Read this excerpt from Act III, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.
Paris: These times of woe afford no time to woo. 10
Madam, good-night: commend me to your daughter.
Lady Capulet: I will, and know her mind early to-morrow;
To-night she’s mew’d up to her heaviness.
Therefore farewell; I see thou know’st me not.
Capulet: Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender
Of my child’s love: I think she will be rul’d 15
In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not.
How does this complication contribute to the central conflict of the play?
When Paris shows interest in Juliet, Juliet questions her devotion to Romeo.
When Paris shows interest in Juliet, Romeo challenges Paris to a duel.
When the Capulets fail to consult Juliet, tension begins to build in her family.
When the Capulets fail to consult Juliet, old rivals fight for her hand in marriage.
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