Juliet’s attitude to her relationship with Romeo undergoes changes, and as her relationship with Romeo deepens she starts to take more risks. In the novel Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, Juliet is portrayed as wise and very mature for her age at the beginning of the story, which contrasts the brash way she behaves later on. For example, in the famous “balcony scene” where Romeo visits Juliet late at night, she says, “I have no joy of this contract tonight / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden”(2.2 124-125). Judging by the negative language she is using, such as “unadvised” and “rash”, it is not difficult to comprehend that she is not a fan of the encounter(125). This also portrays her maturity, because if she didn't think things through, …show more content…
To illustrate, in Act II when Juliet is getting married to Romeo, she affectionately says “My true love is grown to such excess / I can not sum up sum of half my wealth”(2.6 34-35). In this scene, it is obvious that her relationship with Romeo has become a lot more profound, as seen when she says, she “cannot sum up sum of half my wealth”(35). By this, she means that she values her love for Romeo a lot more than all of her wealth. Money played such a big role in society, which is evident with the fact that Juliet’s parents used Paris’ wealth as a reason why Juliet to marry him in act III. Hence a statement like this comparing the love from a sworn enemy of her family to money quite accurately depicts how much Juliet loves Romeo. This is a big leap from when she described her meeting with Romeo as “too rash”(2.2 124). Additionally, in Act III, as Juliet is sitting in her room thinking out loud, she says,” Romeo / Leap to these arms / untalked of and unseen”(3.2 6-7). The way she says this almost certainly implies that she is ready to take more risks, such as when she says “untalked of and unseen”(7). These adjectives hint that she doesn’t want anyone to know that he’s with her, which is a big leap from her normal obedient and open behavior. Additionally, as a teenage girl in 16th century Verona, she
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.
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name;” (Shakespeare, 536). In the book, ‘Romeo and Juliet”, by William Shakespeare there is a deeper meaning that Shakespeare is trying to portray other than parents cannot control their children’s hearts. He is trying to portray that a name is only a name and it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things and that even with a different name that person will still be the same person they have always been. Shakespeare is using the characters: Juliet, Romeo, Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence, and the Nurse to get this message across to the reader or the viewer.
Act 1 Scene 3, is the scene where we are introduced to Juliet when her Nurse and mother, Lady Capulet are introducing the idea of marriage and love. Juliet is portrayed as youthful, innocent and obedient, this is further emphasised when the Nurse makes constant references to Juliet’s childhood. When her mother bring up the idea of marriage, Juliet replies “It is an honour that I dream not of” when she states that she has given no thought to the idea of marriage, means even though she does not love Paris, if told to fall in love with Paris she would because she obeying her parents and only should care about their opinion on matter. This would have related to the Elizabethan audience because she was being loyal to her parents and at that time loyalty to your family was the most important agenda. Shakespeare uses the predictable behaviour at
This is displayed throughout the play and is expressed directly in the following quotes, “...Or if thou thinkst I am too quickly won, I’ll frown, and be perverse, and say thee nay,…” (2.1.95-96). Another flaw with Juliet is that she jumps into the relationship with Romeo being super trusting and not even 100% sure to the point of having no say. “...Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight…” (2.1.117) explains that she isn’t sure about her love for Romeo but is still trusting in him. “I come, anon. -- But if thou meanst not well I do beseech thee --” (2.1.150-151) explains that she trusts him but hope he means well and shows that she isn’t 100% in her relationship with Romeo and just lets Romeo take care of her without knowing what will
Juliet is shown to be immature in a opening scene where her father tells the bride-seeking Paris his daughter is not old and grown-up enough to marry. "My child is yet a stranger in the world, she hath not seen the charge of fourteen years. . ." (Lines 8-9, Scene 2, Act 1). It is also shown during the balcony scene when she agrees to marry Romeo after knowing him only a day and she is not even sure herself that Romeo wants to marry her. "If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow. . . And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay, and follow thee my lord throughout the world" (Lines 142-143, 146-147, Scene 2, Act 2). After he marriage she is told by her nurse she is to marry Paris. In a blind fury she runs to Friar Lawrence with a knife to her body, thinking that her only option was to dye or hear a plan presented by Friar Lawrence to get her out of a second marriage. "If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, do thou but call my resolution wise, and with this knife I'll help it presently. . .'Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife shall play umpire. . ." (Lines 53-55, 63-64, Scene 1, Act 4).
