Juliet: How now! who calls?
Nurse: Your mother.
Juliet: Madam, I am here.
What is your will? . . . .
Lady Capulet: Speak briefly, can you like of Paris' love?
Juliet: I'll look to like, if looking liking move;
But no more deep will I endart mine eye
Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.
—Romeo and Juliet,
William Shakespeare
Based on the passage, what conclusion can be drawn about Juliet?
She is not ready to get married and will not consider it.
She is an obedient girl who will do whatever her parents say.
She is already in love with Paris and eager to get married.
She is in love with someone else, so she will not marry Paris.
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The conclusion that can be drawn about Juliet based on the passage is that she is willing to consider Paris' love and will try to like him, but only if her parents agree to the match. There is no indication that she is already in love with someone else or that she is unwilling to get married.
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