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What does Capulet threaten Juliet with?
Capulet enters the chamber. When he learns of Juliet’s determination to defy him, he becomes enraged and threatens to disown Juliet if she refuses to obey him.
Why does Capulet not want Juliet to marry?
Lord Capulet is initially reluctant to accept Paris’s proposal that he marry Juliet because he feels his daughter is too young to marry. Capulet suggests the proposal of marriage be delayed for two years so Juliet has more time before she becomes a bride. My child is yet a stranger in the world.
Why does Lord Capulet want to kick Juliet out of the house?
At first, Lord Capulet says Juliet is too young to get married, and that whoever marries Juliet must be with her consent. Later on, when Juliet declines marrying Paris, Lord Capulet threatens to kick her out into the streets and disown her if she doesn’t marry Paris.
How does Lord Capulet react to Juliet’s refusal?
While at first Lord Capulet says he will not approve Juliet’s marriage to Paris without her consenting to it, when she refuses to marry Paris, Capulet becomes furious with her. He resorts to name-calling, cursing, and a threat of disowning Juliet as he yells in rage against her disobedience.
What line does Lord Capulet threaten to disown Juliet?
Capulet shows his stubbornness as he is shocked by his daughter’s refusal to marry Paris and therefore threatens to disown her for displeasing him. “I tell thee what: get thee to church a’ Thursday or never after look me in the face.”
Why does Capulet think Juliet will accept Paris’s proposal?
He wrongly believes that Juliet is distraught over her cousin’s death and hopes to plan a “day of joy” to cheer her up. He must have believed that Paris was a good match for Juliet and so agrees to hold the wedding as soon as possible.
Does Lord Capulet like Paris?
Why does Lord Capulet want Paris to marry Juliet? The only really explicitly stated reason that Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris is that he wants to help Juliet get over the loss of her cousin, Tybalt.
Why do you think Lord Capulet is so controlling of his family?
Lord Capulet feels that Juliet is “unworthy” because she is so ungrateful about the marriage. He also seems angry that Juliet questions his authority. Why do you think Lord capulet is so controlling of his family? Therefore, women were forced to obey the men in their family.