Lady Capulet says this, speaking to the nurse, saying that Juliet is at a good age for getting married, if Lady Capulet is urging her daughter to married at such a young age I do not think she is a good mother. Others may argue the point that she is only doing what she thinks is best. It is mainly Capulets idea for Juliet to get married and I think that Lady Capulet is only going along with it because she fears her husbands temper, seen later on in the play, As Lady Capulet has been brought up in the way she now wants Juliet to be brought up, I think that she thinks that she knows what's best for her rather than listening and understanding what Juliet wants. I think when it comes to Juliet marrying Paris; love doesn't come into it, I think it is more a matter of publicity, money and simply keeping status qou.
Capulets interests are more, money concerned, again I think he doesn't care what Juliet wants and would rather see his family as a whole happy rather than Juliet as a person happy. Paris's family is very wealthy and would do great for the Capulet family in business and publicity. His sudden change of mind shocked me, at first he is saying that he wants to wait maybe two more years pass before he considers Juliet to get married, and now he is saying that Juliet has to marry Paris otherwise she will be thrown onto the streets. Lady Capulet and Capulet feel that the reason why Juliet is saying no to getting married so soon is because they think she is still upset from her cousin's death. Juliet seems closer to her father than she does to her mother, I get this feeling because he seems to talk about her more than her mother does, her mother talks about her as if she is a lodger in her house rather than a daughter whom she gave birth to and is supposed to love dearly. I can sympathise with Capulet slightly because Juliet did say she would think about it at the start of the play, and once she met Romeo she didn't want to get married, i think that it was more Juliet's fault here than Capulet's.
Friar Lawrence was one of the most important characters in the novel. Even though he was not on the stage for most of the play he greatly contributed to the tragedy that would soon happen at the end of the play. There was basically three major parts that lead to the death of Romeo and Juliet, which Friar Lawrence was involved in all of them. Friar Lawrence played a vital role in the marriage, planning and death of Romeo and Juliet. His attempts to do the right thing were noble, but because of poor planning they would soon lead to the inevitable tragedy. Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet even though he believes that the marriage will end up in tragedy. However he marries them in hope that it will end the continuous feuding between the two families. When Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry him with Juliet the Friar doesn’t think that his love is true.
“O, she knew well thy love did read by rote and could not spell."
As was his love for Rosaline, the Friar believes that his love for Juliet will not last. Even though he thinks that the marriage is flawed he agrees to marry them in his own self-interest of ending the feuding.
“Come, come with me, and we will make short work for, by you leaves, you shall not stay alone till Holy Church incorporate two in one.”
This is the first action that will eventually lead to the young couples’ deaths. He marries them even though he forebodes that the marriage may end in tragedy. These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume. The Friar’s intentions are well, however he himself even warns Romeo that rushing into it will not work out. The marriage of Romeo and Juliet is the trigger of the events that will soon come that will eventually lead to the tragedy of their deaths.
