Another example of fatherly love was shown through Lord Capulet to Juliet. He saw that his daughter was in great grief over the death of Tybalt and the exile of her love Romeo. He lovingly tries to ease her remorse by finding a husband for Juliet. He presents the arrangement in an attempt to lighten the spirits of his daughter:.
"Soft! Take me with you, take me with you, wife/ How? Will She none? Doth she not give me thanks?/ Is she not proud? Doth she not count her blest/ Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought/ So worthy a gentlemen to her bride?" (Act III, Scene 5, Line 142-146).
However, his plan backfires and worsens the situation. Juliet rejects his proposal, which send Lord Capulet on a rampage. I believe that he cared deeply for his daughter. The reason for his anger and fit was a mere case of frustration. He had tried his best to help his daughter, and the attempt had failed. Capulet felt helpless as his daughter slipped further and further into depression. He thought that if she would give the marriage a chance, Juliet would find true happiness. Obviously he did not know the true motive behind Juliet's rejection, or he might have halted his efforts.
The love of a mother and father figure is necessary for a character to mature. However, the character cannot be fully sound without input from a peer position. Benvolio provides this insight for Romeo. He tries to reason with the love-sicken Romeo after losing Rosaline. He is the one to convince Romeo to go to the Capulet ball in order to meet a lady more beautiful than Rosaline ("Examples of Love in Romeo and Juliet"). Benvolio allows Romeo to progress with his life instead of wallowing in his self-pity. He strengthened Romeo's character and gave him a more experienced outlook on love. Romeo also displayed friendly love throughout the play. The first instance of this is when he tries to prevent a fight between Mercutio and Tybalt (pg.
