He is a count, although they keep calling him "County".
A wedding. Capulet and Paris have agreed between them that Juliet will marry Paris. Mrs. Capulet happily announces that on Thursday next at St. Peter's church, Paris will make her a joyful bride. Nobody asks Juliet how she feels about all this.
Paris asks Capulet if he can marry Juliet. He doesn't bother asking Juliet.
He promises Paris that Juliet will agree to marry him. He does this without consulting Juliet first.
Capulet wants his daughter, Juliet, to marry Paris, a nobleman and kinsman of the Prince.
He wants his daughter to be happy with the marriage agreement.
Count Paris visits Lord Capulet in Act I, Scene II, of Romeo and Juliet, to ask Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage. Lord Capulet stalls, telling him to wait until Juliet is older.
One person answered: Capulet - it was Capulet's desire to have his daughter, Juliet, marry within the family or in other words Paris. However, this is wrong. Paris is a relative of Duke Escalus, which is why he says at the end of the play that he has lost "a brace of kinsmen" (Paris and Mercutio). Juliet had never met Paris before the party where she also meets Romeo. Paris is neither Montague nor Capulet
Count Paris, he is a suitor to Juliet.
Capulet wants to discuss Paris's proposal to marry Juliet. Paris has expressed his desire to marry Juliet to Capulet, and Capulet is arranging a meeting to discuss the potential marriage.
They plan for Juliet to marry Paris
Lord Capulet becomes very excited and plans a hasty wedding between Juliet and Paris. He thinks it will help Juliet move on from the death of Tybalt and bring joy back to their family.
Lady Capulet tells Juliet that she has arranged for her to marry Paris.