Question

Read this dialogue between Nurse and Lady Capulet in Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.

Nurse: A man, young lady! lady, such a man
As all the world—why, he’s a man of wax.

Lady Capulet: Verona’s summer hath not such a flower.

Nurse: Nay, he’s a flower; in faith, a very flower.

Lady Capulet: What say you? can you love the gentleman?

What is revealed through dialogue about the women’s feelings toward Paris? Select 3 options.

Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome.
Nurse thinks Paris is too old for Juliet.
Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter.
Lady Capulet feels Paris is too young and impoverished for Juliet.
Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.

Answer 1

- Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome.
- Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter.
- Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.

Briefly: both women praise his looks (“man of wax,” “such a flower”), Lady Capulet’s question “can you love the gentleman?” shows she’s promoting him as a suitable match and hoping Juliet will accept.