Lady Capulet In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Lady Capulet doesn't come across as a particularly great mom. She married Capulet young and born Juliet when she only fourteen. Although Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother. But they were not close at all. She need Nurse accompany to talk with Juliet. Persuading Juliet and Paris to marry was the only topic they had. Lady Capulet only hopes that Juliet will gain the wealth and the status by marrying Paris. When Juliet need her mom help to soften the punishment from capulet. She refuse coldly (3.5 214-215) I think Lady Capulet is a character that shows the role of women in society. Girls can’t choose the marriage their marriage is all about profit and benefits. She accepted the same thing with Juliet. Even much younger than Juliet, So she thought

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