It is weirder still that they expect Juliet to so graciously accept the offer of marrying Paris so quickly after the death of her close cousin. Also, she being so young and never showing any interest in Paris shows character of an earlier time period. Her father shuns her as she denies his request in marry paris saying, "Hang thee young baggage, disobedient wretch" (Act IV. 5. 160). I understand her father wanted her to marry Paris, but as their only daughter he expresses a lot of hatred because of one thing she does not obey.
To make me feel this way even more is after Juliet's "fake death." Yes, they seem upset however they immediately discuss changing the food and decorations from a wedding to a funeral. The change in emotions happen so quickly and so superficially that it makes this entire love story appear as a joke. It may be written in a poetic and beauteous form, but it lacks the true feelings and emotions that real people hold.
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