As Romeo kills Tybalt, he is banished, so Juliet is sad and worrying about Romeo because after Romeo leaves for Mantua, they will not have any chance to see each other again. While she is crying, her mother arrives and thinks that Juliet is crying because of her cousin, Tybalt’s death. In fact Juliet is crying because of Romeo. However, their marriage is a secret, so she cannot let her mother know her true feelings.
When Lady Capulet tells Juliet that she is going to marry a rich and influential nobleman, Paris, Juliet refuses the wedding immediately by saying “I will not marry yet”. The reason she gives to her parents why she doesn’t want to marry is because everything happens too fast, but in fact the real reason is that she has already married Romeo, so it would be an offence against both the country law and the church law if she marries with another person. However she doesn’t tell her mother about this directly and says, “I will not marry yet, and when I do, I swear It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris”.
Comparing with the argument of Juliet with her mother and her father, the one with her father is more serious, violent and intense. Theoretically, Juliet should be absolutely obedient to her parents. However Juliet reacts by answering back and arguing with her father. Finally, Lord Capulet is so angry that he threatens Juliet by saying he will throw her out onto the streets if she disobeys their idea of marrying Paris.
When Lord and Lady Capulet are away, there leaves Juliet and the Nurse who is the only person that knows about Juliet’s marriage with Romeo. Juliet immediately asks the Nurse for advice. However the Nurse sides with her parents and asks her to marry Paris.
Now Juliet comes to a situation that no one supports and sides with her. Romeo is still banished for Mantua and they probably will not see each other again. On the other sides, her parents ask her to marry Paris, even the Nurse persuades her to do so. However she has secretly married Romeo already, so it would be a crime and sin if she marries Paris. Unfortunately, her father forces her to marry Paris and says he will doesn’t obey them. Lastly, she can just go to find the Friar Lawrence but she doesn’t expect much because she says if the Friar can’t help her, then she will kill herself.
