lord capulet

Cards (9)

  • 'my child is yet a stranger to the world' metaphor she is naive and is not used to the world and societies expectations. 'my' possesion, forshadowing
  • capulet sudden change of mind undermines his chracter and shakespeare villianising him to disply him as at fault
  • 'the earth hath swallow all my hopes but she' euphemism for death shows the intensity of love he has for her.
  • 'my will is to her consent'
  • 'unworthy as she is' juliet is not dserving of her situation granted due to circumstance
  • 'you tallow face!' tallow means animal fat shows how lord capulet views juliet aqs a possesion and dehumanizes her and devalues her
  • 'my fingers itch' capulet is trying to resist violence the contemporary audience would be less shocked
  • 'young baggage!' metaphorically suggests that juliet is a waste and a burden by disobeying patriarchal standards and 'revolting' to lord capulet and the contemporary auidence
  • 'hidling' worthless creature juliet has no purpose but to be a bride.