Why Count Paris Would Be a Better Husband Than Romeo
Bekah Mele
Mrs. B
P: 1/ English 9
Why Count Paris Would Be a Better Husband than Romeo.
For Juliet, Romeo was not the only man in her life. There was another man who wanted to marry the young Capulet. This man was Count Paris. Count Paris was a rich noble kinsman of the prince and much more settled than Romeo. The Capulets loved Paris more than Romeo which would leave no stress on family problems. Paris and Juliet could have been public about their marriage which was a luxury that Romeo and Juliet didn’t have. The County also didn’t get into as many fights as Romeo. Also Juliet could have benefitted from Paris’s marriage than Romeo’s. All these reasons added up make it clear that Paris would have been a better for Juliet.
One of the reasons why Paris could have been a better match for Juliet is because the Capulets loved him much more than Romeo. Lord Capulet has discussed the marriage of Count Paris and Juliet before (Act 1 Scene 2 Line: 6) and Lord Capulet had no problem with their marriage setting the age of Juliet aside. Since Count Paris has talked with Lord Capulet about the marriage, it would not be a sudden and unknown marriage like Romeo and Juliet’s. Since Paris was not a Montague, they would already have loved more than Romeo for that reason only. The Capulets and Montagues have a rivalry (Told in the first Chorus) since anyone could remember. The Ladies and Lords of the both families would not be happy about the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. Paris does not have any problems with any of the families so the Capulets would not mind, or actually insist, the marriage of Paris and Juliet.
Another reason why Paris would be a better husband is because he and Juliet could’ve been more public with their marriage. Since the Capulet liked Paris (Act 1 Scene 3 Lines: 80-84) they would be thrilled if Juliet were to marry him, but they would disown Juliet if they knew she married Romeo and because of this, they had to hide their marriage from their parents
Mrs. B
P: 1/ English 9
Why Count Paris Would Be a Better Husband than Romeo.
For Juliet, Romeo was not the only man in her life. There was another man who wanted to marry the young Capulet. This man was Count Paris. Count Paris was a rich noble kinsman of the prince and much more settled than Romeo. The Capulets loved Paris more than Romeo which would leave no stress on family problems. Paris and Juliet could have been public about their marriage which was a luxury that Romeo and Juliet didn’t have. The County also didn’t get into as many fights as Romeo. Also Juliet could have benefitted from Paris’s marriage than Romeo’s. All these reasons added up make it clear that Paris would have been a better for Juliet.
One of the reasons why Paris could have been a better match for Juliet is because the Capulets loved him much more than Romeo. Lord Capulet has discussed the marriage of Count Paris and Juliet before (Act 1 Scene 2 Line: 6) and Lord Capulet had no problem with their marriage setting the age of Juliet aside. Since Count Paris has talked with Lord Capulet about the marriage, it would not be a sudden and unknown marriage like Romeo and Juliet’s. Since Paris was not a Montague, they would already have loved more than Romeo for that reason only. The Capulets and Montagues have a rivalry (Told in the first Chorus) since anyone could remember. The Ladies and Lords of the both families would not be happy about the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. Paris does not have any problems with any of the families so the Capulets would not mind, or actually insist, the marriage of Paris and Juliet.
Another reason why Paris would be a better husband is because he and Juliet could’ve been more public with their marriage. Since the Capulet liked Paris (Act 1 Scene 3 Lines: 80-84) they would be thrilled if Juliet were to marry him, but they would disown Juliet if they knew she married Romeo and because of this, they had to hide their marriage from their parents