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This conversation has a heavy sense of foreboding since Lady Capulet's hope of poisoning Romeo is brought to life at the end. Juliet's attitude towards love and marriage is seen in her refusal to marry Paris. She is already married to Romeo, so to marry Paris would be bigamy. This shows us that Shakespeare has assigned Juliet to be a faithful and law abiding person.
The Nurse, who is been presented as more of a mother than Juliet's biological mother, fails Juliet at the end of Act 3 Scene 5. To comfort Juliet in her desperate situation, the Nurse offers her an easy solution; to marry Paris and forget the 'dish clout' Romeo. This immoral advice betrays Juliet's trust and shows the Nurse's failure to understand the passionate nature of Romeo and Juliet's love. The Nurse therefore regards love as a temporary and physical relationship, and she sees Juliet's marriage to Paris entirely