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How are Lady Capulet and the Nurse foils to Juliet on the subject of love and marriage?
Juliet demands a suitor of high status, while these two ladies encourage true love.
Juliet prefers the way that Romeo looks, but these two ladies prefer Paris’s appearance.
Juliet is in love with Romeo’s musical talents, but these two ladies think Paris is the better musician.
Juliet wishes to marry for love, but these two ladies only see status and physical attraction.
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Correct answer: Juliet wishes to marry for love, but these two ladies only see status and physical attraction.
Explanation: Juliet falls in love with Romeo and seeks a marriage based on passion (the balcony scene, their secret marriage in Act 2). Lady Capulet and the Nurse, by contrast, praise Paris as an appropriate match for social reasons and appearance—Lady Capulet tells Juliet to “read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face” and the Nurse calls him “a man of wax.” After Romeo is banished, the Nurse even advises Juliet to marry Paris for security (“I think it best you married with the County”). Thus they function as foils to Juliet’s romantic idealism.
Explanation: Juliet falls in love with Romeo and seeks a marriage based on passion (the balcony scene, their secret marriage in Act 2). Lady Capulet and the Nurse, by contrast, praise Paris as an appropriate match for social reasons and appearance—Lady Capulet tells Juliet to “read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face” and the Nurse calls him “a man of wax.” After Romeo is banished, the Nurse even advises Juliet to marry Paris for security (“I think it best you married with the County”). Thus they function as foils to Juliet’s romantic idealism.
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