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: During his visit, Capulet decides that the best thing for Juliet during that sad time is to bring her joy through arranging her marriage to Paris. Juliet's mother confirms this when she excitedly tells Juliet, “Well, well, thou hast a careful father, child; one who, to put thee from thy heaviness, hath sorted out a sudden day of joy that thou expects not nor I looked not for” (Act 3, Scene 5 lines 120-125). Of course, Juliet is already married to Romeo (although her parents do not know this) and she refuses to marry, thus enraging her father due to her disobedience. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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Capulet never changed his mind about the marriage. 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.