Romeo And Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
A character goes through many changes that depend on the kind of events they experience. The play “Romeo and Juliet” written by William Shakespeare, uses different tones and language that shows the readers that Juliet, a Protagonist, changes over time, proving the idea that she is a dynamic character. At the beginning of the play, we are introduced to a young, innocent and inexperienced girl, Juliet the daughter of Lord Capulet . She has not yet seen the real world and is raised by the person she trusts most, her nurse. Juliet begins as a naive child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s great enemy. Due to the fact that Juliet is a girl in an aristocratic family, she has none of the freedom Romeo has to rome around the city, climb over walls in the middle of the night, or get into swordfights. As we begin to learn more about the character of Juliet, we learn that Juliet is not the girl she used to be anymore. She is more courageous and willing to break the rules. She goes against her and her family beliefs. In the beginning of the play she obeys her parents. But as the play descends Juliet is disregarding of what her parents say. She is no longer the innocent girl she use to be. Shakespeare use of language helps the reader to see the change in a character that makes them a dynamic character.
We first meet Juliet in Act one scene three, where we learn a lot about her character. Juliet is very caring, well mannered and a loving girl. She is always willing to help others. At that time she is only thirteen years old and has never consid...

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...ught about getting married to someone. When her mother asked her of marriage, it was something she had not dreamed of. Because of the use of Shakespearean language, Shakespeare is able to show his readers the change Juliet goes through throughout the play by the language and the tone he uses. Juliets love for Romeo changes her. Before she would always tell everything to her mother and do what she was asked to do. But then she decided to marry Romeo without consulting anyone in her family. She did things that she would have never done if she hadn't met Romeo. Juliet is a dynamic character because of the changes she goes through. Shakespeare is able to show the audience that a character no matter how they are in the beginning of the story, their decision and the events that influence their lives can change them making them a dynamic character.