Paris

= = __PARIS__ //Use quotes wherever possible, including line numbers--this will make referencing the lines in the future much easier.//

__Relationship to other characters __  **Paris** **is the foremost and most approved of suitor of Juliet in the play and he expresses his feelings for Juliet all since the beginning of the play. He then talks to Capulet in order to get approval for marrying Juliet. He is also the fiancé of Juliet until she is "dead" He seems to be a well liked person by most of the other characters, even though he is a bit arrogant at times. Paris also serves as a barrier or a wall to Romeo and Juliet's relationship. With his marriage proposal so eagerly accepted by Capulet, things get tough for Romeo and Juliet. You would have to wonder, if there was no Paris, would Romeo and Juliet end up alright or would they still kill themselves?** Paris is a very prestigious person in the eyes of Lord and Lady Capulet. He is the ideal person for her daughter to marry (in their opinions). Juliet, however, is not keen on being married to Paris. Romeo doesn't really have that much of a relationship with him before 5.2, when Romeo kills Paris. The Nurse may have liked him, or she may have hated him. She describes him as a "man of wax", which could be a compliment, an insult, or many other things. -Dean
 * Everything in bold written by Colin Campbell. If anyone else in Period 2 edits this page, please do not use bold font.**

__Strength of the character__ Count Paris, however much Juliet may hate him, isn't really a bad guy. He has a good job, he's a nice person, and he acts kind and giving. He has many friends, and he just wants to get married to Juliet is all.
 * Count Paris is a much liked person throughout the play, and so this helps him a lot. He is a smooth talker and convinces Capulet to let him marry Juliet. He has a steady job and a prestigious title of count, and other than some obvious flaws as listed below, he is a very well rounded person. He is portrayed in a bad way from the point of view of Juliet, but if you were to look at the story from his perspective, he is a solid character.**

__Weakness of the character__
 * Paris seems to be arrogant, almost audacious, at the point in the story in which the marriage date is set, yet has not already occurred. When Paris meets Juliet in the church, he seems to get ahead of himself, saying to Juliet, "Happily** **met, my lady and my wife." (act 4, scene 1, line 18). Even more so, later on he gets even more full of himself by saying, "Do not deny to him that you love me." (act 4, scene 1, line 25) and "So will ye, I am sure, that you love me." (act 4, scene 1, line 27). These lines are said in the context of Juliet going to confession, and Paris is telling Juliet that she should not deny to the Friar in confession that she loves him, Paris, and he also says to her that he is sure that she will confess to loving him.**


 * Paris****' arrogance may be because he is completely ignorant of the Romeo and Juliet marriage. If Juliet were not married, his excessive confidence might be more appropriate, but since he does not know, he thinks he's being cool.**

He is dead. He fought with Romeo and Romeo won. (Zander)

__Defining moment(s) for the character__
 * A defining Paris moment is when he meets Juliet in the church. We get to see what he is really like; he is overly self-confident. This shows the other side of Paris we have not seen.**

__Essential question(s) for that character (i.e., what would //you// ask them?)__ If Paris knew she was already married, he would forget about Juliet and find another girl, so no he isn't really in love. TP
 * Would you change the way you talked to Juliet if you knew that she was already married to Romeo?**
 * Do you love Juliet or is this just infatuation?**


 * Everything in bold written by Colin Campbell. If anyone else in Period 2 edits this page, please do not use bold font.**