Examine Lord Capulets motivation, attitude and behaviour in three key E

Examine Lord Capulets motivation, attitude and behaviour in three key scenes and suggest how an actor could perform the part so as to convey these motives and attitudes to an audience. The play â€Å"Romeo and Juliet† was written in 1589-95 by William Shakespeare. The play is a tragedy which means that it is a serious play and will not end happily for some will die. It was set in 16th century Verona in Italy, which was a patriarchal society. This meant that men had the power and all women were compelled under the control of their husbands and fathers. It was also part of a hierarchical society, which was a structure of class, with Prince Escalus at the top, then the Lords and Ladies, such as Lord Montague and Lord Capulet; rich tradesmen and merchants were under the lords, and at the bottom were the servants such as Juliet’s nurse. The play is about â€Å"a pair of star-crossed lovers† who take their lives because of their families’ feud. The house of Montague and the house of Capulet have been quarrelling for years and years, so Juliet of Capulet and Romeo of Montague fall into a â€Å"death-marked love.† In act one scene two the two houses of Capulet and Montague have just had a fight. Prince Escalus has given Lord Capulet a warning that â€Å"If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives will pay the forfeit of the peace.† So he would now be feeling embarrassed, upset, humiliated and ashamed. To show this to Paris and the audience he would mumble and speak quietly. He would hunch to show that he feels a lack of security. He would be humble towards Paris and his face would look blank. Paris wants to wed Juliet and has come to Capulet to ask if he has his blessing. Capulet comes back to his senses and says, â€Å"My child is yet a stranger in the world† which means that he thinks Juliet is too young to be married off. Paris says that there are younger wives than her. Then Capulet replies with â€Å"And too soon marred are those so early made† which means that those girls were too young to be mothers and their lives were ruined. The audience would now think that Capulet is a good father and that he truly loves his daughter. He even says that â€Å"she is the hopeful lady of my earth,† Which makes the audience think that he is an even better father from when they first thought. Because it was very odd at that time for a father to love his ... ...er, because it was very unusual at that time for a father to love his daughter so much. Then in act 1 scene 5 the audience thought that Capulet was a very good host telling every one to have a good time and enjoy themselves. They thought he was a very jolly person who loves entertaining people and that he had the image of a perfectionist. In Act 3 scene 5 the audience thought that lord Capulet was a horrible father who loses his temper far to quickly and that he was far to harsh toward Juliet and the nurse. Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other was very important in the play because that was the reason for all the complications like the marriage between Paris that was arranged for Juliet, the banishment of Romeo because he would not fight Tybalt, the death of Mercutio, the death of Tybalt, the whole tragedy theme, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet and finally the bringing together of the Capulets and the Montague’s. The bringing together of the Capulets and the Montague’s happened because of Romeo and Juliet’s love and their deaths. Because of these events both of the families realised how silly they had been and called friendship between them instead of war.