Romeo and Juliet Group

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ruthschris
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Is Paris a "good" character?

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Posted by ruthschris on Friday January 26, 2007 at 3:00 PM and tagged with characters, romeo, romeo and juliet.

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  1. luvthekingofsc
    luvthekingofsc Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    He's not a good character nor a bad character. He's just a guy who wants a young wife. He's just needed to totally ruin everything. ^-^

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    Posted by luvthekingofsc on Sunday February 25, 2007 at 8:05 PM


  2. poetryking Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    he is more of a metaphor for what jueit's life could have been

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    Posted by poetryking on Wednesday March 28, 2007 at 8:47 AM


  3. bmadnick Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    Paris is a "good" character in the sense that he seems to truly love Juliet. He follows the rules of courtship by going to Lord Capulet to ask for Juliet's hand in marriage. At the end, when both Romeo and Paris think Juliet is dead, Paris is at Juliet's tomb mourning her. When he sees Romeo, Paris thinks Romeo is there to desecrate the Capulet bodies. The two men fight, and Romeo kills him. Before he dies, Paris asks Romeo to lay him beside Juliet. Paris never intentionally wants to harm anyone in the play. He just wants to marry Juliet and be happy.

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    Posted by bmadnick on Friday June 8, 2007 at 7:05 PM

  4. revolution
    revolution Teacher
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    No. Once Capulet has promised him he can marry Juliet, he behaves very presumptuous, acting as if they are already married.

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    Posted by revolution on Saturday July 25, 2009 at 9:40 PM