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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Lord Capulet is a very prominent character. He is wealthy and a leader in his community. He is a very loving father to his daughter Juliet, he is a very contradictory person, and he trusts everyone to do as they are told and to act appropriately.



Lord Capulet is a loving father who deeply cares for Juliet. When he arranges the marriage between her and Paris, he is just trying to do what he feels is best for her. He knows Paris, being handsome and rich, will make a good husband to Juliet. When she refuses to marry Paris he goes into a violent rage, saying things he doesn't mean. "Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! / I tell thee what: get thee to church o'Thursday, / Or never after look me in the face."(3.5.166-168). He feels that the marriage of the two will be beneficial for Juliet and he loves her so much that he doesn't mean to hurt her feelings. When Juliet "dies" he laments. "Despised, distressed, hated,......

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