I am Juliet’s nurse, I have taken care of her since she was a child and love her like my own daughter. In Act III Scene V, I want Juliet to be happy, and I think her best option is to marry Paris. I am willing to risk everything to make sure Juliet gets what she wants. I show this by standing up to my master, Lord Capulet, and ordering him to stop. By doing this, I am putting my job and dignity on the line. Nonetheless, these are small sacrifices that I would suffer for Juliet. Lord Capulet is criticizing her for not wanting to marry Paris because she loves Romeo. Although I agree with him to some extent, I think he is being too harsh on Juliet and want him to stop. While he is yelling at Juliet, I interject and say, “God in heaven bless her!
Capulet will go to extreme measures to do what he thinks is right for his daughter. Capulet thinks that it is inevitable for Juliet to marry Paris and goes as far as saying “I’ll tell you what: get to church on Thursday, or never look me in the face again. Don’t say anything! Don’t reply! Don’t answer me back! My fingers are itching! Wife, we thought we were very lucky that God gave us this only child – but now I realize that this one is one too many and we’ve been cursed in having her! To blazes with her, the worthless creature!” (185). In his rant he fails to realize that this is truly not what Juliet wants and that this is not what’s best for her. The only thing in the way of Juliet marring Paris is that she secretly loves Romeo and is waiting for the day that she reunites with him and they live happily ever after. This rant by Lord Capulet turns Juliet against her father and shows the readers that Lord Capulet is not the loving father he once was. Later in the play, Juliet is found dead because of Lord Capulet’s insensitivity and ignorance towards her
This conflict in viewpoint shows itself when she encourages Juliet to overlook the expelled Romeo and wed Paris, deceiving Juliet's trust by upholding a false marriage: I think it best you wedded with the County. O, he's a lovely gentleman . Romeo's a dishclout to him. Juliet can hardly imagine how the nurse offers such a strategy after she praised Romeo and united the couple. The nurse attendant is at last subject to the impulses of society. Her social position puts her in the serving class — she isn't enabled to make change around her. Her maternal nature toward Juliet floats her to help Juliet in wedding Romeo; be that as it may,when Capulet winds up incensed, the Medical caretaker withdraws rapidly into accommodation and desires Juliet to overlook
This proves that The Nurse does not have any pre judgmental thoughts about Romeo, that she believes in him, and is substantial because it solidifies that she is kind not only just to Juliet (Act 3, Scene 3, line 85-173). The Friar actually accompanies her in this scene, acting out the same behavior, attempting to keep Romeo from slipping into a deep depression at the thought of never seeing Juliet again. And When The Nurse is commanded by Lord Capulet to bring forth the news to Juliet that she must marry Paris, though reluctant as she is, she agrees that marrying Paris would be in her best interests, and The Nurse tells Juliet what she must do which is critical because it validates that The Nurse will do anything to keep Juliet from harm even if she does not like it. Although marrying Paris is not something Juliet wants to do, The Nurse knows that that is what is best for her, and Juliet lies and tells her that she will marry him (Act 3, Scene 5, Lines 176-246).
He changes his mind very quickly and can flip-flop between what he wants for Juliet. For example, as Paris and Capulet are talking to each other Paris asks Lord Capulet for his permission to marry Juliet. Capulet then replies, “My will to her consent is but a part. And, she agreed, within her scope of choice lies my consent and fair according voice.” (1.2.17-19). In this quote, Lord Capulet is saying that his decision is only a part and if Juliet agrees to marry Paris his blessing will confirm her choice. Soon after Tybalt’s death, Capulet and Paris speak to one another once again. Tybalt suggests marrying Juliet to stop her mourning over the death of her cousin, Tybalt, and Lord Capulet agrees. Once Lord Capulet hears Juliet’s perspective on not marrying Paris he threatens her by saying, “I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday, or never after look me in the face” (3.5.167-168). This quote shows that Lord Capulet is forcing Juliet to marry Paris or else she cannot return back home. He doesn’t listen to Juliet’s opinion and seems to not care if she is happy or not with the marriage. This proves that Lord Capulet is fickle and is most responsible for Juliet’s
To start off, Capulet, Juliet’s father, is introduced as a thoughtful and caring character but ends up giving Juliet the false pretence that he values her thoughts and opinions. In scene two, when he is offered a proposal for Juliet's hand in marriage, he replies saying “My will to her consent is but a part; / An she agree, within her scope of choice / Lies my consent and fair according voice.” (1.2.17-19), which indicates how he values Juliet’s choices. Though Paris is of a high status of power, Capulet is more concerned about Juliet’s happiness, with her being his only heir, than power at this point. Further on, there is a change of heart situated in Capulet. Previously he has made it clear that Juliet has a final say in marriage, but Capulet
Lady Capulet tells Juliet that she wishes that Juliet would be dead. Lady Capulet saying this shows her strictness to not appreciate her daughter's’ view on marriage. The Nurse uses her easy-going personality to be laid-back with Juliet and push her to elope with Romeo, Juliet carelessly takes her advice. However, when Juliet tells Lady Capulet, she does not approve of it, showing her strictness. Shakespeare’s progression of the foil characters, the Nurse and Lady Capulet show that other people’s morals can affect another person’s actions and confuse their own thoughts. The Nurse and Lady Capulet both have different views on love and marriage. The two different views and morals confuse Juliet’s mind and makes the tragedy all the more tragic. The Nurse risked her life to help Juliet elope with Romeo, by doing this, she is showing that she wants Juliet to follow her heart at all costs. The Nurse contributed to the secret marriage plan, “Then hie you hence you to Friar Laurence's’ cell; There stays a husband to make you a wife” (II.v.67-68). The Nurse is telling Juliet that she will send Romeo and Juliet to Friar
In Act 3 Scene 5 Lady Capulet is very fickle in making her decision to stand up for Juliet when she decides to go against her father’s orders and not marry Paris. This lack of the ability to stand up for her own daughter just emphasises the distance between Lady Capulet and Juliet as Mother and Daughter.
