Title: What are Juliet's ideas of love and marriage in act I in Romeo and Juliet? - eNotes.com
Headings: What are Juliet's ideas of love and marriage in act I in
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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Content: 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. Lady Capulet: Marry, that “marry” is the very theme
I came to talk of. Tell me, daughter Juliet,
How stands your dispositions to be married? ( 1.iii.60-62)
Juliet responds that she considers marriage an honor, but not one that she dreams about. Whether she’s being candid or simply polite is up for debate.