Character Development In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

This does not allow Juliet to make her own decision. An example of this is when Lady Capulet reinforces the plan in which Paris would be Juliet's husband, rather than letting Juliet choose who she marries. Lady Capulet speaks for Juliet when she says “marry, my child, early next Thursday morn.” Having little to no knowledge aforetime about this news, Juliet is utterly astonished. Lady Capulet continues by saying “[the] young and noble gentleman, the county Paris... shall happily make thee there a joyful bride” (III.v.112-115). After having already prepared her life with Romeo, Juliet is in disbelief that her mother would not attempt to step into her father's plan. Juliet lashes back at her mother by saying “I will not marry yet” and threatening that she would marry Romeo “whom you know I hate” rather than Paris (III.v.115-122). The lack of communication between the two characters makes them distant from one another, and the little effort provided by Lady Capulet to approach her daughter is the main reason for this occurrence. The control Lady Capulet has over different characters and her

Capulet announcing that Juliet will marry Paris adds more stress to Juliet than she already had. Capulet did not raise Juliet like the nurse did, and doubtlessly expects Juliet to take orders like an army sergeant. Although, Juliet acts desperate and immature throughout the situation and cries, “Be not so long to speak; I long to die,/ If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy” (4.1.94-95), Since Juliet tries to kill herself, the father has to act as a therapist and solve Juliet’s problems. After Paris’s proposal, Juliet places the Friar under a time crunch because Juliet’s wedding will arrive soon Not to mention, Juliet must also quickly figure out a plan because she thrown out of her house. Capulet instinctively assumes that Juliet ungratefully decided not to marry Paris even though he implies that he created happiness on a golden platter. Capulet screams, “Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!.../ Or never after look me in the face…”

Growing Up in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet The characters Romeo and Juliet in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare are rather immature as the play commences. Due to the love that develops between them, the feud between their two families and their actions, they mature and reach a stage upon which they have become independent individuals, taking their own decisions. The extraordinary about their maturation is the short time period in which it takes place, from the beginning to the end of the play only three days pass. Romeo appears rather immature at the beginning of the play as he looses himself in the self-indulgent and hopeless love towards Rosaline.

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.

Juliet proves that emotion is the enemy of decision making through her actions with Friar Lawrence and her family. Capulet pressures Juliet to marry Paris at the church on Thursday, but Juliet persistently declines. After Juliet’s fight with Capulet and Lady Capulet, she states, “I’ll to the Friar to know his remedy. If all else fails, myself have power to die” (3.5.242-243). Juliet is explaining her last resort if all else fails. Instead of Juliet contemplating about her own death, she should have considered making other plans to resolve her issues. Additionally, Juliet goes on to to drink a potion that makes her seem dead for two days so that she will be able to be with Romeo, who was banished from Verona. Friar Lawrence gives the potion to Juliet saying, “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, and this distilled liquor drink thou off, when presently through all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humor, for no pulse shall keep his native progress, but surcease” (4.1.96-100). Juliet then accepts the potion stating, “Give me, give me! O, tell not me fear!” (4.1.124). Juliet lets her love for Romeo rein supreme and influence her to drink something that could kill her, just so that she could be with Romeo. Because Juliet caved in, she will pay for her mistakes

This can be heard of while she talks to Friar Lawrence in a non-eloquent manner, “ And this shall free thee from this present shame, / If no inconstant toy nor womanish fear / Abate thy valor in acting it. / Give me, give me! O, tell not me of fear! / Hold! Get you gone, be strong and prosperous / In this resolve. I’ll send a friar with speed / To Mantua, with my letters to thy lord. / Love give me strength, and strength shall help afford. / Farewell, dear father. “ (iv.i.118-126). This proves that Juliet was trying to avoid the wedding by making a plan with the friar. Therefore, this caused her to act out against the normal of society by trying to avoid the wedding. The third way that the marriage makes Juliet act out is by how she killed herself temporarily to avoid being married. This is not only her action out, but her not agreeing with her arranged marriage. However, having an arranged marriage was common back in Juliet’s time, but since she did not want one she acted out by not agreeing with the marriage. This proves that she did not agree with society, and that she did act outside of what society thought was okay to do. Overall Juliet avoiding the arranged marriage clearly shows that she is not afraid to act against the fickle laws set by society, and that she only wants to have true gallant love with Romeo.

