Not being able to act on your personal desires because there’s some expectation you must live up to is challenging enough today, let alone five hundred years ago when that type of life was the norm. In Romeo and Juliet, many characters are faced with internal challenges, but one seems especially more held up to the test than others. Juliet Capulet is a young girl who meets the love of her life and is now faced with many things to consider which might not have mattered before. In his play, Shakespeare writes about many characters who all have different motives and personal desires causing them to make rash and unconforming decisions. One of the bigger ones being love, which seems to be the biggest force acting on Juliet, conflicting with her will to conform when making decisions, thus making them seem …show more content…
In Act 3, Scene 5, Lady Capulet brings the news of “a sudden day of joy” to Juliet. Curious as to what this might be, she ends up finding out, much to her dismay, that her father has decided to marry her off to a man named Count Paris. Her father strongly feels he has made the right choice, deeming Paris to be a “worthy” gentleman for Juliet to marry. But, of course, we know by now that Juliet’s heart lies with Romeo, claiming her love for him to be “as boundless as the sea.” These feelings cause her to feel overwhelmed with a sense of hatred towards the announcement her father has made. She doesn’t want to get married and strongly opposes it, even going as far as expressing her disagreement to her father, who absolutely explodes. Thus, leaving Juliet no choice but to beg for his patience, on her knees. As the reader, we know that Juliet is madly in love with Romeo, but she will not