Through the course of the play, lord capulet goes from calm reasoning, to spontaneous anger to contrition. in the beginning of the play, he is in a good mood. he is throwing a big party to show his beautiful daughter off, though he tells paris she is too young to marry at fourteen. when he comes across the brawl, he is ready to jump in. capulet’s willingness to join the fray, despite his age and status, demonstrates his exuberance, spontaneity, and passion.