Summary of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet :: Romeo and Juliet Essays

Summary of William Shakespeares Romeo and JulietParis asks Capulet for his daughter Juliets hand in marriage. Capulet replies that she is still too young to be married, simply except invites Paris to try to woo her at a banquet he is holding that night. He gives a servant a list of lymph nodes and tells him to take an invitation to each(prenominal) of them. The servant is illiterate, and so goes virtually trying to find someone to read the list for him. He runs into Romeo and Benvolio, who are still discussing Romeos unrequited love. The servant gets Romeo to read the guest list for him, and then tells him about the banquet. Benvolio convinces Romeo to go along with him to the banquet to compare the other beautiful women there with the one he is pining for Rosaline, a niece of Capulet. sour I, Scene iii  Lady Capulet, Juliet, and the Nurse talk about the possibility of Juliet being married to Paris. Lady Capulet encourages Juliet to consider him as a potential economise whe n she sees him at the banquet. The Nurse is completely taken with the idea, but Juliet is not especially enthusiastic.Commentary  These two surveys introduce Paris as Capulets pick for Juliets husband and, more(prenominal) broadly, establish the theme of parental influence over a childs happiness. In the last scene, it was shown how the hatred Capulet and Montague bear for each other flows down to affect the relaxation of their households and results in violent conflict, but here the influence is more subtle and mundane. Paris is a nobleman and a worthy choice to be Juliets husband there is no reason why she should not want to marry him. Capulet himself defers to her ability to choose for herself (My will to her consent is but a part), but his power to force her into a marriage if he feels it necessary is implicitly present. It is significant that Paris speaks to Juliets father before he ever shows her any interpretation of his feelings, and apparently before he even gets t o know her particularly well. Lady Capulet, for her part, offers her entire support to her husbands plan for their daughter, and begins to put pressure on Juliet to think about Paris as a husband before Juliet begins to think about marriage at all on her own. Juliet even says to Lady Capulet in scene 3 how important her influence is to her in this matter Ill look to like, looking liking move / But no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.