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- 1 Why is Juliet being arranged to marry?
- 2 How does Juliet Get married?
- 3 How does Juliet feel about the arranged marriage?
- 4 How did Juliet avoid the marriage?
- 5 Did Romeo and Juliet sleep together?
- 6 Does Juliet get pregnant in Romeo and Juliet?
- 7 Who does Juliet say she would rather marry than Paris?
- 8 Who asked Lord Capulet if he could marry Juliet?
- 9 Why does the friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Why is Juliet being arranged to marry?
Juliet’s parents planned her marriage so it would be for their benefit. So, Juliet would have no real choice but to marry her arranged spouse, because that’s the kind of world she would be living in, and she wouldn’t know what true love was anyways.
How does Juliet Get married?
Romeo sneaks into the Capulet orchard to see Juliet and they declare their love for each other and decide to get married and be together. Romeo and Juliet get married in secret with the help of Juliet’s nurse and Friar Laurence.
How does Juliet feel about the arranged marriage?
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. 121–123).
How does Romeo arrange Juliet?
Juliet then uses the excuse that she is going to confession (shrift) to meet Romeo at the church where Friar Lawrence will marry them. In the meantime, the Nurse secures a rope ladder in order for Romeo to ascend to Juliet’s bedroom for their honeymoon that night.
Did Juliet marry Paris?
The Friar delivers a message to Romeo from the Prince of Verona. The Friar explains to Romeo that he must leave Verona and never come back. Lord Capulet is sad that Juliet never married Paris because he thinks that it would have made her happy. Lady Capulet acts as Paris.
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.
Did Romeo and Juliet sleep together?
Romeo and Juliet do sleep together after their secret marriage. This is made clear in act 3, scene 5, when they wake up in bed together at dawn. Juliet urges Romeo to leave before her relatives find him and kill him.
Does Juliet get pregnant in Romeo and Juliet?
Does Juliet get pregnant in Romeo and Juliet? Juliet: Yes.
Who does the nurse feel Juliet should marry?
Inspired by maternal feelings and a servant’s deep loyalty, the nurse agrees to help Juliet marry Romeo. When the nurse meets Romeo in act 2, scene 4, she tries to determine whether Romeo’s love for Juliet is genuine or whether he is merely infatuated with the beautiful young lady.
How old is Juliet in Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet Capulet, on the cusp of 14 years old, falls in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s enemy.
Who does Juliet say she would rather marry than Paris?
Juliet actually admits to her parents that she would rather marry Romeo than Paris! She does say that it’s because she hates Romeo, which tells her mother just how fervently she does not want to marry Paris.
Who asked Lord Capulet if he could marry Juliet?
Answers 1. Paris asks Lord Capulet for permission to marry Juliet, but Capulet insists that Paris should be patient, since Juliet is only thirteen. However, Capulet does grant Paris permission to woo Juliet and thereby win her approval.
Why does the friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Laurence agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believed, once the two were married, the unity would end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
Who tells Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris?
Juliet turns to the Nurse for advice; the Nurse tells her to forget about Romeo and marry Paris.