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However, when Paris asks for Lord Capulet’s consent to marry Juliet, Capulet says to wait until Juliet is older and she must somewhat like Paris first. This demonstrates that Lord Capulet cares about Juliet’s well-being. He wants Juliet to marry earlier now that Tybalt is dead to take her mind off of the death of her cousin, thinking that a big wedding would make her and all of the other Capulets happier. I understand that there is a big misunderstanding and that Lord Capulet thinks that Juliet is being extremely ungrateful about his decision, but I don’t think it’s okay to talk to your child that way and Lord Capulet should apologize. Also, although I don’t think that Lady Capulet would approve of Romeo, she should be able to accept their marriage because they are already married. Furthermore, instead of being a canker-blossom, the nurse should encourage Juliet to tell her parents everything instead of keeping secrets from them. Even though Romeo and Juliet would get in trouble, they are already married and there isn’t much that the Capulets can do about it. All they wanted was for Juliet to be happy and married, so there shouldn’t be much of a problem since she is already both of those. If the Capulets got to know Romeo, they would realize he is not actually a terrible person and they probably wouldn’t end up killing him because it would cause Juliet more grief. This mess could all be avoided if Juliet told her parents about her marriage and love to
