Lord Capulet quotes analysis

• 'Disobedient...

  This epithet created through the adjective 'disobedient' used to describe Juliet illuminates how cruelly Juliet is treated by her father and further reinforces the impression that he views Juliet as mere property
• 'My child...

  The personal pronoun 'my' emphasises Capulet's possessiveness over Juliet. Furthermore, he addresses Juliet as a 'child' further reinforcing the possessiveness. His possessive language could be employed by Shakespeare as an expression of love and concern, thus it could alternatively show the audience how Capulet actually cares for his child and is willing to protect her from the dangers of the 'world'
• 'hang, beg...

  The asyndetic listing emphasises the idea that Capulet is becoming increasingly erratic and distraught as Juliet continues to disobey him. The harsh terms 'hang', 'beg', 'starve' and 'die' agglomerate to create a semantic field of death which further reinforces the impression that Capulet in concerned more by reputation and honour than his daughter's life.
• 'hang, beg...

  Particularly in the term 'hang' which would have shocked Elizabethan audiences because a hanging only occurred if a crime has been committed. Therefore, Lord Capulet view Juliet as a criminal, Juliet is trapped in a patriarchal, abusive relationship with her father