Compassionate Capulet
Romeo and Juliet assume that their families will disapprove of their marriage and choose to kill themselves to be together. In Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet shroud their relationship in fear of being disowned by their families. They are convinced that their parents, Lord and Lady Montague and Lord and Lady Capulet, will tear the, apart. In spite of this assumption, their families’ reaction to their secret relationship is unknown. However, Lord Capulet would have allowed Juliet to marry Romeo if only he had known of their relationship because he and Lord Montague are too old to continue fighting, he restrains Tybalt from chasing Romeo out of his party, and he only wants his daughter …show more content…
At the party where no Montagues are welcome, Capulet, aware that Romeo is intruding, welcomes him as a guest. Lord Capulet shows his hospitality towards Romeo and refuses to kick him out of his party. Although Tybalt disagrees, Capulet does not think of Romeo as an enemy and is pleased to have him as a guest in his home. Lord Capulet speaks well of Romeo and in turn, scolds Tybalt for being rude and disruptive. Capulet responds to Tybalt’s enragement over Romeo’s presence at the party: “Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. / ‘A bears him like a portly gentleman, / And, to say truth, Verona brags of him” (1.5.67-69). Even though Romeo of the Montague family has intruded Capulet’s party, Lord Capulet orders Tybalt to “let him alone”. Lord Capulet has respect for the Montague family and more specifically, Romeo. Had he known of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, he would have been pleased to see his daughter with a gentleman who “Verona brags of”. Lord Capulet has respect for young Romeo and thinks he is an honorable man. If Capulet had known that Juliet loved Romeo, he would have supported their
Romeo and Juliet assume that their families will disapprove of their marriage and choose to kill themselves to be together. In Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet shroud their relationship in fear of being disowned by their families. They are convinced that their parents, Lord and Lady Montague and Lord and Lady Capulet, will tear the, apart. In spite of this assumption, their families’ reaction to their secret relationship is unknown. However, Lord Capulet would have allowed Juliet to marry Romeo if only he had known of their relationship because he and Lord Montague are too old to continue fighting, he restrains Tybalt from chasing Romeo out of his party, and he only wants his daughter …show more content…
At the party where no Montagues are welcome, Capulet, aware that Romeo is intruding, welcomes him as a guest. Lord Capulet shows his hospitality towards Romeo and refuses to kick him out of his party. Although Tybalt disagrees, Capulet does not think of Romeo as an enemy and is pleased to have him as a guest in his home. Lord Capulet speaks well of Romeo and in turn, scolds Tybalt for being rude and disruptive. Capulet responds to Tybalt’s enragement over Romeo’s presence at the party: “Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. / ‘A bears him like a portly gentleman, / And, to say truth, Verona brags of him” (1.5.67-69). Even though Romeo of the Montague family has intruded Capulet’s party, Lord Capulet orders Tybalt to “let him alone”. Lord Capulet has respect for the Montague family and more specifically, Romeo. Had he known of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, he would have been pleased to see his daughter with a gentleman who “Verona brags of”. Lord Capulet has respect for young Romeo and thinks he is an honorable man. If Capulet had known that Juliet loved Romeo, he would have supported their