Lord & Lady Capulet

• He thinks J is too young to marry, wanting to wait “two more summers “


  He is conflicted between being a loving father and fulfilling his social expectations- marry off his daughter.

  • Imagery of nature- connotes to warm, calm.
  • he is aligned with natural order and his patriarchal duties- foreshadows how he would change to be more authoritative and violent later on.
  • This juxtaposition alludes to many internal conflict of Elizabethan fathers.
  • Audience can‘t fully trust any character as it’s a tragedy (dramatic irony).
• Out you green sickness carrion, out you baggage. You tallow face! - Act 3 Scene 5


  Dramatic change in parental relationship. Exemplifies how J is clearly in a great amount of distress yet her parents prioritise economic gains over the happiness of J.
• “green sickness carrion”

  • Bloodless corpse showing how LC thinks J is cold-hearted and inhuman to disobey him.
  • Suggests an imagery of death( dead flesh)- extreme consequence of dismissing him as man rules over woman in patriarchal society. This suggests a sense of ridicule and absurdity.
  • He also thinks being unmarried is Juliet‘s weakness creating dramatic irony as J is married- they show lack of emotional support and understanding to J.
• “You tallow face!”

  • metaphor - describes J ‘s face as white as candle wax
  • Repeated imagery of death- how shock and cruel LC is towards the sudden rebellion of J. Suggest how sinful it is to disobey man’s commands.
  • Upper class symbol- Juliet is useless without the wealth he created.
  • Exclamation mark shows his anger and frustration. It allows the actor to intentionally use a suddenly loud volume echoing in the theatre to let audience physically feel this fearful male power.