Who did Juliet refuse to marry?

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Lady Capulet
Lord Capulet is head of the Capulet house and Juliet's father. Lady Capulet is Lord Capulet's wife and Juliet's mother. She married very young.
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telling Juliet that Lord Capulet
Lord Capulet
Noun. Capulet (plural Capulets) (figuratively) A member or citizen of the family, party, or country of the wife in a Romeo and Juliet couple and/or one of a pair of feuding groups, the other identified as Montague.
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has arranged her marriage to Paris
Paris
Count Paris (Italian: il Conte Paride) or County Paris is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He is a suitor of Juliet. He is handsome, wealthy, and a kinsman to Prince Escalus. Count Paris.
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in four days' time. Juliet refuses to marry and her father threatens to disown her.
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Who did Juliet not want to marry?

Lady Capulet tells Juliet about Capulet's plan for her to marry Paris on Thursday, explaining that he wishes to make her happy. Juliet is appalled. She rejects the match, saying “I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear / It shall be Romeo—whom you know I hate— / Rather than Paris” (3.5.
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Why did Juliet refused to marry Paris?

Because she is in love with Romeo, and secretly marries him, she cannot marry Paris, nor does she want to.
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Who was Juliet forced to marry?

Lord Capulet tells Juliet she must marry a man called Paris, not knowing she is already married. Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion that will make her appear dead so she does not have to marry again.
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Does Juliet refuse to marry Paris in Act 1?

Juliet is clearly reluctant to agree to the arranged marriage as she says demurely: "It is an honor that I dreamt not of." Lady Capulet considers Juliet to be old enough for marriage: Besides, a marriage to Paris would bring increased social status and wealth for the Capulets, as Lady Capulet observes: "So shall you ...
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Juliet is forced to marry Paris (Carlei)



Who thinks Juliet should not marry Paris?

Lord Capulet argues with Juliet

Juliet refuses to marry and her father threatens to disown her.
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Did the nurse want Juliet to marry Paris?

Answer and Explanation: In Romeo and Juliet, the nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris because ''Romeo is banished'' and says that her match to Paris ''excels your first. '' She thinks that Juliet will be just as happy married to Paris since Romeo cannot come back to Verona.
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How did Juliet avoid the marriage?

After Paris leaves, Juliet asks Friar Lawrence for help, brandishing a knife and saying that she will kill herself rather than marry Paris. The friar proposes a plan: Juliet must consent to marry Paris; then, on the night before the wedding, she must drink a sleeping potion that will make her appear to be dead.
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Who does the nurse want Juliet to marry?

The Nurse tells her she should forget Romeo and marry Paris. 4.2: Juliet comes back from her visit to Friar Laurence, and the Nurse thinks she looks more cheerful. Juliet says she will marry Paris and asks the Nurse to help her figure out what clothes she should wear on her wedding day.
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Why did Juliet fall in love with Romeo?

Juliet's love for Romeo seems at least in part to be a desire to be freed from her parents' control by a husband who can't control her either. More experienced characters argue that sexual frustration, not enduring love, is the root cause of Romeo and Juliet's passion for one another.
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What happens after Juliet refuses to marry Paris?

Lady Capulet tells Juliet that she will marry Paris on Thursday, but Juliet refuses. Lord Capulet tells Juliet that she will not be allowed to live in their home if she does not marry Paris. Juliet plans see the Friar. If he is unable to help her, she says that she will kill herself.
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Does Capulet force Juliet to marry Paris?

Lady Capulet enters and assumes Juliet's visible grief is a result of Tybalt's death. But she comes bearing good news: Capulet has arranged for Juliet to marry Paris, and soon. Juliet refuses, and continues to do so even when her father enters and threatens to throw her out if she doesn't.
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Who did Juliet fall in love with?

At a party, she meets Romeo and instantly falls in love with him, even though he is her 'enemy' and a Montague. Juliet marries Romeo in secret the next day but they are separated after Romeo kills her cousin Tybalt.
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Why can't Romeo marry Rosaline?

According to Romeo, Rosaline is beautiful and completely unavailable—Romeo tells us she's sworn off boys by taking a vow of chastity (1.1). In this way, she resembles the unattainable "Laura," a figure in Petrarch's popular 14th-century love poetry who never gives the poet (Petrarch) the time of day.
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Why did the nurse betray Juliet?

The Nurse recognizes that Juliet shows no interest in Paris' courting and is the only member of the older generation to take Juliet's feelings into consideration…that is, until she suddenly betrays Juliet's trust by saying that she should marry Paris.
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Is Nurse a true friend to Juliet?

Juliet and the Nurse have a close and loving relationship. The Nurse cares for and supports Juliet, and Juliet feels able to confide in the Nurse. Their relationship is much closer and more positive than the bond between Juliet and her parents.
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When did the nurse betray Juliet?

The rift between the Nurse and Juliet foreshadows the final split in their relationship which occurs in Act III, Scene 5 when the Nurse betrays Juliet by advising her to forget Romeo and marry Paris.
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What are 3 things Juliet would rather do than marry Paris?

Juliet. Oh, rather than ask me to marry Paris, you could tell me to leap from the castle walls, walk among highway robbers, dwell with snakes, chain myself to a post and let bears attack me.
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Who first discovers Juliet's death?

Capulet sends the Nurse to go wake Juliet. She finds Juliet dead and begins to wail, soon joined by both Lady Capulet and Capulet.
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Why does the nurse help Juliet marry Romeo?

Question 3 - Why does the Nurse agree to help Juliet marry Romeo? since she has no children of her own she treats Juliet as if she was her daughter.
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What is the love between Nurse and Juliet?

The Nurse loves Juliet like a daughter. She has brought her up and breast-fed her when she was a child. Her own daughter, Susan, died and Juliet then became her source of attention and maternal care. "Thou wast the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed.
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What is the quote Juliet disobeys her father?

Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. Juliet struggles with the conflict between her feelings for Romeo and her knowledge that he is an enemy of her family.
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Who is better for Juliet Romeo or Paris?

All these reasons added up make it clear that Paris would have been a better for Juliet. If Juliet were to marry Paris, the stress of keeping their marriage a secret would not be a problem. One reason why Paris would be a better husband for Juliet is because he didn't get into as many fights as Romeo.
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How does Lord Capulet react to Juliet's refusal to marry Paris?

What is Capulet's reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris? He threatens to disown her from their family. What does the nurse tell Juliet she should do? Tells her to marry Paris because he's better than Romeo and her marriage with Romeo is now over.
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Who was Romeo's first girlfriend?

Before Romeo meets Juliet, he loves Rosaline, Capulet's niece and Juliet's cousin.
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