The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society Character Analysis

This line is a good example of how Juliet is maturing, as it portrays an act of disobedience towards her parents and against her entire family in that she is contemplating the relevance of hers and others names. It is a truism, and therefore portrays her developing understanding of the world around her. This maturity is down to fate as it is vital that she matures, so that she can lie to her father about marrying Paris later in the play, and have the self-confidence to take it upon herself to prevent the marriage.

As she was a mother-figure and confidante to Juliet, immense trust and guidance was expected of her. She however, destroyed this bond by referring to Juliet?s only love as a ?dishclout? and advising her that she ?thinks it best you married the county?, for he ?excels your first?. This then, results in Juliet alienating herself from her adviser-?thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain?- and in due course killing herself.

This is particularly apparent as he continuously and secretly visits Juliet late at night at her house, despite the dangers. His actions help prove that his only desire is to be with Juliet. He wishes for a life that “in it [Juliet] might I love, you honour, serve and please.” ( Line 513). However, their situation holds them back from truly expressing their love for one another. They are star crossed lovers with families that disapprove of their love to the extent that they are described as each other’s “deadly foes.” Overall, these characters help illustrate the main theme: romantic love. As a result of their actions and dialogue, they depict the passion and yearning that characterizes young love. Additionally, they prove that love is an overpowering force that transcends rational thinking and other emotions or values. I believe that as an effect of external forces, their love may be will be impaired which would further the

Juliet trangessal from social norms influences Romeo’s to both defy the feud and Elizabethan society's expectation of love. In the beginning Romeo complies to the structure of courtly love as seen through his overly dramatic, elaborate, affected phrasing but no real love directed towards Rosalind. Juliet’s rejects the maidens role to be coy and difficult in courting and instead asks for the sincerity of his love and for him to “take all myself”. By valuing real emotions over the idea of love, she influences Romeo’s change in language to more sincere and poetic. By asking Romeo to “purpose marriage” Juliet transgresses the social norm of the male proposing the

Juliet’s love and loyalty towards Romeo, and her developing character do not only play an important role in motivating her in speaking the lines that she does, but also in motivating her actions. Despite all the current events that have occurred; events that have affected her state of mind, Juliet decides to remain true and faithful to Romeo.

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.

Loved ones, I welcome you all to this sorrowful place, to say goodbye to my beloved daughter, Juliet. If Juliet was here with us today, she would be more than overwhelmed with the audience attending her funeral. Standing here before you today is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. Words cannot describe the sorrow and loss I am feeling. Juliet was my wife and I’s dearest, only child. She meant the world to us. A very obedient child, yet extremely strong in her dedication to love, rarely disobeying our wishes, only once... For her darling husband Romeo.

The nurse has a love for Juliet as if she was her own and you can tell this by the way she knows things her mother does not. For example her age.

“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.

This passage emphasizes that Romeo is impulsive and immature compared to Juliet. He allows for his desires and emotions take control of him, resulting in his death. His vocabulary is filled with immeasurable adjectives that show his cluelessness and his incapability to grasp onto an idea. With this, throughout the last acts of the play, I was able to realize that the most mature character was not the adults, but instead Juliet because of her vocabulary.

This is clear when Juliet takes the potion from the Friar and the Nurse finds her body in the morning laid on the bed. In a state of shock she repeats `O lamentable day… Alack the day!`. The observer discovers here that their relationship resembles a mother daughter connection as the nurse curses the day of Juliet’s `death`. It is also clear that the Nurse treated Juliet with a playful approach calling her `lamb` and `ladybird`, these resemble childhood names that have continued to maintain the relationship between them also projecting a sense of familiarity with the Nurse through Juliet’s eyes leading the Nurse to be a character that Juliet can easily talk to.

In Juliet’s most vulnerable moment as a woman in distress she breathlessly utters words which foreshadow the plays grievous ending. Juliet’s message contains a subtle warning which indicates the outcome of her parents licentious and ignorance towards the unwanted and forced marriage will be the fatal consequence of death. This moment is crucial as the audience understands the arousing of this issue and the reason to which Juliet chose this precarious path.

The main character of the novel, Juliet Ashton is a courageous woman. In a male dominated world, Ashton respects and stands up for herself: “Eventually, I said something to the effect that I could never marry a man whose idea of bliss was to strike out at little balls and little birds” (25). Juliet is both sarcastic and realistic, but she knows herself and what she deserves. Mark Reynolds, her suitor, pushes her into being braver than she already is. Juliet stands up against Mark's persuasion and stubborn attitude: “I've known you two months. It's not long enough for me to be certain that we should spend the rest of our lives together, even if you are” (131). Even if no one else does, Juliet values her own opinions and makes her own choices. Juliet's decision to ignore Mark and travel to Guernsey

Juliet’s progressing affections and love towards Romeo plays a particularly large role in her development as a mature and independent, yet impulsive character. After the turn of events, in which the lives of two are taken, Romeo and Juliet spend the night together—their wedding night. Juliet’s desire for the night and her accompanied desire to “learn [how] to lose a winning match” do not only symbolize the loss of her innocence, but also the maturity that has evolved from her love for Romeo. The upcoming morning quickly sneaks up on these two lovers, and Romeo quickly realizes that he must flee from Juliet’s chamber before he is found and executed when he hears the song of the lark, a morning bird. Disregarding the fact that it would be dangerous, Juliet insists for Romeo to stay with her, at her attempt to convince him that it “was the nightingale, and not the lark, that pierced the fearful hollow of [his] ear” (III, v, 2-3). This immediate reaction is another example demonstrating Juliet’s impulsivity and how her love for Romeo has developed her, setting her free from her patient, reserved self. The emotions that Juliet possesses for Romeo has driven her completely mad and her feelings do not only showcase the thriving love she has towards him, but also her loyalty and devotion to their secret marriage.

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