Title: In Romeo and Juliet, do the parents of Juliet force her to marry Paris? - eNotes.com
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Romeo and Juliet
, do the parents of Juliet force her to marry Paris?

Romeo and Juliet
In Romeo and Juliet, do the parents of Juliet force her to marry Paris?
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Content: Her marriage to Paris is arranged with her father and without any of her own input. In act 1, scene 2, we learn that Paris has requested to marry Juliet that and Lord Capulet has some hesitations. Juliet "hath not seen the change of fourteen years" (I.ii.9), and Lord Capulet believes that marriage might force Juliet to grow up too quickly. But because Paris represents a good match for the Capulet family, he eventually persuades Juliet's father to agree to the marriage. Meanwhile, Juliet falls in love with Romeo. She has no plans to marry Paris and is fairly shocked when the wedding date is set with only three days of notice. In act 3, scene 5, all of this comes to a climax when Lord Capulet demands that Juliet do as commanded and marry Paris. Juliet begs to avoid this hasty marriage, noting that Paris has not even come "to woo" her. Lord Capulet explodes. Juliet has crossed several lines in her refusal to marry Paris.