Evolution of Juliet's Character Throughout William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
In our society Juliet would be far too young to marry because she is
only just 14 years old.
"Come lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen."
(Lammas eve is 1st August, Lady Mass) so Juliet will be 14 on the 1st
of August.
She is so young, yet so soon to marry. As she is only 14 she cannot be
ready for marriage. Marriage is something that previously wasn't on
her mind
"Marriage is an honour I dream not of."
As soon as her mother mentions it to her she more or less dismisses
the idea by saying "I'll look to like, if looking liking move". Which
means: I'll look for someone, if they are looking for me. However she
sees Romeo and this seems to be in "love at first sight". She
immediately wants to see him again, but then kisses him. In those
times girls were supposed to be "chaste" which means they are pure and
virginal. Even kissing makes them impure so after she kisses him the
next and only logical step for her is marriage. Her parents agree to
her marrying however not to Romeo, who is the offspring of the
Capulet's enemy, the Montague's.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other as soon as they meet
"O she doth teach the torches to burn bright" (Romeo about Juliet)
At first Juliet resists Romeo's advances "good pilgrim you do wrong
your hand too much" but it doesn't take long before she realises how
much she likes him and they kiss. As she is no longer chaste she is
almost forced to marry him or tell everyone what happened, which would
result in her being disowned by her family. This is the first step of
Juliet beginning to mature.
Romeo is head over heels in love with Juliet.
"It is my lady, O it is my love"
This is taken from a speech Romeo gives to Juliet. He compares her to
an angel "a winged messenger from heaven" he would even be baptised in
to look after your child. It was a show of wealth, so that if you have
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a story of two young lovers. These two hearts, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet belong to feuding families. The family feud causes them to keep their love a secret and therefore only Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, the Nurse and Friar Lawrence know of their love. Romeo and Juliet are able to look past the feud and let themselves fall in mad love with the other. They let themselves do almost anything for the other and at times it seems like too much to do, even for the one they love. Although fate and character traits play a key role in the play, ultimately Rome and Juliet’s personal choices lead to their downfall.Fate originates all of the conflicts in Romeo and Juliet, from when they met until they die.
In an attempt to push away from medieval love conventions and her father's authority, Shakespeare's Juliet asserts sovereignty over her sexuality. She removes it from her father's domain and uses it to capture Romeo's love. Critic Mary Bly argues that sexual puns color Juliet's language. These innuendoes were common in Renaissance literature and would have been recognized by an Elizabethan audience. Arguably, Juliet uses sexual terms when speaking to Romeo in order to make him aware of her sexuality. When he comes to her balcony, she asks him, "What satisfaction canst thou have tonight?" (2.1.167). Bly asserts that "satisfaction in her hands, becomes a demure play on the sating of desire" (108). Following this pun, Juliet proposes marriage. She teases Romeo with sexual thoughts and then stipulates that marriage must precede the consummation of their love. Juliet uses "death" in a similar sense. She asks night to "Give me my Romeo, and when I shall die / Take him and cut him out in little stars" (3.2.21-22). Death holds a double meaning in these lines. It connotes both "ceasing to be and erotic ecstasy" (Bly 98). Based upon this double meaning, one can infer that "she sweetly asks 'civil night' to teach her how to lose the game of love she is about to play for her virginity" (Wells 921). She tells her nurse, "I'll to my wedding bed, / And death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead!" (3.2.136-137). Placing death opposite Romeo highlights the irony of the situation; both death and Romeo should claim her maidenhead together. These sexual puns reveal Juliet's awareness of her sexuality. She entices Romeo, forcing her sexuality to act as emotional currency.
She is willing to sacrifice an understanding lover for something that maybe a one night stand or worse. It is difficult to comprehend her decision, especially because of her extended session of “mulling” (Farley 2).... ... middle of paper ... ...
Not only is there sexual talk about physical appearances, but there is also talk about what will happen when the two of them are together alone. She is at one point looking for him and when she finds him she says that she held him and had him follow her and would not let go, ".
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noble and not remarry even if her husband does not return for twenty years and
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From the "fatal loins" (Prologue.5) of Lord and Lady Capulet, the protagonist Juliet is born in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Early on in the play, Juliet is portrayed as a very dutiful daughter to her family. However, after her encounter with Romeo, she undergoes a rapid transformation from a naive young girl into a woman. By the end of the play, Juliet's transformation evolves her from a dutiful daughter into a faithful wife who is willing to desert her family in the name of love. The audience is first introduced to Juliet in the exposition of the play.
But now, laws have been enacted to raise the minimum age at which girls can be married. Today, The legal age is 18 years old. However, early marriages continue to be celebrated and tolerated particularly in remote and rural areas.
with her. He also wants to inform his love that he will give her a
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