In addition, you may note that Lady Capulet, though rebuking her
husband for his temper, does nothing after Lord Capulet tells Juliet that she can "hang, beg,
starve, die in the streets" (III.v) if she refuses to marry Paris. Lady Capulet's loyalty to her
husband is stronger at this point than her loyalty of - or love for -
Juliet.
Lady Capulet ignores the pleas of her daughter, opting not
to soothe her but to tell her "Talk not to me... I have done with thee"
(III.v).
This may be integrating the traditional idea of being loyal
to men/male family members, honoring your husband first, etc., and/or it can be reflective of a
strained affection of the mother for her daughter (the duty of motherhood versus the love of
being a mother).
*Quotes are from The New Folger Library
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, page 71.
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