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To woo is to chat up someone of the opposite sex. In Shakespeare's day this usually meant a fellow trying to get the approval of a girl with a view to marrying her. The word appears four times in the play. Its meaning is clearest in these lines of Juliet's from Act III Scene 5 where she tells her dad:
Now, by Saint Peter's Church and Peter too,
He shall not make me there a joyful bride.
I wonder at this haste; that I must wed
Ere he, that should be husband, comes to woo.
She wonders why she should marry a guy (Paris in this case) before he has even taken the time to get to know her and try to get her approval of him. By rights he should do this, as even Capulet admitted in Act I when he said to Paris:
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
My will to her consent is but a part;
An she agree, within her scope of choice
Lies my consent and fair according voice
In Act I Capulet says that Paris must get Juliet's heart by chatting her up before he will agree to the marriage. He has changed his tune by Act III.
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In Romeo and Juliet when Capulet tells Paris to woo Juliet what does it mean?
to go and win her heart.
How did Romeo and Juliet woo each other?
Extremely rapidly. They started off a conversation which is really a sonnet, and by the end, Romeo is kissing her.
What does this mean These times of woe afford no times to woo?
if means that they are living in hard times and that is no time for Paris to woo Juliet
Did Romeo and Juliet ever kiss?
Romeo and Juliet first kiss at the masquerade party hosted by the Capulets' as a way for Paris to "woo" Juliet. "You kiss by th' book" --Juliet (1.5.111)
In Romeo and Juliet who said 'But woo her gentle Paris get her heart'?
Capulet says this to Paris in Act 1, thinking that he will not approve the marriage of Paris to Juliet unless she agrees. Paris never does woo her and certainly does not get her heart, but Capulet agrees to the marriage anyway, and quickly regrets it.
In Romeo and Juliet when Capulet tells Paris to woo Juliet what does it mean?
to go and win her heart.
How did Romeo and Juliet woo each other?
Extremely rapidly. They started off a conversation which is really a sonnet, and by the end, Romeo is kissing her.
Who is going to woo Juliet in Romeo and Juliet?
"The flamingo that's plastic and turned alive will, Cause it talked about feelings and falling in love." A fine example of iambic tetrameter, but not the answer. There are two people who are going to help Romeo and Juliet get hitched and they are the Nurse and Friar Lawrence.
In romeo and Juliet why is Juliet most likely to find true love?
because her father origionally wanted her to be older when she was wedded and told Paris to "woo her and win her heart"
What does These times of woe afford no times to woo mean?
if means that they are living in hard times and that is no time for Paris to woo Juliet
What does this mean These times of woe afford no times to woo?
if means that they are living in hard times and that is no time for Paris to woo Juliet
Did Romeo and Juliet ever kiss?
Romeo and Juliet first kiss at the masquerade party hosted by the Capulets' as a way for Paris to "woo" Juliet. "You kiss by th' book" --Juliet (1.5.111)
In Romeo and Juliet who said 'But woo her gentle Paris get her heart'?
Capulet says this to Paris in Act 1, thinking that he will not approve the marriage of Paris to Juliet unless she agrees. Paris never does woo her and certainly does not get her heart, but Capulet agrees to the marriage anyway, and quickly regrets it.
Where do Mercutio and Benvolio think that Romeo is gone?
With Juliet's cousin, Rosaline. who Romeo lusted for because of her beauty. and Benvolio and Mercutio just knew because she was beautiful, but truth is.. He was at Juliet's balcony after the party where Paris was supposed to 'woo' Juliet.
What is another word for woo?
another word for woo is macuwasa
Who said in romeo and Juliet your will to her consent is but a part and she agreed?
Capulet, in Act 1 Scene 2. But your quotation is wrong, and out of context. The full quotation is: But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart, My will to her consent is but a part; An she agree, within her scope of choice Lies my consent and fair according voice.
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