Question

1. Describe how Juliet's mother behaves when she comes to inform Juliet about the arrangement her father made to have her marry Paris. How does Juliet's mother's behavior when Capulet gets angry at Juliet influence the way in which readers view Lady Capulet?

Answer 1

Lady capulet acts like its a good and happy thing that juliet must marry Paris. She then acts nasty and mean towards Juliet when her father, Capulet gets done being as mean and threatening as possible. Lady capulet is seen as mean

Answer 2

Lady Capulet wants to make this marriage news look positive. She informs her daughter about the arrangement to alleviate the grief over Tybalt. She praises Juliet's father and her husband in a way that him being a "careful father". When Juliet refuses, her mother's behavior suddenly changes. The reader can observe sudden change in her character and it seems rather dark reaction. Lady Capulet's final words in this scene is "Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee" meaning "Do what you wanna do because I'm done worrying about you"