Count Paris
Character in Romeo and Juliet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Romeo and Juliet character Count Paris. For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Count of Paris.
Count Paris (Italian: il Conte Paride) or County Paris is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He is a suitor of Juliet. He is handsome, wealthy, and a kinsman to Prince Escalus.
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Created by | William Shakespeare |
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Family | Prince Escalus, Mercutio |
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His name comes from the Prince of Troy, Paris, in Homer's Illiad.