In the game Xenoblade Chronicles, the final boss famously says “The future doesn’t belong to you,” but if that is true, who does it belong to? The answer is fate which is the predetermined map of your life as opposed to destiny which is a future you choose for yourself. Sadly, death is the fate that Romeo and Juliet had to suffer in their book when they fell in love. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a play about two young lovers in the town of Verona, Italy that fall in love which leads to their eventual death. During the time period, fate was heavily believed to exist as well as your traits being held in the stars as well. Romeo and Juliet were well aware of fate’s existence and could feel death creeping up on them in the near future
In order to maintain a healthy relationship there is many main components such as: commination, trust and mutual respect. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare there are many examples of: lack of commination, lack of mutual respect and absence of trust. Although, the adult figures in Juliet’s life try to guide her through life, they instead become negative role models and are the biggest contributors to her death.
Near the end of the novel, we are able to see two very different perspectives from Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet, that illustrate the theme, as well. When Juliet's parents suggest, or order, Juliet’s marriage to Paris, Juliet says: “He shall not make me there a joyful bride! I wonder at this haste, that I must wed ere he that should be husband comes to woo! I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam, I will not marry yet!”(3.5.121). This significantly demonstrates how much youth Juliet still has left in her. She cannot be persuaded to see reason, but also shows courage to stand with who and what she believes in and is able to show her father how strong her love for Romeo really is. Another quote that shows her true devotion is in Act 3 when Juliet still speaks well of Romeo even after he killed her cousin: “But, wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband...My husband lives, that Tybalt would have slain, and Tybalt’s dead, that would have slain my husband. All this is comfort. Wherefore weep I then?”(3.2.110 and 3.2.115). This is an example of when Juliet openly shows how strong and true her feelings are for Romeo. She knows that once Romeo is her husband, she should support him, which might in some cases mean supporting him more than her cousin Tybalt. But there is also not only Romeo and Juliet’s side of true passion and youthfulness-there is also Lord Capulet’s side. The argument that Paris truly is a good man, that Lord Capulet has more experience in adulthood, and that Juliet is too quick to give up her family for Romeo shows that Lord Capulet’s ideas and feelings against Romeo do have some importance and wisdom to them. But he also forces his opinion and will on his daughter by saying: “But fettle your fine joints ‘gainst Thursday next to go with Paris to Saint Peter’s church, Or I will drag thee on a hurdle
What makes a piece of literature relevant or irrelevant to a society? There have been many debates on the relevance about particular pieces of literature, especially old literature, in the modern day. Their relevance can be judged by how they address issues happening in society when they were written compared to those same issues today. It can also be judged on whether the themes present can apply to the modern day. And even if a story portrays issues that are either resolved or irrelevant today it can still have value on how it portrays human nature The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a relevant work for a person in modern times due to its themes on suicide, human recklessness, and violence and revenge.
To begin, Juliet challenges her family expectations in favour of living a life where she can express her love to Romeo, who is her family’s enemy, freely. For example, as Romeo and Juliet speak with each other on the balcony, she states “Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (II, ii, 100-102). Juliet understands society will not allow her to be with Romeo, a Montague, because he is the family’s (Capulet’s) enemy. But due to her intense love toward Romeo, she is ready to give up her family ...
In Shakespeare's play called “Romeo and Juliet”, Shakespeare tells about a couple that kills themselves over their relationship. The relationship was made secret due to how they were from a royal family fued. In Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet's relationship demonstrates a fake love because of the lust in their age group and the duration of their relationship.
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.
“Is she a Capulet? O dear account! my life is my foe’s debt” (1.5.117-118). There are many factors that put pressure on Romeo’s and Juliet’s relationship throughout Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The young couple is effected in many ways by every instance that creates stress which Romeo’s and Juliet’s relationship is being forced to carry. The biggest factors that impact them are, their families ongoing feud, the broken relationships they both have in their families, and all the instances of miscommunication. Through the story of the couple who meet one another at a dance, sneak around at night to see one another, and fight for eachother, they face challenges many challenges, that add stress to their relationship.
Juliet also undergoes a change in character, far removing herself from the naïve fourteen year old of Act One, she becomes increasingly strong and practical (Spencer 67). At the beginning of the play Juliet talks of marriage as ‘an honour that I dream not of’ (1.3.67) but by Act Two Scene Two it is Juliet who brings about the subject of marriage, encouraging Romeo to arrange their wedding. Romeo may have insisted on declaring their love for each other but Juliet takes it a step further ‘thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow’ (2.2.144).
Juliet is an innocent, pretty and naïve thirteen year old girl who is the daughter of Capulet and lady Capulet. She falls in love with Romeo however due to her strict upbringing she doesn’t have the freedom that Romeo does. However she trusts him a lot with her life because she really loves him. Juliet is close with her Nurse, who has been alongside her since she was born.