In my views, I think the Capulets are seen as "bad guys". They did not really care for Juliet's feelings before her death or even after her death.
Before Juliet "died", she rejects the idea to marry Paris. To that reaction, Capulet does not care about her opinion, he basically forces her to marry instead. Capulet says in Act III (not supposed to be mentioned in this journal but only as an example) that if she does not marry Paris, she then will not look him in the face ever again. You might say that this is quite understandable, maybe he is just saying these things but doesn't actually mean it. He might not mean it, but he definitely does not care for Juliet's feelings.
Even after Juliet "dies", all Capulet cares about is the ruined wedding! They never say anything like "oh, I shouldn't have given her too much pressure". Instead, all he sees in his eyes is that it shouldn't have happened on a wedding day. In Act IV Scene 5, lines 61-62, Capulet says: "Uncomfortable time, why camest thou now To murder, murder our solemnity?". He is saying why the sad time came at this moment and killed their "solemn wedding". Capulet only exclaims about the wrong time this death came, but not the death itself. He can care less about whether Juliet's alive or not. All he cares about is the "murder" and "death" of the wedding. In this case, Lady Capulet expressed more personal sorrows than Capulet, she exclaims how sad this moment is and how cruel death is rather than sorrowing for the wedding. Though she does actually care for Juliet more than Capulet does; however, she still only emphasizes the importance of her presence rather than her emotions or feelings.
It is quite hard to say whether they are "bad guys" or complex human beings. They can be expressed either ways. They can be seen as sorrowing for their lost after Juliet's "death" (complex human beings). Or they can be seen as not caring for their child's emotions ("bad guys"). It all depends on the reader's own comprehension.
Tiger,
5/17/16
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