Capulet+E

Capulet, who is Juliet's father, has some faults in leading Juliet to "death." Capulet, by himself, arranged a marriage between Paris and Juliet, who already loved Romeo. When Juliet refused, Capulet was extremely enraged and said he will force Juliet marry Paris. "Go you to Juliet ere you go to bed. Prepare her, wife, against this wedding day." (3.5.34-35) Capulet says this when he abruptly planned the wedding, without even trying to gain Juliet's permission. Also, when Capulet scolds his daughter and threatens her to accept the marriage, he says several quotes that are forceful: "But fetle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday next To go with Paris to Saint Peter's Church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither." (3.5.157-160) "I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, Or never after look me in the face." (3.5.166-167) "Graze where you will, you shall not house with me." (3.5.200) "An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets" (3.5.204)
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"get thee to church o'Thursday, Or never after look me in the face" (3.5.166-167). Capulet yells and forces Juliet to marry Paris. Even though Juliet does not want to, Capulet threatens Juliet to obey him or else he will throw her out onto the streets. "Old Montague is come And flourishes his blade in spite of me" (1.5.79-80). Capulet has a big hatred for the house of the Montague. He explains how much Montague hates him back. "She shall be married to this noble earl" (3.5.24) Without even asking for Juliet's opinion, Capulet lets Paris marry her as soon as possible.

Capulet led Juliet to her death, because first of all, he had a great hatred for the house of the Montague. If they went along well, no problem would have occurred with Tybalt and Romeo, that caused Romeo to leave in the first place. Secondly, Capulet let Paris marry his daughter without Juliet's opinion. When Juliet said she did not want to, Capulet threatened her, causing Juliet to become depressed and more hatred towards marrying Paris. If Juliet did not want to marry Paris as much as she did, she might not have drank that potion, that led her to death.