Lady Capulet

• Lady Capulet


  Juliet's mother, acts in an unconventional way, their relationship is tense and formal
• Lady Capulet


  • Wishes for Juliet to marry Paris
  • Conforms heavily to the ongoing conflict between the two families
• Traditional Elizabethan woman


  • In wealthier families, the mother was not expected to care for or have a large role in raising their children; instead, families would employ a nurse to look after their sons and daughters
  • It was usual for Elizabethan women to marry and give birth young
• Juliet and Lady Capulet

  • Their relationship is essentially non-existent
  • Lady Capulet and Juliet are opposites of each other
• Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet

  Lady Capulet is fearful of her husband, demonstrated when she refuses to tell him that Juliet does not wish to marry Paris
• Lady Capulet: '"Here comes your father; tell him so yourself, And see how he will take it at your hands."'
• Lady Capulet: '"Talk not to me, for I'll not speak a word, Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee."'
• Lady Capulet: '"We will have vengeance for it."'
• Lady Capulet: '"Nurse, come back again."'