It depends who you are. Paris rates high with Capulet because he is from an important family, is well off and has the sense to talk to the girl's father first when proposing marriage. He rates moderately high with the Nurse because he is handsome. He does not rate particularly high with Juliet, because he is not interested in even getting to know her, only in posessing her.
Lady Capulet appreciates Paris for his noble qualities, wealth, and social status, viewing him as an ideal match for her daughter Juliet. She highlights his handsomeness and refinement, believing that he would provide a secure and elevated future for Juliet. Lady Capulet is eager for Juliet to consider Paris as a suitor, seeing him as a way to secure both family honor and financial stability.
Capulet wants Juliet and Paris to be together because he believes that their union would benefit both families and strengthen their social standing. Paris is a wealthy and respectable suitor, and Capulet thinks that marrying him would provide Juliet with a secure future. Additionally, Capulet hopes that Juliet will grow to love Paris, as he views the marriage as advantageous despite her initial reluctance. Ultimately, Capulet's desire for the match reflects the societal pressures and expectations of family alliances during that time.
that he wants Paris to woo Juliet, but she is currently too young
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he tells his wife to tell Juliet that she is getting married to Paris
The Nurse tells Juliet that Paris also wants to marry her. She thinks Juliet's feelings for Paris are positive and that he is a fine gentleman who would be a good match for her.
By comparing Paris to a book, Lady Capulet encourages Juliet to consider him as a potential suitor for marriage. She uses the analogy to suggest that Paris is a suitable match with good qualities that would make him a desirable husband for Juliet. She hopes that Juliet will be receptive to the idea and ultimately agree to marry Paris.
Capulet wants Juliet and Paris to be together because he believes that their union would benefit both families and strengthen their social standing. Paris is a wealthy and respectable suitor, and Capulet thinks that marrying him would provide Juliet with a secure future. Additionally, Capulet hopes that Juliet will grow to love Paris, as he views the marriage as advantageous despite her initial reluctance. Ultimately, Capulet's desire for the match reflects the societal pressures and expectations of family alliances during that time.
His name's Paris.That would be Paris.
In the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet, she did not love Paris, but it seemed that Paris loved Juliet or was deeply obseesed with her that he would ask for her hand in marriage.
Juliet threatens to marry Romeo before she would ever marry Paris.
Paris wanted to marry her himself.
Lord Capulet arranges for Paris to ask for Juliet's hand in marriage. He believes that Paris is a suitable match for Juliet and wants to see her married to someone of high social standing.
She would rather marry Romeo than Paris...
that he wants Paris to woo Juliet, but she is currently too young
to help marry him and Juliet
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