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- The Friar agrees to marry them, expressing the hope that the marriage may end the feud between their families.
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Jul 31, 2015 · The Nurse recommends that Juliet forget the banished Romeo and regard Paris as a more desirable husband. Juliet is secretly outraged at the Nurse’s advice and decides to seek Friar Lawrence’s help.
- Act 3, scene 5
Almost immediately her mother comes to announce that Juliet...
- Act 3, scene 5
Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Capulet’s plan for her to marry Paris on Thursday, explaining that he wishes to make her happy. Juliet is appalled. She rejects the match, saying “I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear / It shall be Romeo—whom you know I hate— / Rather than Paris” (3.5.121–123).
Oct 3, 2024 · In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet's parents arrange her marriage to Paris, reflecting societal norms where daughters had little say in marital decisions. Initially, Lord Capulet is hesitant...
Paris is a kinsman of the Prince, and Juliet’s suitor. Both of Juliet’s parents approve of the marriage because it would be an advantageous match for their only child. Paris clearly thinks highly of himself and his vanity is only strengthened by the support of the Capulet parents.
Jul 31, 2015 · Almost immediately her mother comes to announce that Juliet must marry Paris. When Juliet refuses, her father becomes enraged and vows to put her out on the streets. The Nurse recommends that Juliet forget the banished Romeo and regard Paris as a more desirable husband.
In this brief scene, the Capulets scheme behind their daughter’s back to marry Juliet off to Paris. Earlier in the play Capulet stated that any marriage to Paris was contingent on Juliet's consent. But now he has changed his tune.
Juliet says she doesn’t want to marry Paris—she would, she says, marry her sworn enemy Romeo before him. Capulet and the nurse enter, and Capulet asks why Juliet is still crying—surely, he says, her mother must have given her the happy news.
