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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play about two star-crossed lovers toying with forbidden love, despite the ancient feud of the two families. One of the four major characters is Juliet Capulet. Shakespeare introduces Juliet as a young and innocent teenage girl with little thought about love or marriage, but at the end of the play she is viewed as quite the contrary. Her unwavering love for Romeo transforms her into a young, but mature, woman. Juliet’s maturity is portrayed through many different characteristics independence being a main characteristic amongst them. Her independence and stubbornness is being displayed when the Nurse pushes her to marry Paris, but Juliet strongly refuses and no longer trusts the Nurse,
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Beginning as a young and obedient girl, her love for Romeo Montague transforms her into an independent young woman. In Act Three Scene Five, the Nurse says “…I think it best you married with the county. O, he's a lovely gentleman! Romeo's a dishclout to him: an eagle, madam, Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye As Paris hath. Beshrew my very heart, I think you are happy in this second match, For it excels your first: or if it did not, Your first is dead; or 'twere as good he were, As living here and you no use of him.” Once the Nurse leaves, Juliet’s true attitude towards the Nurse is revealed when she says “Ancient damnation! O most wicked fiend! Is it more sin to wish me thus forsworn, Or to dispraise my lord with that same tongue Which she hath praised him with above compare So many thousand times? Go, counsellor; Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain. I'll to the friar, to know his remedy: If all else fail, myself have power to die.” Once Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, the Nurse advises her to marry Paris, since Romeo is good as dead now. She reasons with Juliet stating that Paris is a lovely gentleman and that he is far better than Romeo. Juliet is taken back by what she just heard from the Nurse, asks herself which is a greater sin in the Nurse, the advice to break her marriage vows or to dispraise Romeo. Either way, Juliet will never trust the …show more content…
Her intelligence is showed in many different scenes, but the conversation between Paris and Juliet in Act Four Scene One is a prominent one. Paris says “Do not deny to him that you love me.” Juliet in response states “I will confess to you that I love him.” During this conversation, Juliet’s intelligence is revealed when she neither denies the fact that she loves Paris, nor confesses to Paris or any family member, her love for Romeo. Much of Juliet’s dialogue in this particular scene has a dual understanding to it. For example, when Juliet says “I will confess to you that I love him,” she could have implied either Paris, or Romeo. “Paris and Juliet then engage in a conversation in which Juliet intentionally misleads Paris about her feelings and the reason why she is visiting Friar Laurence.” Juliet is shrewd and intelligent with her words, and knows how to please Paris, without being dishonest to herself or her beloved. She misleads him in the conversation, but her dialogues to Paris have a dual meaning, hence it depends on Paris’s understanding of her response. However, Juliet’s intelligence is portrayed through this act like the many other aspects of her character is in her
In this quote, The Nurse tells Juliet that she believes Juliet is in love with Romeo for his looks only, and also herself believes Romeo is handsome herself, though she does not disapprove of Juliet’s feelings towards him.
First of all, The Nurse supports Juliet throughout the majority of the play, but her unsound advice is a notable reason for the young lovers’ downfall. For instance, Juliet appreciates The Nurse’s help during the beginning of her and Romeo’s relationship, but what Juliet is blind to is the damage that The Nurse does as she unintentionally leads Juliet to her death when she says “Then hie you hence to Friar Laurence’ cell;/ There stays a husband to make you a wife” (Shakespeare, II, v, 68-69). In essence, the wedding that The Nurse encourages Romeo and Juliet to have reflects her negative influence on their relationship as Juliet is left increasingly vulnerable to Romeo’s impulsivity, which is an extremely relevant cause of Juliet’s eventual demise. Additionally, both Romeo and Juliet are significantly affected by the immature behavior of their kin. Specifically, Juliet displays her eradicated ability to form rational decisions when she speaks of the pressure her family puts on her as she says “My only love sprung from my only hate!/ Too early seen unknown, and known too late!/ Prodigious birth of love it is to me/ That I must love a loathed enemy” (Shakespeare, I, v, 138-141). This internal conflict that arises when Juliet discovers that Romeo is a Montague is of significance
The play, Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is about a tragedy of two star crossed lovers who want nothing more than to be together forever. “…Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” (2.2.35-36) Romeo, a Montague, who is young and passionate, meets Juliet at a Capulet party. When they meet, it’s love at first sight. Juliet, a Capulet, is a beautiful young lady tired of being controlled by her father, Lord Capulet. The two families are in a never ending feud that comes between Romeo and Juliet’s love. In the course of four and a half days, Romeo and Juliet plan their marriage with the help of Priest Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. After the couple is married,
“Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives the many” - Phaedrus. This was the case with Juliet Capulet. She may appear to the crowd as a radiant damsel, but it was what was inside of her that produced the outcome of Romeo and Juliet. The tragic tale of Romeo and Juliet is based on two young lovers from feuding families that despise each other. Only a few days after they meet they get married, separated, and then they both ending up committing suicide because they couldn’t see each other. Throughout the story Juliet exhibits a multitude of trates. Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is a character that displays impulsiveness, foolhardiness, and tenacity.
She betrayed Juliet, even though she was a wise and experienced woman. She encouraged her to forget about Romeo and marry the County Paris. “I think it best you married with the County,” (Act III, Sc V, I 225) which discouraged Juliet greatly, since the nurse was the only person Juliet could earnestly confide in. This betrayal by the nurse left Juliet alone to make her own decisions. The nurse was supposed to be one of Juliet’s best friends. Now when it was important for Juliet to have someone support her, she was disheartened.
