Blog Post 5

I think that the immediate past and Lord Capulet’s emotions play a big role in his personality, his motivation and his actions. In this scene, I hope to portray all of these as a way to demonstrate the meaning behind his motivation.  

Even though he is not present for the beginning or for the majority of the scene, Lord Capulet has a large influence on the direction that the scene takes. Because he is eager to make peace within his family after Romeo murders Tybalt, he makes the decision that Juliet will marry Prince, regardless of what she actually wants to do. If Lord Capulet did not decided to make this decision, this scene would never have taken place.

Once Lord Capulet enters Juliet’s room, he quickly becomes upset at fact that Juliet does not want to marry Prince. I believe Lord Capulet feels guilty over Tybalt’s death, mostly because Tybalt had tried to get rid of Romeo at the party and Lord Capulet stopped him. I think this makes him prone to anger when Juliet refuses to do what he says, because she is making it hard for him to move on and forget about Tybalt’s death.

Lord Capulet’s response to Juliet puts a strain on their relationship. If we look at it from his view, his daughter no longer respects him and refuses to obey him. However, if we look at it from Juliet’s perspective, she feels cheated by her father since he is making her marry someone against her will. This disconnect between the two of them will heighten the tension in the scene.

I do not think Lord Capulet thinks about the entire possible future if Juliet were to marry Prince. Because he is so one sided, I think he will only see a positive outcome- that everyone in family will be happy and that Juliet will be protected. Not once does he stop to think about or ask why Juliet does not want to go through with the marriage. In our scene, I hope to portray this as an emotion of desperateness. He is so concerned with what he wants, that he is unaware of how Juliet is feeling.

I believe his disregard for what Juliet wants is a key factor to show in this scene as a way to establish his motivation. Lord Capulet has become so desperate to find peace, that he is unaware/blind to what torment he is subjecting his daughter to. In a way, he believes he is only doing well by Juliet because she cannot tell him the entire truth.  

If I can achieve all of this, I think I will clearly be able to show exactly who my character has become at this point in the play and what his new motivations are. Again, I will have to focus on Lord Capulet’s complicated emotions, extreme actions, and immediate past in order to show his exact mindset and to clearly establish his motivation. I look forward to playing this character and to portraying his complicated goals.