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Character Analysis of Juliet From William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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Character Analysis of Juliet From William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Juliet is a young girl living in Elizabethan times. She is from a rich background. Although the play is set in Italy, it is really about English characters. Shakespeare is giving a glimpse of a thirteen year old girl (Juliet) living in the Sixteenth century. The nurse is like a mother to Juliet. She is very important in her life. When Lady Capulet is talking about Juliet, she says "...Thou knowest my daughter's of a pretty age" (p.25) and the nurse replies "... I can tell her age unto an hour." (p.25) showing she is close to Juliet as most parents would be conscious of the precise age of their children. This shows that Lady …show more content…

Such as "And stint thou too, I pray thee, Nurse say I" (p.27) and "It is an honour I dream not of" (p.27). Juliet is very courteous to people. She calls her mother "Madame" (p.25) and is polite to people when she speaks. Juliet speaks to her nurse as a mother, even though Lady Capulet is her mother. She says such things to the nurse as "Go ask his name..." (p.45) at the Capulet's feast. She is talking to the nurse and asking her to go up to Romeo and ask his name and whether or not he is marry. She is asking the nurse because the nurse is closer to Juliet than her mother. This is probably because the nurse has been with Juliet for a large part of her life. Juliet speaks to her mother as if she were just a friend, or distant relation. She calls her mother "Madame..." (p.25) which shows that she is not close at all with her mother. When Lady Capulet is talking about Juliet, she says "...Thou knowest my daughter's of a pretty age" (p.25) and the nurse replies "... I can tell her age unto an hour." (p.25) showing she is close to Juliet as most parents would be conscious of the precise age of their children. This shows that the nurse is closer to Juliet than Lady Capulet, and Lady Capulet has not spent a great deal of time with Juliet. SECTION 3: ========== Juliet falls in love with Romeo, the Capulet family's enemy. She marries Romeo in

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