In Act III, Scene 4, Capulet pushes the wedding of Juliet and Paris to Thursday because...

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they won't have time to prepare for the lavish event by Wednesday.
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in Elizabethan tradition, Thursday is associated with good fortune.
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he doesn't want people to think he doesn't care about Tybalt's death.
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Lady Capulet needs a few days to persuade Juliet to marry Paris.

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In Act III, Scene 4 of "Romeo and Juliet," Capulet pushes the wedding of Juliet and Paris to Thursday primarily because he doesn't want people to think he doesn't care about Tybalt's death. Capulet feels the need to honor Tybalt's memory while still trying to move forward with wedding plans. This decision emphasizes the themes of familial duty and the pressures of societal expectations in the wake of a tragedy.