Shakespeare's Development of Juliet’s Character in Romeo and Juliet Introduction: Juliet is the heroine of the play and throughout the play we watch her mature from a naïve girl into a young woman. Include historical and social research. Other sources of information: Say how other writers and authors have interpreted the play. Remember to credit them. First scene with her mother: in this scene Juliet is a very submissive character, she sits back and lets the conversation happen around her but does not try to be involved. She only ever answers questions when asked and shows very little opinion. j The pace of this scene is slow and constant; no one enters to liven things up. j Juliet’s comments are also indirect; she rarely answers anything directly back. For example, when asks if she can love Paris she answers “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; /But no more deep will I endart mine eye/ Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.” This means neither yes nor no. First scene with Romeo: In this scene Juliet shows that there is another side to her, a side that wants to have fun and wants to rebel. j In this scene, she can not completely keep up with the pace at all times and it is Romeo who sets the pace, again as like in the first scene with her mother Juliet is more of a submissive character. j Juliet talks in images, for example, “For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, /And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.” j This scene is a short scene and becomes very intense because of the pace and the actual context of the conversation. Second scene with her mother: Juliet is more of an acti... ... middle of paper ... ...d pom’granate tree. / Believe me, love, it was the nightingale.” j Personification in this scene shows that she is a sophisticated young lady and knows these figure of speeches, she never used them before, she has progressed. E.g. “Jocund day/ Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops” Scene with Friar-Act 2 Scene 1: in this scene Juliet has to think through things very maturely and quickly. It is this scene that the audience really sees how Juliet has matured. j Juliet has considered her life and decides to take her life into her own hands. This is Juliet’s declaration of independence. She now feels adult and mature enough to be in complete control of her life. E.g. “Give me, give me! O tell not me of fear!” Juliet is saying that she doesn’t want to hear the downsides of the vial because it is her choice.
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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.
Who would be willing to die for their loved ones? Romeo and Juliet would and did. Romeo and Juliet’s love and death brought two families together who could not even remember the origin of their hate. When the parents saw what their children's love for each other, they realized that their fighting had only led to suffering and insoluble conflict. Romeo and Juliet loved each other to an extent that they killed themselves rather than live apart. They did it with no hiatus. Juliet says before she kills herself, “O happy dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die.”( 5, 3, 182-183) demonstrating how she would rather die than not be with him.
When her father comes in she tells him and he goes mental and states ? is she not proud? Doth she not count her blest, unworthy as she is, that we have so worthy a gentleman to be her bride?? But Juliet comes back ?
soothes the family of the loss of young Juliet's life (Act IV, Scene 5, Line 65).
The next quote shows how the poison has no effect on Juliet, and how she is so
The Way Juliet Feels in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
When Romeo meets Juliet for the first time in Act 1, scene 5 at the
In Act One of William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, we meet Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt. Right away, we get an idea of who these characters are and what kind of role they will play throughout the story. Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt share many distinctive characteristics and personalities in the story. We learn that Romeo is the romantic and handsome son of the Montagues. In the beginning of the story, he was depressed, but his mood quickly changed as the story went on. We also learn that Mercutio is Romeo’s closest and good friend who tries to make Romeo forget about his first love, Rosaline. He is a great entertainer and he’s very sarcastic too. Instantly, we learn that Tybalt is a Capulet and Juliet’s cousin. He is very hot-headed, aggressive, and violent. He loathes the Montagues very much. Finally, in Act One of William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, we meet three characters, Romeo, Mercutio, and Tybalt and we directly get an idea of what the characters are like.
Her soft-spoken words symbolically foreshadow the journey of Romeo and Juliet’s love. “Well, do not swear” he said. Although I joy in thee, I have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;./ This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, / May prove to be a beauteous flower when next we meet” (2.2.
This quote shows how Juliet has let go of any desire to live. She is so in love with Romeo that she chooses that she would rather die than live without Romeo.... ... middle of paper ... ...
From “the fatal loins” (Prologue.5) of Lord and Lady Capulet, 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. After her encounter with Romeo however, she begins 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 that is willing to desert her family in the name of love.
“God knows we shall meet again./ I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins… (ACT IV, Scene 3, Lines 15-16) Juliet was scared about doing this because she didn't know if it would work right or turn h... ... middle of paper ... ... late!
Scene ii:4-5) Juliet is very eager for night to come as she uses the word