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Terms in this set (8) What decision does Lord Capulet make in Scene 4? Lord Capulet decides to let Paris marry Juliet.

6. What does Scene iv reveal about Lord Capulet’s personality? revealed to be very inconsiderate and hasty in Act 3, Scene 4. It is Monday and he sets Juliet’s marriage to Paris for that Thursday, pushed back from Wednesday because he thought that was too soon.

What decision does Lord Capulet make in Scene 4? Lord Capulet decides to let Paris marry Juliet. Lord Capulet becomes extremely angry and tells Juliet that if she doesn’t marry Paris he will kick her out on the streets and disown her. Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet and even the Nurse all want/advice Juliet to marry Paris.

Hover for more information. Capulet does change his mind about Juliet’s marriage to Paris after Tybalt’s death.

Lord Capulet believes that Juliet would benefit from having a partner during the difficult time, who would prevent her from shedding tears over Tybalt. She is still grieving over Tybalt’s death, and Lord Capulet feels that Paris will help her get over the loss, which is why he is moving the wedding date up.

According to Paris (lines 6-15), why is Lord Capulet pushing his daughter to marry so quickly? Because she’ll stop crying if she has someone by her side. Juliet tells Friar Laurence what she will do if the wedding to Paris cannot be avoided. This will get her out of her unwanted marriage.

What is Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s apology for her behavior? He accepts it as she is his only daughter. He is still angry with her previous attitude. He is so delighted that he moves up the wedding date.

She does not like the way Paris acts around her. She wants to be able to make her own decisions. She is angry with her family and wants to oppose them.

Juliet. Oh, rather than ask me to marry Paris, you could tell me to leap from the castle walls, walk among highway robbers, dwell with snakes, chain myself to a post and let bears attack me.

thirteen years

However, in the English poem the story is based on (Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke) Juliet is approaching her sixteenth birthday and Romeo is the same age whereas in the Bandello novella she is nearly eighteen with Romeo about twenty.

He slays Tybalt and leaves as the Prince approaches. Benvolio explains the fight to Prince Escalus who declares that because Romeo has killed in revenge he will be banished from the city of Verona rather than sentenced to death. After a secret night with Juliet, Romeo flees to Mantua.

The Apothecary finally relents and sells Romeo the poison. Once alone, Romeo speaks to the vial, declaring that he will go to Juliet’s tomb and kill himself.

The Prince blames the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, because he believes the deaths of both families’ children are a “scourge… laid upon (their) hate” (line 292).

Romeo angrily kills Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt (Act 3 Scene 1) As Romeo tries to break up the fight, Tybalt kills Mercutio and, enraged, Romeo then kills Tybalt. The Prince arrives and, on hearing the full story, banishes Romeo rather than have him executed.

Characters: Romeo and Juliet

• Romeo: Lord and Lady Montague’s son.
• Montague: The head of the house of Montague, he is Romeo’s father and enemy of Capulet.
• Lady Montague: Romeo’s mother.
• Mercutio: Kinsman of Prince Escalus and friend of Romeo.
• Benvolio: Nephew of Montague and friend of Romeo.
• Balthasar: Romeo’s servant.