Title: What are Juliet's ideas of love and marriage in act I in Romeo and Juliet? - eNotes.com
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Romeo and Juliet?

Romeo and Juliet
What are Juliet's ideas of love and marriage in act I in Romeo and Juliet?
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In act 1, scene 2, Old Capulet describes his daughter’s overall attitude towards marriage pretty accurately. She is simply too young to have even considered the possibility; sheltered, coddled, Juliet is in all ways still a child. It is only Paris ’s interest that presses the issue, and Capulet is reluctant: Capulet: Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride. And too soon marred are those so early made. ( I.ii.13)
Capulet gives Paris consent to woo Juliet, and promises to give consent to the marriage if, and only if, Paris can capture his daughter’s heart. Meanwhile, Juliet’s first encounter with the idea of marriage comes not from Paris or her father, but her mother.