Let us remember what happens in this scene of the amazing
tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. This scene shows us the banquet that
Lord Capulet is holding at his house and that Romeo and Benvolio are going to crash. It
is thus that we are introduced to a very merry Lord Capulet. He is shown to offer a warm
welcome to all of his guests and to try and induce the appropriate tone of merriment and
festivity. Note how he is introduced:
Welcome, gentleman! Ladies that have their
toes
Unplagued with corns will walk a bout with
you.
Ah, my mistresses, which of you
all
Will now deny to
dance?
He thus encourages his
guests to partake of the opportunity to dance and to make merry. His happy mood will
even tolerate the presence of Romeo, and he acts to swiftly quash any attempts of his
nephew, Tybalt, to attack Romeo and thus ruin the party. We see a very different
character in this scene than we do at the beginning of the play.
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