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Juliet is proposing marriage to Romeo and she is giving him the choice to accept or deny her proposal.
When Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about marriage, she said "It is an honor that i dream not of". Juliet isn't interested. She will give Paris a look for her mother's sake, "but no more will [she] endart [her] eye/ than [her mother] gives it consent to fly"--something like that. That's a promise she sure didn't keep.
Paris asks Capulet if he can marry Juliet. He doesn't bother asking Juliet.
Act 1, scene 2.Lady Capulet: ... How stands your dispositions to be married?Juliet: It is an honour that I dream not of.Nurse: An honour! Were not I thine only nurse, I would say that thou hadst sucked wisdom from thy teat.Lady Capulet: Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you, here in Verona, ladies of esteem are made already mothers. By my count, I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid. Thus in brief: the valiant Paris seeks wants you for his love.Lady Capulet is saying that girls younger than Juliet are already married and have children. She herself was a mother before she reached the age that Juliet is now. Then she says that Paris wants to marry Juliet.
Juliet does. "If thy bent of love be honourable, thy purpose marriage . . ."
Juliet is proposing marriage to Romeo and she is giving him the choice to accept or deny her proposal.
The marriage proposal from Count Pairs.
"It is an honour that I dream not of."
The only marriage proposal Capulet discusses is Paris's proposal to marry Juliet. He is reluctant about it only in Act 1 Scene 2, and that because he thinks (at the time) that Juliet is too young. But all this will change by Act 3, at which time he will practically beg Paris to marry her as soon as possible.
Paris is speaking to Lord Capulet in Act 1 Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet because Paris is asking for permission to marry Juliet. Lord Capulet is considering the proposal and feels that Juliet is too young for marriage. He asks Paris to wait a few years before moving forward with the marriage plans.
When Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about marriage, she said "It is an honor that i dream not of". Juliet isn't interested. She will give Paris a look for her mother's sake, "but no more will [she] endart [her] eye/ than [her mother] gives it consent to fly"--something like that. That's a promise she sure didn't keep.
Lord Capulet is furious when Juliet tells them that she will not marry Paris. He goes into a rage and tells Juliet that he will disown her if she does not show up at the wedding ready to be married. He tells her that she will have to live on the streets and never speak to them again.
proposal marriage is better than love marriage
Capulet tells Paris that Juliet is too young and he wants her to wait a few more years before getting married. He suggests that Paris should woo Juliet and win her affection before proceeding with the marriage proposal.
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.
No Kristen DID NOT accept Robert's marriage proposal. D:
Juliet reacts with shock and disbelief when her mother tells her about the arranged marriage with Paris. She is upset and feels betrayed by her mother's sudden change of heart.