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person321:

After her mother tells Juliet that she'll be marrying Paris on Thursday, Juliet says, "I wonder at this haste, that I must wed / Ere he that should be husband comes to woo." What is she criticizing here?

Pxsze:

huh?

person321:

This is Juliet and Romeo

person321:

some confusing sh.t

Pxsze:

somebody is waiting for her? idk

jimthompson5910:

Shakespeare is confusing, so this translation guide might help https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_196/ I've captured a screenshot of the page, shown in the image below. The red boxes are what we want to focus on.

person321:

i'm already using that

person321:

im still confused about the question

jimthompson5910:

She's basically saying "how can he marry me before getting to know me? or win me over?"

person321:

but like what is criticizing by saying that

jimthompson5910:

and she's saying it's all rather sudden

Pxsze:

its criticizing because she just met him she doesnt want to just marry someone and not know what kind of man u are

jimthompson5910:

she's criticizing her mother (Lady Capulet) about these facts

person321:

oh okay, thank you guys

Pxsze:

its bad when u marry someone and not know who they are and at the end it will turn out better or worse witch is why u need to get to know someone before u say u want to marry them

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