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Romeo and Juliet
Who proposes the idea of marriage between Romeo and Juliet?
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Content: It's not surprising that Juliet proposes that they marry. She is the more practical of the two, less given to flights of impulse and fancy. It also makes sense that the female in that society would be more focused on marriage and less on love or lust. Juliet knows that getting involved with Romeo on the basis of fleeting verbal promises could easily leave her pregnant, deserted, and disgraced, her life in ruins. She has a strong incentive to insist that Romeo put his money where his mouth is. Romeo, in turn, is so head over heels that all he needs is the word from Juliet and he is relentlessly determined to get them married. Last Updated by eNotes Editorial on March 10, 2021
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This is a really interesting part of Act II in Romeo and Juliet. The reader sees prior that Romeo has a predisposition to fall in love quickly and furiously, as seen in his very dramatic behavior after his falling out with Rosaline. Up to this point, a case could be made for Romeo simply being in lust with Juliet instead of actual love; the two haven't known each other long at all - only a few moments actually.