This proves that The Nurse does not have any pre judgmental thoughts about Romeo, that she believes in him, and is substantial because it solidifies that she is kind not only just to Juliet (Act 3, Scene 3, line 85-173). The Friar actually accompanies her in this scene, acting out the same behavior, attempting to keep Romeo from slipping into a deep depression at the thought of never seeing Juliet again. And When The Nurse is commanded by Lord Capulet to bring forth the news to Juliet that she must marry Paris, though reluctant as she is, she agrees that marrying Paris would be in her best interests, and The Nurse tells Juliet what she must do which is critical because it validates that The Nurse will do anything to keep Juliet from harm even if she does not like it. Although marrying Paris is not something Juliet wants to do, The Nurse knows that that is what is best for her, and Juliet lies and tells her that she will marry him (Act 3, Scene 5, Lines 176-246).
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo entertains us as one of the most interesting characters in addition to one of the main ones. At the beginning of the book, Romeo claims to be miserably in love with Rosaline. Within the next 12 hours, he has completely forgotten about Rosaline and decides that he is in love with Juliet Capulet instead. After saying to his friends that he will never love anyone else, he certainly changes his mind quickly. Romeo proves himself a romantic, emotional character, who makes decisions based completely on present feelings and preferences. This likely will be a cause of his suicide in the end of the book.
After Lord Capulet orders Juliet to marry Paris, Juliet stands in the orchard, visibly distressed. She voices her troubles to the Nurse and asked for her sympathy. When the Nurse told Juliet to give up and marry Paris, Juliet feels betrayed that someone so close to her and someone who prior, had approved of Romeo, is now telling her that she should be unfaithful to him. She tells the Nurse to leave, stating that she can no longer confide in her and that she is going to seek the aid of Friar Lawrence but warns if he has no solution, she will take it upon herself to end her own life.This behavior is especially unlike Juliet because she is making rash decisions but on the other hand, this tested her loyalty to Romeo, to whom she stayed true but
The nurse will change what she says to make Juliet happy. Nurse murmurs,“Hie to your chamber. I’ll find Romeo/ to comfort you... ”(3. 3. 158-159). When nurse says these words, it shows how at the drop of a hat Nurse will change her mind to help Juliet. Nurse will give Juliet good advice. Nurse tells Juliet, “Marry, I will ; and this is wisely done. ” (). The Nurse knows Juliet is already married, but her father just told her if she did not marry Paris she could die on the streets andhe would not care. She wants the best for Juliet. The evidence above proves that her character is
Juliet is a thirteen-year old girl who had not even begun to think of marriage, but after being enchanted by Romeo, she believes she is truly in love. Juliet is summoned by the Nurse to begin the lecture from Lady Capulet about her marrying Paris. Juliet’s mother sought the Nurse’s advice because she
First, Paris greeted Juliet with the title of his wife while she replied “when I may be a wife” (4.1.19). The deeper meaning was that Juliet still longed for Romeo and knew that she was never going to wed Count Paris. This piece of subtext showed that Juliet was very strong willed because she didn’t want Paris to replace her dying love for Romeo for her life would never have been peaceful. Subtext was very alike to inflection because there was a sly meaning to Juliet’s tone of voice used. Overall, Count Paris made many false connections of his and Juliet’s love story which was basically nonexistent.
Juliet’s relationship with the Nurse at the beginning of the play is very strong, but, however, as Juliet gets more involved with Romeo, it causes a strain in their relationship. In the Capulet’s household, only the nurse knows about Juliet’s secret marriage to Romeo and is supportive until Tybalt’s death. With the banishment of Romeo, the Nurse tells Juliet that her marriage with Paris would be better. “I think you are happy in this second match, / For it excels your first.
Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare, it has recurring themes of love and death thought the whole play, this play was written in the Elizabethan era. Juliet is one of the main characters in the play, and is represented as a young and playful in the opening lines this is shown through her father Capulets conversation with Paris “Let two more summers wither in their pride, ere we may think her ripe to be a bride” Capulets view of Juliet is consistently shown though his conversation as he says the word “ripe” which means ready this means that in Capulets perception Juliet is not ready to be married, this means that her audience now believe she is young and not mature as this is how Juliet’s character has come across.
The title characters of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a play about two young lovers from families Montague and Capulet who despise each other. Friar Lawrence and the Nurse serves as mentors for Romeo and Juliet respectively, giving them advice based from their different foundations of knowledge. The Nurse educates Juliet about love through her personal stories, however is not respected by Juliet due to her low position in society. She is a character that has loved someone before therefore uses the experience to demonstrate her wisdom. After Paris declares to Lord Capulet of his wish to marry Juliet, Lady Capulet tries to convince Juliet that he would be a good husband. However, the Nurse interrupts Lady Capulet by talking about how her husband was a “merry man” (1.3.44).
Juliet is given similar personality in another Shakespeare's tragic play, "Romeo and Juliet". Again it explores the effects of patriarchal authority exerted over women and the responses to it. Through heroine Juliet, Lady Capulet, and the Nurse, Shakespeare establishes a common understanding of this type of society, and