She says that if looking at Paris makes me fall in love with him then I’ll give it ago. She uses sarcasm.
When Paris asks Lord Capulet to marry Juliet, lord Capulet is being very kind towards Juliet about it, which is a very unusual attitude for him. Lord Capulet says Paris can only marry Juliet if Juliet loves Paris. This shows proof of love, as he doesn’t want his daughter marrying someone that she doesn’t love.
Lord Capulet agrees to let Juliet marry him but he says ‘the earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she' which means that she is his only child and he wants to look after her. Lord Capulet doesn’t want her to get hurt as she is very important to him and that’s why she has to love Paris before she marries him.
Its an unusual attitude that he says Juliet has to marry Paris only if she loves him during Shakespeare day girls feelings didn’t matter as they were always told what to do.
In act 1 scene 3 lady Capulet talks to Juliet about marriage but she uses a very formal language ‘how stands your disposition to be married’ this is Lady Capulet saying what is your opinion of getting married, this use of formal language towards Juliet shows that lady Capulet has no real love for her. Juliet responds to her mother by saying ‘its an honour that I dream not of’
Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris she has already fallen in love with Romeo and will not look any deeper than the outside of Paris. But when her mother asks if Juliet loves Paris she cant give a straight answer, she confuses her mother and tricks her into thinking that she does love him but really she is saying NO!
In act 3 scene 4 Lord Capulet thinks that marriage will cheer Juliet up, as he thinks that she is crying for the death of her cousin Tybalt? He changes his mind and tells Paris that the wedding will go ahead after all. During this scene Juliet’s parents are discussing and deciding when Juliet should marry Paris. Lord Capulet tells Lady Capulet to tell Juliet that she is marrying Paris and that is the decision. Lord Capulet Says this as he knows that she will do what he says. The Quote for this is ‘Sir Paris I will make a desperate tender of my child’s love: I think she will be rul’d in all respects by me: Nay more I doubt it not. Wife, go you to her ere you go to bed, acquaint her here, of my son’s Paris’ love and bid her, mark you me? On Wednesday next. But soft what day this is.
Juliet has no say in this decision she is told she has to marry Paris, Juliet’s parents decide. Paris and Capulet then set a date for the marriage ‘A Thursday let it be, tell her she shall be married to this noble earl’
In act 3 scene 5.It is the morning after juliets wedding night. The nurse rushes in to tell juliet that her parents are on their way. Lady capulet tells juliet about the marriage. Juliet is upset for Romeo being banished. Lady capulet it is because of Tybalts death so Juliet plays on this. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony as Juliet is crying as she dosen’t want romeo dead.
When Lady capulet tells Juliet she’s to marry paris Juliet does a lot of crying, Shakespeare uses lots of water images at this point to emphasise how much crying she does. Lady Capulet tells her to stop and to show this Shakespeare uses contrasting ideas which serve to balance a sentence ’Much of grief shows still some want of wit’ Lady Capulet is Uncaring and sarcastic again Lady Capulet is being nasty ’Well girl, thou weep’st not so much for his death, as that the villain lives which slaughter’d him’
Juliet then says ‘What villain madam’ as if she doesn’t know who it is. Lady Capulet then threatens to kill romeo with poison and he will keep tybalt company. ‘Ill send to one in mantua where that same banished runtagate doth live, Shall give him such an unnacustom’d drum that he shall soon keep tybalt company’. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony as we all know that romeo dies of poison. Lady Capulet says this as she think it will cheer Juliet up. Lady Capulet says ‘Marry my child early next morn, the gallant young, and noble gentleman, this country paris at St Peters church, shall happily make the there a joyful bride’ she is telling Juliet to marry Paris. Juliet then says ‘no’ and again repeats ‘no’ ‘I will not marry yet, and when I do, I swear’ Juliet’s mother then says well you can tell your father because I’m not ‘Here comes you father, tell him yourself and see how he will take it at your hands’ She says she won’t do her deed. Juliet then tells Lord Capulet that she is not marrying Paris this sends him into a rage as he as never had anyone say no to him before, especially his daughter who has always done what she was told.
Shakespeare uses many linguistic devices to show the depth of Lord Capulet’s anger. Lord Capulet starts of by calling her all sorts of names ‘Green sickness carrion’ ‘baggage’ ‘fallow face’ ‘whining mammet’ this tells us that Capulet has little regard for his daughters dignity. He is disrespectful to her when she refuses to obey him. This contradicts his previous respect for her wishes. Lord Capulet is repeating what Juliet said before, he uses her words in order to mimic them to answer ‘I’ll not wed, I can not love, I am too young I pray you pardon me’ Lord Capulet is mocking his daughter he has a high tone of voice to make her seem silly and selfish. He undermines his relationship with her. Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet use threats towards Juliet. Lord Capulet says ‘…. Or I will drag the on a hurdle thither’ ‘hang, beg, die in the street I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee’ he says if yourmy daughter do as your told if not get out. Then when her father leaves, Juliet tells Lady Capulet to delay the wedding or I’ll die (kill herself) ‘…Delay this marriage for a month, a weekor if you do not, make the bridle bed if that dim monument where Tybalt lies’ Her mother says ‘do as I wilt for I have done with thee’ Lady Capulet casts Juliet aside, she is callous and has taken Lord Capulets side. Lord Capulet doesn’t give Juliet any leeway to make up her own mind. He threatens her with being disowned. Lady Capulet too claims that Juliet is no longer a daughter of hers if she refuses to obey Lord Capulet. Lord Capulet treats Juliet like a prisoner. Shakespeare uses stage directions ‘ my fingers itch’ this shows direction for violent behaviour toward Juliet. Capulet is ready to physically attack Juliet, this shows Lord Capulet being a cruel father. Shakespeare uses hyperbole when Lady Capulet says ‘ this is an exaggeration’ but Lady Capulet uses it to make her point and to contrast her angry mothers oppinion against the tender approach of her father. It also sets the scene for Lord Capulets own expressions of anger, which Lady Capulet says are ‘too hot’. Towards the end of scene 5 the nurse lets Juliet down as she tells her to commit bigamy ‘I think it best you married with the country, O he’s a lovely gentleman.’ Juliet uses heavy sarcasm ‘Well thou hast comforted me, marvellous much go in, and tell my lady I am gone, having displeas’d my father, to Lawrence’ cell, to make confession and to be absolv’d’ Juliet lies to nurse and takes her life uder her control.
At the end of the scene Juliet insults the nurse ‘ancient damnation, O most wicked friend’ Juliet ends the friendship ‘so many thousand times. Go counsellor tho and my boson henceforth shall be twain’ Juliet then says if anything else fails I can kill myself ‘if all else fail, myself have power to die’
