He just expects her to meet Paris once, then agree to marry him whether she loves him or not:.
'But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart.'.
This creates dramatic tension because the audience may think Juliet is too young to marry and end her childhood. Capulet has mixed impressions himself about Juliet marrying so young. At first he emphasises the fact that she is not yet fourteen and has not matured enough for marriage:.
'She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;'.
Juliet is Capulet's only child, he does not want her to grow up and leave his household but at the same time because she is his only daughter he wants great things for her and her marrying Paris is a great opportunity for Capulet to improve his family name and have his daughter well thought of for marrying such a noble gentleman. This may create dramatic tension within the audience, as they could get the impression that Capulet cares more about status than his daughter and family's happiness. Capulet's selfishness becomes more evident towards the end of Act Three.
His words later become ironic because in his conversation with Paris, he says he will not force Juliet into anything and it's up to Paris to capture her heart and if she agrees to marry him, he will give his consent:.
'And she agreed, within her scope of choice,.
Lies my consent and fair according voice.'.
But later on in the play these words become ironic, as Capulet's attitude completely changes, he gives Juliet no choice whether or not she would like to marry Paris. He gives her the ultimatum, either marry Paris and be happy or I will disown you and bring you to shame. He gets so angry that the audience do not know what to expect from him. He feels betrayed and cannot believe that Juliet would even think about disobeying him:.
'Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!' .
The first meeting of Juliet and Romeo is very passionate and dramatic. The audience see a difference in Juliet's character.