Juliet's Growth Throughout William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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

When telling the tragic, but beloved story of Romeo and Juliet from one of William Shakespeare’s many plays there are several characters in the story that could possibly be held responsible for the star-crossed lovers deaths. Three of those many characters should stand out more than others to blame for the beloved main characters deaths. These three characters are the Feud, Lady Capulet, and Fate. The Feud is one choice to blame because it it the cause of many other conflicts that take place in the story. While Lady Capulet does not cause as many conflicts as the Feud she does present one main problem to Juliet by pressuring her to get married to Paris as soon as possible. Lastly Fate is used many times in the play to explain why Romeo and

“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.

The teens’ impetuous decisions open doors to poor choices that could only end with negative effects. Romeo began the play with a broken heart for another girl, only to instantly change his mind after seeing Juliet for the first time, while Juliet began with no intention of falling in love or getting married at such a young age. The change that can be observed in the two characters is very telling of their thought processes and maturity levels. While the feud between the families is the obvious reason for their eventual demise, the two lovers’ inability to think out plans and actions is what eventually kills them. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the power of young love only fuels a tragic

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).

Fate is the cause of inevitable outcomes destined to happen. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, are impacted by the effects of fate. However, human factors caused by free will profoundly affect the tragedy of their love. Romeo and Juliet’s ill-fated lives made them destined to die due to fate. Although their death has been written by fate, Lord Capulet, Tybalt, and Friar Laurence have influenced their death in many ways.

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has many, many devastating parts to it, but the most heartbreaking aspect is how fast they grew up. In works of literature, maturity can be seen as a good or bad thing. When

Welcome to Verona, a town where two rival families and their accomplices form terrible decisions. For one, telling a child to marry a stranger at thirteen years of age, poorly represents Juliet’s parents on its own. In “Romeo and Juliet,” people hitched and had kids at an extremely young age and being so young, adolescents tend to not compose rational decisions; however, even the adults in the tragedy could not wisely create decisions. Capulet forces Juliet to marry Paris, which caused Juliet stress and made it near impossible for Romeo and Juliet to be together.

As we enter Act I Scene V, Juliet is still the meek and quiet girl we

They omit the fact that “teen[s] think with a semi-matured mind” (par. 6), and expect their constant obedience. This causes problems in the bond between parent and child, for it appears to the child that their parent is simply old fashioned and uncaring. It inclines teenagers to impulsive decision making, which can lead to regretful choices. When Romeo finally came to terms with his love for Juliet, he asks for his “love’s faithful vow” (II.ii. 134) the very same day. This proposal was a hopeful attempt at solving the issue of their unaccepted love for each other. However, acting so quickly caused hardship between the couple and their feuding families. The teenage years are explorative and a “time of great change” (para. 7), but with increased pressure, teenagers cannot fathom proper growth and become overwhelmed with stress. Juliet notions a “long to die” (IV.i 67) rather than fighting against her parents in the argument of her marriage. This is another act of desperation, and could have easily been avoided through proper communication and positive feedback. Lord Capulet’s rampage of insults damaged Juliet’s already frail relationship between them, and resulted in her becoming suicidal. Our guardians must first find out what we portray as a healthy pathway, before they fill our minds with their own

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.

Lord Capulet knows that Juliet is not ready or in love at this point in her life. He says his “child is yet a stranger in the world, she hath not seen the change of fourteen years.” (Romeo and Juliet 1.2.8-9) Instead of following his own advice, he promises his 13-year-old daughter’s hand in marriage to Paris, instead of letting Juliet decide for herself. At this point in the play, Juliet has already married Romeo, but the prince banishes him. This is what distresses Juliet, but Capulet believes that it is Tybalt’s death that brings her grief.

The theme of fate is highlighted throughout the play. In Act one Scene two, Romeo happens to run into a servant from the house of Capulet in the street, and learns of the party to held. This is where he sees Juliet for the first time and falls in love. What seems like a chance meeting in the street is no coincidence at all, it is Romeo’s fate. Before he enters the house he speaks of a feeling of danger “my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars” (act one scene

In this scene we see Juliet as a very naïve character, and in a later scene we see the complete antithesis of her character, where she is no longer a naïve young girl, who does everything her parents command her to do. We see her as an independent and sophisticated married woman. Act 1 Scene 5 is the scene set at the party at the Capulet’s household. Juliet’s mother introduces her to the County Paris, but before that, she sets eyes on Romeo, of the House of Montague. Romeo is not aware the Juliet is from the house of Capulet, he thinks she is exceptionally beautiful.

Each character in Romeo and Juliet has a different impact on the foretold woeful end. One of the main themes that is highlighted in this story is the effect that gender roles have on love. Often times in history women, especially daughters or young girls, answered to or belonged to their fathers. The father made the rules and decided the marriage mate which affected how people loved. It is possible that without Capulet the story would have ended differently. Juliet’s father Capulet, had a great affect on her and the story with his response to her refusal of marrying Paris, the ultimatum he gives her, and the way that he talks to others concerning the validity of his daughter’s right to choose her own husband.