Comparing Dynamic Character In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are more alike than what you think. They are both dynamic characters. First of all Lord Capulet in the beginning of the is a loving and caring father. A way this is shown is when he tells Paris to gain Juliet's love and wait because Juliet is still only 13 years. In Act II Ln 12-28 this is shown. The way Lord Capulet undergoes changes is he goes from being a good rather and letting Juliet have somewhat of an opinion on what she does, to making her marry Paris or they will disown her. Lord Montague is also an example of a dynamic character. In the story basically until he finds out what happened to Romeo. He hates the Capulet because of the family feud that happened many generations ago. On the other hand

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