The changing character of Juliet

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Nafisah 11R

Romeo and Juliet

Juliet matures during the course of the play. When she falls in love with Romeo she faces many obstacles that stand in the way of their happiness, such as the two families being enemies, the proposed marriage to Paris, and Tybalts death. She feels lonely and is let down and rejected by the nurse and her parents. Considering all these obstacles, she is still brave, strong and confident. She is also very loyal towards Romeo.

     When Juliet first meets Romeo she is confident and speaks to him as an equal. She does not get shy and giggle like you would expect a girl of that day and age to do. On their first meeting they talk about kissing and she is aware that he is going to kiss her, but yet she does not stop him from doing so, she just goes along with it ‘then have my lips the sin that they have took’. She speaks to him in a mature manner. When she discovers that he is a Montague ‘the only son of your great enemy’, as she is told by the nurse, she is shocked and says ‘too early seen unknown, and known too late’ which shows that she has fallen in love with him because she speaks of how its too late now, so she cant help the way she feels.

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Juliet also takes the lead in suggesting a meeting for their marriage ceremony she says ‘thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow’, this shows she is independent and able enough to organize her own wedding.

She also declares her love for Romeo confidently on the balcony and is even willing to ‘refuse thy name’ for Romeo, ‘and I’ll no longer be a Capulet’.

At the beginning of the play Juliet is dependant on her mother and nurse. She is obedient. She is ready to please and to fall in with the wishes of her parents. When her ...

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