Romeo and Juliet

Paris contributes to Juliet's maddness

How does Paris contribute to Juliet drinking the poison at the end of Act 4? How does he contribute to Juliet going mad?

I know she doesn't really go crazy, but as an assignment, I have to prove Paris contibuted to her drinking it. For an essay, I need about 3 reasons. I only have 1 so far.

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It s not poison she drinks: just a potion to mimic death. Her father has sped the marriage up so Juliet drinks it to avoid the marriage. She wants to marry Romeo not Paris. This is the only reason she agrees to the Friar's plan and drinks the potion.

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