Ben Soltau Mrs. Lebeda English 1A February 8, 2017 Rome and Juliet’s maturity In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, both characters mature very rapidly. In the beginning of the play Romeo is introduced as a young lovesick boy, and Juliet as an innocent young girl. But throughout the play they go through several stages of being a child, being in love, marry, and eventually die for each other. In the beginning, Juliet is introduced as a naïve and innocent girl. The first-time Juliet expresses her maturity by respecting her mother and accepting her wishes to meet Paris. Juliet agrees with her mother of accepting Paris love without hesitation, even though she was not liking this idea, stating that she will “look to like, if looking liking move.