Earth hath swallow’d all my hopes but she;
She’s the hopeful lady of my earth.
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,
My will to her consent is but a part;
And she agreed, within her scope of choice
Lies my consent and fair according voice. (1.2.18 - 19)
Despite explaining that girls who marry young are often later full of sorrows, and that Juliet is the only hope left in his life, Capulet tells Paris to go ahead and try to obtain Juliet’s love. Lord Capulet knows that his daughter’s consent is just as important as, if not more important than, his own. Furthermore, when Romeo who is of the Montague household, sneaks into the Capulet’s dance wearing a mask, Tybalt discovers who he is. When Tybalt informs Lord Capulet that there someone from the house of his enemy is at the party, Capulet responds by saying,
Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,
‘A bears him like a portly gentlemen
And to say truth, Verona brags of him
To be a virtuous and well-govern’d youth.
I would not for the wealth of this town
Here in my house do him disparagement;
Therefore be patient, take no note of him. (1.5. 64 -