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What Are The Changes In Romeo And Juliet

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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

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