Lord Capulet is very concerned that his daughter is too young to be married. He believes that she is still naive and has not adequately experienced enough in the world to be a great bride. For this reason, Lord Capulet denied Paris’ request in marriage. This demonstrates that Lord Capulet was protective of his daughter, and acts accordingly for the sake of her well-being. Juliet affirms her father’s decision, and in this way, allowing her to be obedient and loving to him. Lord Capulet’s responsible actions please Juliet to become obedient.
In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Paris is the better husband because it was Juliet’s parents decision and Juliet won’t be disowned. In the first place it was Juliet’s parents decision for her to marry Paris. Paris and Lord Capulet were discussing the fact of Paris marrying Juliet. Lord Capulet states, “Inherit at my house; hear all, all see.” (i.ii.30) Lord Capulet is saying he likes Paris but look at other woman and see what is better about Juliet.
Juliet’s relationship with Lady Capulet is a bit distant and it looked like she was intimidated by her because she is very quiet and has few lines in the scene where her mother is asking about marrying Paris (Act 1, Scene 3) Lady Capulet’s a bit impatient with Juliet and she shows this using imperative such as “speak briefly,”. She also is quite straightforward with her questions like “How stands your disposition to be married?” However in contrast, the nurse speaks about Juliet in a warm loving way in the prose Act 1, Scene 3 she also is casual with Juliet. You see this when she says “wilt thou not Jule” when referring to Juliet because she shortens her name it makes her relationship appear more friendly.
It was a shock to Juliet that she didn’t support as before. The nurse played as an important role to her, however it wasn’t how Juliet was expected it was going to happen. Juliet was left on her own to make some very important decisions at the age of 15. I believe that if the Nurse had been around to help Juliet things may have turned out differently. Strangely, she advised Juliet to forget about Romeo and marry Paris, betraying Juliet’s trust by advocating a false marriage: “I think it best you married with the County. O, he’s a lovely gentleman. Romeo’s a dish clout to him”(3.5.218). Juliet can’t believe that the Nurse offers such a course of action after the Nurse praised Romeo and helped bring the couple together. She could not have gone to Lady Capulet or Lord Capulet, because they would not have understood.
This shows that Juliet is desperately trying to tell her father what she wants but men didn't really care about women's opinions. Lord Capulet replies with more threats and saying that if Juliet doesn't go to marry Paris next Thursday he will disown her.
As the parents of Juliet, the Capulets deserved to know about her marriage, instead the Nurse kept it a secret, which led to Lord Capulet arranging a marriage between Juliet and Paris. The Nurse contributed towards Romeo and Juliet’s suffering by keeping their marriage a secret. Lastly, the Nurse contributes to Romeo and Juliet’s suffering by telling Juliet to marry Paris, after helping her marry Romeo. In Act 3, The Nurse when speaking to an emotional Juliet, who refuses to marry Paris because of her love towards Romeo, tells Juliet, “As Paris hath.
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.” By saying this, it is clear how much Capulet cherishes Juliet. He is risking a rich suitor, to let Juliet become more mature before she marries. By speaking in prose Shakespeare shows Capulet’s class and authority, nevertheless, it also shows the sincerity of his love for Juliet. However the nurse also shows the love of a parent, she
Second, when Juliet was asked about marriage and when she wanted to be wedded, she told her parents she had no interest in marrying, and she thought she was too young. “Marry, that 'marry' is the very theme I came to talk of.—Tell me, daughter Juliet, How stands your disposition to be married? It is an honor that I dream not of.”(1.3.68-71) This is the first time Juliet is asked about marriage, and she clearly makes it known that she is not interested. Out of nowhere, Capulet arranges the marriage of Juliet and Paris on Thursday. Juliet says she does not want to be married to Paris, and says that she will not truly be happy. Lord Capulet does not like what Juliet says, and gets very angered with her. He even goes on to say that she is not welcome under his roof if she doesn’t marry him. Without having any support from her parents, Juliet feels very alone. First, she does not want to get married to Paris, and second, she is in love with a Montague. This is all frowned upon from both families, and the only people Juliet seems to trust are Friar Lawrence, and the Nurse. Unfortunately, Nurse even suggests she marry Paris, so the only people she feels are on her side are Friar Lawrence and Romeo. When Romeo and Juliet decide to take their own lives, the fact that they didn't have many other people besides themselves made suicide more appealing to them.They were desperate to be with each other.