show how Lady Capulet is breaking down and highlights her grief. She implies that Juliet was the reason she lived and this perhaps hints at a regret at not being a better mother. This has irony however as we have not seen much of a connection before
• "She's dead, She's dead, She's dead"- Lady Capulet, Act 4:5


  The triple shows how she can't form her words properly as she is so shocked and the repetition makes it feel as though she is trying to convincer herself of the truth.