What does marry mean in Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

Two things. First: "This I pray, that thou consent to marry us this day" in Act II Scene II means just what it means nowadays--the priest will marry them in a wedding ("Marry and "wed" both mean "join together"). At that time they would never say "Romeo will marry Juliet" since only the priest will do the marrying, but instead they would say "Romeo will be married to Juliet". Hence, "How stands your disposition to be married?"

Second: At the beginning of a sentence, it's a mild swear word, a form of the name of the Virgin Mary.

Answer 2

In "Romeo and Juliet", the term "marry" is often used as a filler word or exclamation, similar to how we might say "indeed" or "by my faith" in modern language. It was a common expression of surprise, emphasis, or agreement during Shakespeare's time.