In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, is it plausible to say that Lord Capulet's love for his daughter is egotistical?

I would argue that Lord Capulet's love for his daughter is
genuine and not egotistical. We see him react shockingly passionately when Juliet
refuses to marry Paris; however, we must remember that utmost obedience to a father was
socially expected of a daughter in that time period. Juliet has shown him the utmost
respect up until that moment; it is reasonable that he would be shocked to see her
refuse to do his bidding now.

We know that Capulet's love for his
daughter is genuine because we see it in his interactions with Paris. When Paris asks
for his daughter's hand in marriage, and not just for the first time, Capulet replies
what he has replied previously: that he thinks his daughter is too young and wants her
to wait two more years, as we see in his lines:

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She hath not seen the change of fourteen
years;
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think
her ripe to be a bride.
(I.ii.9-11)

When Paris argues
that women younger than Juliet often marry, Capulet retorts that they are married too
young. He also points out that Juliet is really the one thing he has left on this earth,
as we see in his very poetic lines, The earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; / She
is the hopeful lady of my earth" (14-15). We also see in this scene just how much
Capulet cares about Juliet because he states that his own consent to the marriage is
only a part of what is necessary. He is more interested in Juliet's own consent to the
marriage, as we see in his lines:

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But woo her, gentle Paris, get her
heart;
My will to consent is but a part.
An she agree, within her
scope of chice
Lies my consent and fair according voice.
(16-19)

Hence, we see through
this passage that Juliet's own happiness is very important to him, proving just how much
he truly loves his daughter.

Although we do see how much Capulet truly
loves his daughter, we can say that his reaction to her refusal is a bit drammatic,
especially in light of this earlier speech. We may be able to attribute his reaction to
temper, the same violent, rash temper that is perpetuating the feud with the Montagues.
Hence, I think it can be argued that Capulet feels genuine love and a genuine since of
pride for his daughter. However, his reaction to her refusal is dramatic because society
required complete obedience from his daughter, and he has a rash, violent temper. But I
do not see any excessive conceit in his feelings towards his daughter, which is how we
would characterize egotism.