Dauntlessness In Romeo And Juliet

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In Act 4 scene 3, Juliet takes drastic measures so that she could see Romeo again. In this scene, Juliet 's father is forcing her to marry Paris, but her heart belongs to someone else, Romeo. For this reason, she develops a plan where she takes a temporary poison which makes her look as if she is dead, when in reality she is not. After contemplating the plausible outcomes, Juliet takes this poison so that she can wake up after 42 hours, hoping that Romeo would be by her side, and that they could live happily ever after. The drinking of this poison shows that Juliet embodies many characteristics, one of includes being courageous. When Juliet asserts, “Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, I drink to thee.” (Shakespeare.4.3.58) it illustrates her dauntlessness.