Group+D+Act+Four

__ Group D Act Four __
====During Act 4 we get to learn a lot about Father Capulet. From all this it seems to me that he cares for Juliet, but in a stubborn way. He makes her unhappy, but he is //trying// to make her happy as best he can. Some examples of this is how he is trying hard to make Juliet's wedding perfect (4:2, 712 & 4:4, 716), but at the same time he insults Juliet because she is angered with his decision to marry her to Paris. It shows that he cares for her because he is trying to help her, but she is unhappy with the way he does it. Another example of this is Juliet's "//death."// When he finds out she is dead, he doesn't seem to care much. He even makes a joke about it "Ready to go, but never to return." When the Friar asks if Juliet is ready to go to the church (4:5, 718). Later though, he goes on about how it's a horrible day and actually seems to be very sad about Juliet's apparent death (4:5, 721). This also goes to show that he had mixed feelings of making her happy and loving her as a father. Another example is how he basically disowned her and insulted her, but when she said sorry and that she would marry Paris, he instantly became happy with her again (4:2, 713). This also shows that he loves her in a stubborn way. So overall these examples show how Juliet's father loves her and tries to do nice things for her, but does it in the wrong way, which then leads to Juliet committing suicide in the tomb.====

**- Joshua Whitton**
__**The Nurse (Personality Traits)**__ In Act 4 Scene 5, people begin to discover Juliet's body, which has been made to look deceased. The first one on the scene is the Nurse, who then calls Lady Capulet. But how the Nurse acts in this scene is very pure, and uninfluenced by anyone. On pages 718 and 719, the Nurse cannot help but wail and cry for Juliet. She says "Most lamentable day, most woeful day That ever ever I did behold!", meaning that this is the saddest day she has ever experienced. This all shows just how much she truly loved and cared for Juliet. - Steven Tu In the previous act Father Capulet is angry with juliet since she declined to marry Paris. Now, after Juliet returns from Friar Lawrence's cell, she apologizes to her father. He, in return, forgives her completely. Not only does he forgive her, but he also pledges to become the housewife and prepare the most amazing wedding. He is also very excited by his daughter' action that he pushes the wedding to be a day earlier. Before he thought that Juliet had to be two years older to marry but now he keeps moving the wedding date closer and closer. It appears that he completely changed his mind by now and thinks that Juliet is the right age to get married. No one really changes their mind about an issue of this importance from one day to the next. Therefore, I think that Capulet is a person that makes anxious decisions without completely considering the consequences. -Agustin Baler
 * __Father Capulet (Character changes)__**

__**Father Capulet (Key Choice)**__ In the previous scene, Juliet is given a potion that is suppose to make her look dead. Knowing this, she comes home and tells her father that she will marry Paris. Since she looked so happy, it made Father Capulet happy enough to move the wedding day a day earlier than originally planned (4:2, page 714). This decision is a major decision in the play because it has a big impact on the Friar's plan. It moves the wedding day, which the plan of Juliet's "death" was based around. This change in plan caused Romeo to not get the notice at the right time, causing him to believe Juliet was actually dead. Lauren Carman

__**Father Capulet (Wants and Desires)**__ Father Capulet wants his daughter to be happy second to wanting his wealth pass on to someone he likes. He makes this perfectly clear when he sees his own daughter dead on her bed on page 719 4:5 Father Capulet cracks a joke and goes right into saying that Paris will inherit his fortune. Only Father Capulet would be able to go right into saying this after he sees her dead daughter, most people would sod and think about their dead daughter but not Father Capulet. This same want also explains the forced marriage that Capulet started which also caused Juliet to do this to herself. -Tim Roehm

During Act IV we learn a lot more about Father Capulet. Although he was very cruel to her in the previous scene he shows that he did love his daughter. All Father Capulet really thought he was doing was Giving Juliet a good life. He set her up with Paris which we learn that he was a pretty good guy. Then later on Pg.718 Capulet makes the comment about about how Juliet is ready to go but never to return. This kind of shows that he didn't care that much, but later he talks about how it is the worst day ever because Juliet is dead. So even though Father Capulet seemed to be a heartless man, it turns out that he was actually a decent man. - Galwn Arbogast
 * __Father Capulet (Character Traits)__**