Character Analysis Of Romeo And Juliet

In the beginning of this play Lady Capulet brings up marriage to Juliet, whom states that she had not even thought of marriage, yet she considers marriage an honor. Juliet wants to follow her parent's wishes and agrees to meet Paris, but she is only willing to see if she likes him. When Romeo appears in the balcony scene, Juliet states that she wants to wait and see if her and Romeo’s feeling’s remain the same overnight since she believes that their feelings may just be the heat of the moment

As seen, Romeo has, throughout the whole course of the play, demonstrated his impulsive and immature nature. Romeo, though he has matured only slightly with Juliet, still makes childish choices and decisions, and lets his emotions get the

Romeo and Juliet’s lack of parental guidance encourages their disloyalty towards their respective families and their willingness to disregard their identity as a Montague or Capulet, creating a new identity based off of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship for them. Romeo and Juliet both do not receive proper guidance from their respective parents, which causes them to not hold as much importance for their respective families. As a result, Romeo and Juliet begin to disregard and not take pride in their identity as a Montague or Capulet, as Juliet is willing to “no longer be a Capulet” (II.ii.39) for Romeo, while Romeo also considers himself a Capulet after their marriage. Romeo and Juliet start to consider their relationship more important than

In order to understand Romeo and Juliet, it must be remembered that these two heralds of love were little more than children. In Renaissance England, the category of adolescence was not recognized (Cox 391). A person went from childhood to adulthood without the liberty that is allowed to modern adolescents. Nowadays, the teenage years are accepted as a turbulent period in which defiance of authority and assertion of "self" are not only allowed, but also expected. Adults explain away even the most inexplicable behavior of teenagers as "just a phase". However, as this was not done in Shakespeare’s England, both Romeo and Juliet were expected to take on the roles of adults, and were chastised for their refusal to enter in the adult world as their parents would have them. Juliet is first presented to the audience as a young woman who has come to marrying age: “Well, think of marriage now; younger than you, / Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, / Are made already mothers…Thus then in brief: / The valiant Paris seeks you for his love”(1.3.69-74). Juliet is presented with the idea of marrying Paris with

Though Juliet is probably one of the worst fictional characters to look up to, she does have important and respectable traits. In Shakespeare’s famous novel and play, Romeo and Juliet, many of the characters undergo major development. The novel starts off as a comedy, with Romeo and Juliet getting married, but ends as a tragedy, with both main characters dying. The tragedy of the story often makes the characters show their true selves and ultimately face constant development. Though Juliet is often interpreted as a weak and ingenuous character, many of her actions prove her to be mature, determined, and independent.

After Juliet meets Romeo, many of her opinions and interests begin to change. Juliet is now more excepting of love. While in the beginning of the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet seems uninterested in loving anyone. But, after she meets Romeo, her opinion changes. Juliet is now more willing to love. She even confesses her love to Romeo on her balcony by saying, "Take all myself" (2.2.49). Juliet's interests in marriage also changes when she meets Romeo. Before Juliet had met Romeo, she was uninterested in marriage, "It is an honor that I dream not of." (1.3.66). Juliet had said this to her mother, Lady Capulet, when the general topic of marriage was being discussed. But after the feast where Juliet met Romeo, she tells him in her garden that she wishes to be married. She came to this decision to accept marriage because of the fact that she met and now loves Romeo. Juliet's is no longer as faithful to her family through compliance after she meets Romeo. Juliet is no longer as obedient to her family. When her father, Lord Capulet, tells her that he has arranged for Juliet to be married to Paris, she objects. By doing this she is being faithful to her own morals and being faithful to her husband. She is willing to comfort her father, Lord Capulet, in order to have what she believes is right and stay faithful to her husband even though her father threatens to disown her.

Relationships between teenagers and their parents are rarely boring. Since teenagers begin to think and act independently, conflict arises between them more frequently. This is not just a modern occurrence; in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet and her parents have very different points of view. In the play, she marries a man who is a member of a rival family without discussing it with her parents, which eventually leads to her demise because of the conflict that arises. She does not have much interaction with her parents throughout the play, but the miniscule amount shows the differing of opinions immensely. Juliet’s limited interactions with her parents in the play show that she has a rebellious relationship

<br>This shows how Juliet has passion and faith in her relationship with Romeo, while her parents are old-fashioned; her father arranges a marriage for her, and her mother takes the side of her husband, rather than that of her daughter. This scene also shows how Juliet has changed and has gained the courage to speak against authority.

The next transformation is Juliet's defiance of her parent's wishes for her to marry Paris. The context of this scene is crucially important, for a woman to defy a man, much less a father in the Elizabethan Age, is preposterous. Although Juliet is only fourteen her development into a woman is beginning as her submissive nature leaves her. In her conversation with her mother, Juliet boldly makes puns to her undying love for Romeo. For example she says, ."..no man like he doth grieve my heart," (III.v. 175) in reference to Romeo, however her mother believes that Romeo makes her sad for murdering Tybalt. Even in the face of her monstrous and powerful father she holds fast to her heart's desire. Again, this time using Capulet for the vehicle, Juliet's death is foreshadowed, as Capulet tells Juliet to "Hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, For, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee" (III.v.194-195).

Juliet’s relationship with her parents changes during the course of the play, she is shy, obedient and behaves in a way that is typical of a wealthy daughter of the time. By the end of the play she is disobedient and becomes very independent.

In the play, Romeo and Juliet, the entire plot revolves around the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet. They are both youthful and and childish characters, and their immaturity makes the play dynamic. However, there are several moments throughout the play where they show maturity. There is a sense of tragedy in each of these moments because the audience understands that in the short span of the six days this play occupies, the characters age years. Romeo and Juliet both mature as characters and as people throughout the events of the play. Their maturation is caused by the circumstances they go through.

The youth in Shakespeare’s play have little to no guidance from adults. That is not because they have no adults nearby, it is because they are afraid to talk to their parents about things of importance. This pushes them to make rash emotion based decisions. Firstly Romeo goes to a party hosted by his family’s arch rivals, the Capulets. He meets the gorgeous Juliet and falls instantly in love.

Capulet even threatens to disown her when he says, “You will not wed, I’ll pardon you. / You will not house with me” (3.5.215-216). The relationship between Capulet and Juliet transforms from one extreme to another. While love stands as one of the most vital themes in the play, it leads the reader to wonder about the accuracy of the situations or whether an adolescent would be equipped for these feelings at such an innocent age.

Consider this, you've fallen in love with a stranger and all you want is to be near them and with them always you want to be theirs but later you find out your parents don't approve of this person and destroy every chance that you and this mysterious love interest could be together and make you be with someone you can't stand. This is the situation the protagonist Juliet is with her parents in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet Throughout Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet think they know what's best for Juliet, they show this in many ways like putting her on the spot for big long term life decisions and forcing her to marry Paris at a very young age. Lord and Lady Capulet expect a lot for a 14 year old girl and force her to make big life decisions that impact her future when she's barely been able to be a kid.

Juliet is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. When the play begins, we learn from the nurse that Juliet is soon turning fourteen (“Even or odd, of all the days in the year come Lammas-Eve at night shall she be fourteen”). In Juliet's first meeting with her mother and the nurse, she seems to be an obedient and responsible child. She comes immediately when they call her and answers always respectfully to her mother: "Madam, I am here, / What is your will?" (“Act 1, Scene 3). She is also clever as when her mother asks her what she thinks about marriage, she gives an ambiguous answer by saying what her mother wanted to hear really: “it is an honour I dream not of” (“Act 1, Scene 3). We learn that she is