Sir Paris, I will make a desperate tender
Of my child’s love: I think she will be ruled
In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not.

– William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 4. Lord Capulet, addressing his chosen son-in-law Paris, speaks about daughter Juliet as if she were a hired servant. Obviously used to people doing what he says, he is convinced that she will do what he bids and marry Paris. There is dramatic irony here, since the audience knows that Juliet is already married to Romeo and cannot marry Paris.