Lady Capulet

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1. I am Lady Capulet, wife of Lord Capulet and mother of Juliet Capulet. My occupation is that I run a household, and a rather large one at that, while raising my daughter Juliet into a young lady that I approve of. I am an alpha-mom. I like order and to have everything organized and predictable, including my daughter's life. My family is prominent in the society of Verona, so I have to be pulled together at all times in order to represent my family well. I believe in strict obedience towards parents and other authority figures, but only when that authority figure is Lord Capulet or myself. I do not think that the prince has any right to try to understand/control what has been going on for decades netweeen my family and those Montagues. As for religion, it should be kept in church. There are things like vengeance and pride that God does not understand. And for love, I love my daughter by giving her the best life I think I can give her- a comfortable, respectabl marriage to a good-looking, wealthy guy. I am a ripe 39 years old. I find that I can gain more contro over my life by organizing it using technology, so I don't go anywhere without my Blackberry.



2. It is summertime in 2007. Sometimes it is party time, wedding time, or funeral time. It is a fairly prosperous time for myself and my family as far as economy goes, but it is a voilent time between the houses. It is an anxious time, and, possibly because of the heat, a "jump down one anothers' throats" time.



3. I am in a government-ruled, industrial, divided town, Verona. Verona is in Italy. Italy is in Europe. Europe is on the Earth, and I'm going to stop there.



4. My family and the Montegues surround me, as well as violence, heat, and tenseness. Industrial building, scaffolding, and Jeff. A large family.

5. The given circumstances are that I am usually slightly fatigued from trying to- single-handedly- keep everything in my house under control.

6. My relationship to the Montagues- I don't think they have a right to be in Verona.
to my daughter- I'm not really around her much... I did hire a nurse to take care of her. Our relationship is very formal, and not the most nurturing of mother-daughter relationships.
If I ever had a friend, I think it would be Nurse. She closest to my age, and we can gossip *sharp intake of breath*. Tybalt is also one of my friends because I've known him for most of my life. I only just tolerate my husband. He is sloppy and lazy, two things I just can't stand. I hate picking up after him. We go out together in public to boost the image of our family, but our relationship is nothing short of strained. I feel it is my duty to put up with it for the betterment of the Capulet family.
relationship to objects: they need to be in the proper place at the proper time, and I feel the same way about people. Chaos ensues when you let something get out of its place, and I fear chaos.
My relationship to the space is that I own it and am possessive of it because the Montagues also think that they own Verona. I am also comfortable in the space, seeing as I have a large house and lots of money.

7. What do I want?
Control

8. What's in my way?
The Montagues
Juliet's free will
the power that the prince has over everyone
not enough time

9. How do I get it?
Marrying Juliet off to Paris
Don't be sympathetic towards Juliet
drive the Montagues out of Verona

10. How will I know when I've gotten it?
Juliet will do what I tell her
I won't need my Blackberry anymore

Sorry that this is excessively long... That's just me-- long-winded.

-Ellen