Your interpretation is pretty good, but there are some
mistakes grammatically. I have corrected them:
Juliet
refused to marry Paris because she loved Romeo, but when she told her father this, it
caused a massive dispute. Her father, Lord Capulet is enraged and and insults her. One
example is when he says, "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!" (where is the
citation for this???)
The noun "wretch" is defined as
"someone who is thought to be a troubled person" (did you get this definition
somewhere?). This tells the reader that Lord Capulet thinks his daughter doesn’t realize
how lucky she is to marry Paris, someone who has such great qualities. Capulet also uses
the adjective "disobedient" to describe Juliet, as she is failing to obey her own
father.
This is incredibly effective because it shows the
male dominance of the 15th and 16th century. Young girls were brought up to show the
most respect to their father and comply with no questions asked; however, Juliet has
done the reverse. As a result of this Capulet throws insults at her to show his wrathful
anger. Additionally, he uses repetition when he uses the metaphor ‘baggage’, to show his
fury and,most importantly, that he believes her to be a burden. Shakespeare's use of
explanation marks show how enraged and annoyed he is, and also let us visualize his
emotions and actions.
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