Romeo And Juliet Character Traits

Juliet is the only child of Capulet and Lady Capulet. She looks up to her mother, who is about 28 but her mother doesn’t act like a mother should, her Nurse is a more nurturing, respectable figure to Juliet. Because of her young mother and the norms during the Shakespearean Era, she acts older than she actually is. She has a mature personality and is a romantic, though her brain hasn’t caught up with her heart. She is very beautiful and loves Romeo more than she loves her family. Because of that she makes a lot of decisions that are guided by her heart, not her brain, which didn’t get her to a very good place.
Before this scene, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet to be his wife, and Capulet promises her within three days. In the beginning of this

He thinks this is the best option for not only Juliet, but for him. He’ll be a father-in-law to a royal descendant, so they both have motives the other one doesn’t suspect.
Juliet says to herself “God pardon him! I do, with all my heart; and yet no man like he doth grieve my heart.” in a depressed voice. When I act this, I’ll look out the window to look for him. He had left shortly before so she might see him, and she looks for him to signify that this isn’t the end for her and Romeo.
After Lady Capulet tells Juliet the news of her father’s action, she begins to stress. She says “Now by Saint Peter’s church and Peter too, he shall not make me there a joyful bride” by raising her voice as she ends the sentence, and emphasize the “not”. So instead of “he shall not make me there a joyful bride”, which sounds monotonous, she says “ he shall not make me there a joyful bride”. Adding the emphasis on the ‘not’ makes the sentence more dramatic and demanding.
When Juliet says “Not proud I have; but thankful, that you have” she says it in a calming, soothing manner. Like I said before, she tries to calm her father and prevent angering him anymore. When acting this, I’ll put my hand on Alayah’s (Capulet) arm to show her compassion for her