How Does Juliet Mature

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Juliet is one of the main characters in the movie Romeo and Juliet by WIlliam Shakespeare. Throughout the play, Juliet displays various types of personalities. The author shows us how Juliet moves from being a young girl to transforming into a woman. When Juliet is still a young and innocent girl, she has the ambition to satisfy both of her parents and try to succeed in winning her mother’s approval. As Juliet grows up to be a more mature person, Shakespeare is telling us that will change. Even though Juliet is portrayed as quiet and obedient; however, she holds a womanly figure that prepares her to have maturity beyond her years. When her mother suggests that she marries Paris because he is rich and good looking, Juliet responds “I'll look to like, if looking liking move: But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly.” (1.3.482) In this text Lady Capulet tells Juliet all about how phenomenal Paris is. At that point she inquires as to whether Juliet feels she can ever adore Paris. By then, Juliet is truly submissive and she says she'll do whatever her mother needs. …show more content…

She has quite recently been kicked out of her home by her dad, on the off chance that she declines to marry Paris. Her nearest partner, The Nurse, advises her she has to marry Paris and overlook Romeo. She chooses to go alone to the Friar and implore him for a cure. If he has none, she pledges to execute herself or experience some other frightful act, instead of wed Paris: “Love give me strength! And strength shall help afford. Farewell dear father!” (4.1.2941) This quote explains how Juliet is brave because she is willing to drink the poisoned potion so that she can be with Romeo not knowing if it will kill her or for it to make her seem dead for a few days. By doing this she is volunteering to stay in the capulet tomb full with other deceased Capulets from the