Title: Does Lord Capulet change his mind about Juliet's marriage to Paris after Tybalt's death? - eNotes.com
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change his mind about Juliet's marriage to Paris after Tybalt's death?

Romeo and Juliet
Does Lord Capulet change his mind about Juliet's marriage to Paris after Tybalt's death?
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Content: From the start, he was approving of the match and encouraging of Juliet's suitor. In Act 1.2.16-22, Capulet says: But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
My will to her consent is but a part,
And she agreed, within her scope of hoice
Lies my consent and fair according voice. This night I hold an old accustomed fast
Whereto I have invited many a guest
Such as I love, and you among the store. When Tybalt is slain by Romeo, Lord Capulet erroneously believes that a hastened marriage to Paris will cure his melancholy daughter. In Act 3.4.13-16, Capulet pleads: Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender
Of my child's love. I think she will be ruled
In all respects by me; nay, I doubt it not. Lord Capulet, blind as ever, believes until the bitter end that his daughter will ultimately follow his "will."