Exploring Lord Capulet's views on women and marriage in Act 3, Scene 5
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how Lord Capulet’s views on women and marriage in Act 3, Scene 5 relate to a patriarchal society.
Key learning points
- Initially, Lord Capulet appears to subvert patriarchal norms through suggesting he wants Juliet’s “consent” to marry.
- However, this is undermined through Juliet’s absence and lack of knowledge.
- Lord Capulet’s response to Juliet in Act 3, Scene 5 implies that daughters were supposed to obey their fathers.
- Juliet, Lady Capulet and the Nurse’s response in Act 3, Scene 5 convey the powerlessness of women.
Keywords
Patriarchal - relating to or denoting a system of society or government controlled by men
Consent - permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
Subvert - undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
Perceived - regarded in a specified way - used to say how something or someone is seen or thought of
Stereotypical - with the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing
Common misconception
That characters either fully conform or fully subvert stereotypes.
Characters often exist within a grey area - they might conform to some aspects of a stereotype but subvert others - just as real people do.
Teacher tip
When talking through the second learning cycle, it would be useful to keep reminding pupils that Lord Capulet said in Act 1, Scene 2 that Juliet's consent would be necessary for him to agree to the marriage.
Equipment
You may wish to have a copy of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' for this lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Who has control in a patriarchal society?
Q2.Elizabethan society was which of the following?
Q3.In Elizabethan society, fathers would have had __________ over their daughter's marriage.
Q4.'Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something' is the definition of which word beginning with 'c'?
Q5.'With the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
Q6.'To remove from a person the special human qualities of independent thought, feeling for other people, etc.' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Lord Capulet was initially concerned about which of the following in regards to Juliet's potential marriage to Count Paris?
Q2.Which of the following is true for Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' when Lord Capulet talks to Count Paris of his proposed marriage to Juliet?
Q3.'Regarded in a specified way — used to say how something or someone is seen or thought of' is the definition of which word beginning with 'p'?
Q4.'To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
Q5.In Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Lord Capulet asks Lady Capulet if she has delivered “our __________”.
Q6.In Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Lord Capulet declares to Juliet “Out, you green-sickness __________! Out, you baggage! / You tallow face!”
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