The question is how far is capulet presented as a good father in the extract and the play as a whole...
I'm typing this up very fast so just ignore SPAG
Romeo and juliet is a play written by shakespare in the elizabethen era. during the play we see a dramatic change in what Capulet is like as a father. He goes from being respectful and caring to an unadmirable selfish and controlling father.
in this extract shakespaeare uses personifcation which emphasises how important juliet is too capulet. capulet says ' the earth hath swalled all my hopes but she' this informs the audience that juliet is his only daughter because the earth hath 'swallowed' all his other hopes (which suggests his other children have died). This gives the impression that capulet must care for juliet because she is his only child. This point is further emphasised when capulet says 'she is the hopeful lady of my earth' a modern audience could interpret this as capulet saying that juliet means the world to him, which makes it clear he loves her deeply, implying he must be a good father.
shakespeare creates the impression that capulet is a considerate father. capulet says 'my will to her consent is but a part' this suggests he is allowing juliet to have her own say in marrying paris and not just forcing her into it. arranged marriages were very common in the elizabethan era, and children often didnt get a choice in who they married. An elibathen audience would have been suprised that caupluet was allowed juliet to pratically choose if she marred him or not. we are also shown capulets consideration towards juliet when he says 'she hath not yet seen the change of fourteen years' this shows he thins juliets is still too young to be married as she isnt yet 'gourteen' and encapulates that capulet is not just thinking about what he wants, but what is best for his daughter juliet.- all this points add to the idea that capulet is a good father
in the extract shakespeare also uses rhyme when capulet is talking about juliet which helps to show how he admires her. he uses the rhyming couplets like 'pride' and 'bride' this creates a gentle flow of speech and shows how capulet can talk about his daughter with ease which suggests his admiration and love for her.
shakespeare included the scene in the exposition of the play, when the tension is at its lowest and the characters are first introduced. due to the scene being set before most of the action in the play begins, it has a more light-hearted atmosphere. This is the first part of the play in which the focus is centred mainly on capulet an when is personality first begins to unfold, this means that the audience haven't yet seen that capulet has a more harsh and unloving fatherly side to him and forced to agree that he is a good father.
its not finished but if i was to carry on the same, and mention the rest of the pla what level would this be?