At the beginning of the play, Capulet tells Paris to hold off on courting Juliet for a couple of years. Why does he change his mind?

a)He thinks that Tybalt would have wanted Juliet to marry Paris.
b)He gets angry with Juliet for disobeying him.
c)He says that he is doing it to cheer himself up.
d)He says that he is doing it to cheer her up.

Question

At the beginning of the play, Capulet tells Paris to hold off on courting Juliet for a couple of years. Why does he change his mind?

a)He thinks that Tybalt would have wanted Juliet to marry Paris.
b)He gets angry with Juliet for disobeying him.
c)He says that he is doing it to cheer himself up.
d)He says that he is doing it to cheer her up.

sylvester · Answer

He changes his mind because in his opinion, if she married Paris she would stop being in grief because of Tybalt's death.