Lord Capulet characterisation

• Lord Capulet is arguably a product of his time because he displays the characteristics of a typical patriarch. In this way, an Elizabethan audience may view Capulet as a good father
• This sort of possessive behaviour would not have been shocking to Shakespearean audiences as women were merely seen as property to their fathers. To a modern audience, Capulet's possessive and abusive behaviour would stir up injustice as gender equality as become increasingly important in most parts of the world
• Capulet is extremely abusive and oppresses Juliet throughout the whole play. Yet this would have not been surprising to Elizabethan audiences as men were expected to follow the rules of the patriarchy to prevent women from threatening the rigid social order
• Throughout the play the audience is conflicted to whether or not they view Capulet as a good father. As the play progresses he becomes increasingly controlling and abusive. At the start of the play the audience are able to witness Lord Capulet's possessiveness over Juliet, yet it does not come across as abusive until the play progresses