Romeo And Juliet Soliloquy Analysis

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In Act I, scene iii, Lady Capulet, the mother of Juliet and wife of Lord Capulet, talks to Juliet about Paris, a man who asks for Juliet's hand in marriage. Although she doesn’t see Paris as the guy who she desires to marry, Lady Capulet thinks otherwise. Lady Capulet tries to persuade Juliet into thinking differently of Paris and to marry him. To do so, Lady Capulet says how she can share the glory as the “cover” (94) while Paris is the “golden story” (98). By comparing Paris with a book by way of an extended metaphor, plus a change of tones, Lady Capulet promotes how controlling over Juliet all the time ruins their mother-daughter relationship. In Lady Capulet’s attempt to persuade Juliet into marrying Paris, she exclaims that, “That book in many’s eyes …show more content…
The soliloquy starts off with the tone of encouraging as Lady Capulet tells Juliet to, “Read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face/ And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen” (87-88). The control of Juliet is evident as Lady Capulet says that Juliet needs to “find delight” (88). The first shift of tone goes from encouraging to comical. “This precious book of love, this unbound lover” (93), is where the shift happens as Lady Capulet starts to compare Paris to a book. Lady Capulet acts comical here because comparing Paris to a book, trying to persuade Juliet into marrying him, doesn’t seem to be the most logical way. However, the comical behavior by Lady Capulet quickly turns into the last tone of sincerity. Lady Capulet is serious when she says that “To beautify him only lacks a cover” (94), which Lady Capulet is referring to Juliet as the cover. Lady Capulet then retains the sincere tone and keeps her control of Juliet when Lady Capulet asks if Juliet will “share all that he doth possess” (99). Finishing her soliloquy, and finally letting Juliet speak her thoughts of her opinion on marrying Paris into the
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