What is Paris in Romeo and Juliet?

What is Paris in Romeo and Juliet?

Count Paris (Italian: il Conte Paride) or County Paris is a fictional character in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. He is a suitor of Juliet. He is handsome, wealthy, and a kinsman to Prince Escalus. His name comes from the Prince of Troy, Paris, in Homer’s Illiad.

What is Paris’s relationship to Juliet?

Count Paris or also referred to as County Paris, is a suitor of Juliet. He is related to Prince Escalus, the Prince of Verona. This family includes the Prince, Count Paris, and Mercutio (Romeo’s best friend. This family truly acts as the peacemakers as Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend and Count Paris is to marry Juliet.

What do we learn about the two main families from the Prince in Romeo and Juliet?

According to the phrase “Both alike in dignity”, I learned that the two families are alike in social status. According to the lines 3-4 of the prologue, the two families are enemies. In line 6 of the prologue it states that Romeo and Juliet die (kill themselves).

How does nurse describe Paris?

The Nurse says that Paris is handsome like sculpture, or a man of wax. Lady Capulet then adds to the compliment, comparing him to a beautiful flower.

What does the nurse say about Juliet’s feelings for Paris?

What does nurse say about Juliet’s feelings are for this other suitor? she says she has no feelings for Paris, and it makes her sick.

Why are nurses blamed?

The nurse is partly to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because she helps Juliet deceive her parents and because she enables Juliet to see Romeo.

Who was Romeo in love with?

Rosaline

What is the nurse’s one wish for Juliet?

The Nurse’s only wish for Juliet is that God treats her well and that she lives long enough to see Juliet be wed. 4. When Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about being married, what is Juliet’s answer (line 67), and what does it reveal about her character?

What names does the nurse call Juliet?

The nurse calls Juliet ‘lamb’ and ‘ladybird’.

What is the nurse’s relationship to Juliet?

She is the personal servant, guardian (and former wet nurse) of Juliet Capulet, and has been since Juliet was born. She had a daughter named Susan who died in infancy, and then became wetnurse to Juliet. As the primary person to like, she is therefore Juliet’s foremost confidante.

What advice does the nurse give Juliet?

The nurse advises Juliet a couple of times in this play. She says that Juliet should consider Paris at the party – “Why he’s a man of wax..” Later she tells Juliet that she should forget about Romeo, the relationship is as good as dead, and marry Paris.

How does the nurse betray Juliet?

The Nurse betrays Juliet by advising her to deny the marriage to Romeo and wed Count Paris instead. Her reasoning is that Romeo is banished, and cannot come back to object.

Who does not think Juliet should marry Paris?

Lady Capulet

What would Juliet rather do than marry Paris?

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.

What age is Romeo?

Romeo’s age is never given, but since he carries a sword, it can be assumed that he is not younger than Juliet’s thirteen years. It is much more likely that, given his immature responses to problematic events in the play, that he is probably about sixteen or seventeen years old.

How old is Tybalt?

19

What is Tybalt full name?

Tybalt Capulet

What are Tybalt’s last words?

Tybalt’s last words are to Romeo: “Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him [Mercutio] here, / Shalt with him hence” (3.1. 130-131).

What is Mercutio’s age?

Mercutio
Physical Description
Age 19 (in most versions)
Personal Info
Status Deceased