Title: How does Juliet say that she refuses to marry Paris in Romeo and Juliet? - eNotes.com
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Romeo and Juliet
How does Juliet say that she refuses to marry Paris in Romeo and Juliet?
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Content: This response is, indeed, rather tepid. For, Juliet merely answers her mother's question as a dutiful daughter. Furthermore, she displays no excitement when Paris's name is mentioned, and no emotion as she responds by merely agreeing in obedience to her mother to look at Paris, and if he does not inspire any feelings in her, she will not continue to consider him any more than her filial duty requires. Curiously, in this scene ( Act I, Scene 3 ), Juliet, who is only thirteen, seems disinterested in the male gender. But, only hours later, she is star-struck by Romeo, who also falls instantly in love with her in Act I, Scene 5. This change in her emotions suggest that Juliet has been affected by fate and she and Romeo may, indeed, be the "star-crossed lovers" described in the Prologue. Posted on April 10, 2016 at 11:58 PM
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