Capulet will not give permission to Paris to marry Juliet in Act 1 because, firstly, she is too young, being not quite fourteen, and also because she and Paris have never met, so how can she consent to the marriage? Talk to her, says Capulet, get her love, and we can consider it . . . in about two years' time.
because she was his enemys daughter!
He feels that she is too young and that she should decide whether she want to marry him or not.
Capulet says that Juliet is heartbroken by the death of Tybalt her cousin.
Paris asks Capulet if he can marry Juliet. He doesn't bother asking Juliet.
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
Capulet says that Juliet is heartbroken by the death of Tybalt her cousin.
Paris asks Capulet if he can marry Juliet. He doesn't bother asking Juliet.
Capulet promises Paris that Juliet will marry him three days from then.
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
Capulet agrees to let Paris marry Juliet in three days.
Lady Capulet tells Juliet that she has arranged for her to marry Paris.