The fateful daughter of Capulet commences her transformation as a character by being innocent and obedient to her parents. Juliet demonstrates this by saying: “I’ll look to

At the beginning of the scene she is happy and playfully arguing and he behaviour shows her total love for Romeo. This love seems to have matured her as when Romeo says: "Come death and welcome, Juliet wills it so", Juliet realises it is dangerous for him to stay any longer and starts to think practically. It also shows strength of character/will as most women may have wanted to spend more time with their loved one. Juliet saying: "I must hear from thee everyday in the hour", again shows her being practical as she wants to get him to stay in touch. When Lady Capulet enters, Juliet shows initiative by crying to make it seem she is upset over Tybalt's death and lets her mother believe this.

Juliet Capulet is a perceiver and acts as a improvisor. Shakespeare writes “…Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and it’ll no longer be a Capulet” (II. ii. 34-36). Juliet improvises and says that she rather not be a Capulet if that makes the predicament better. She doesn’t want her family’s rivalry with the Montagues to affect Romeo’s love for her. She even emphasizes that she would go to desperate measures and deny her father; during that time in England a woman was nothing without the provisions of their father or husband. This shows that she is willing to go all the way to get her feelings across to Romeo. Juliet then goes on to say “… Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, which is the

When Juliet receives the vial of poison, she says, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo / Here’s to drink I drink to thee” (4.3.58-59). When Juliet takes the potion, she shows a complete rebellion to her parents, making them think that she is dead, and fooling them to bury her in a tomb. She does this to not have to marry Paris, whom her parents want her to marry. These actions show that she is a dynamic character, as in the beginning of the play, she is obedient and does what is expected of her. Near the middle and end to the play, her devotion to Romeo increases, and her devotion to her family decreases, getting more and more extreme. At the end of the play, Juliet will not leave Romeo, and will instead die instead of living, being shown in this quote by Juliet. “Go, get thee hence, for I will not go away” (5.3.172). This means being completely devoted to Romeo, and feeling no necessity to stay for her family. Her taking the potion is also dramatic irony, as her parents think that she is dead, but Friar Lawrence has made it so she will wake up while she is in the

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet portrays Juliet as a static character who is a loyal and honest young woman.

Juliet openly declares her distaste for the marriage all the while not revealing that she is already a married woman. With her stating her opinion, it angers her father. Once Friar Lawrence and Juliet devise a plan to get her out of the marriage, Juliet believes that she should reconcile with her father and pretend to feel something for Paris. Her mistake was saying too much. While apologizing to her father, she says “I met the youthful lord at Lawrence’s cell/

This can also be shown as Juliet’s dutiful acquiescence to try to love Paris, there is some seed of steely determination. Juliet promises to consider Paris as a possible husband to the precise degree her mother desires. While an outward show of obedience, such a statement can also be read as a refusal through passivity. Juliet will accede to her mother’s wishes, but she will not go out of her way to fall in love with Paris. Before Juliet transformation to adulthood you have to take in a consideration that Juliet hasn 't even reach the age of fourteen, that why she stands on the border of immaturity and maturity but at the beginning however she seems merely an obedient, sheltered, naive child. When it come to marriage Juliet hasn 't even give the subject any thought.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, delivers an unfortunate tale of “a pair of star-crossed lovers”(1.1.6). Two families’, Capulets and Montagues, hatred towards one another leads to doom for the couple. Lord and Lady Capulet’s daughter, Juliet, and Lord and Lady Montague’s son, Romeo, fall in love and get married; however, this being a forbidden love, chaos ensues. Being the youngest of the Capulet family, she is the “perfect” child until she meets Romeo and her angel-like ways towards her parents start to slip away. Juliet changes rapidly throughout the story, growing up from an innocent and obedient girl in the first act to becoming a heartbroken woman at the end. Changes that Juliet undergoes can be seen in the beginning

Even though they have made many immature mistakes (like marrying only after knowing each other less than twenty-four hours), Romeo and Juliet have matured throughout the play because they have both put each other before themselves, they both have been more aware and considerate of other people instead of being vain and inconsiderate, and they both have tried to control their own fates instead of letting fate control them.