Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does the character of Paris represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet?

Paris represents an outside pressure that escalates the conflict. In Act V, scene iii, he is at Juliet’s tomb to mourn her and confronts Romeo, believing Romeo has come to dishonor the Capulets. Their fight ends with Paris’s death, adding another tragedy to the already violent feud. He is not the tragic hero whose flaw causes his downfall; that role is associated with Romeo.

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