Juliet is a feminist and stands up for her rights as a woman and is willing to die for what she wants instead of being told what to do. In Shakespeare’s play, Juliet seems more confident than other female characters. Juliet argues with her dad along with other people that she wants Romeo and no one else. Juliet also does other actions to show her feminism. This explains some ways Juliet is a feminist. Juliet doesn't want to marry anyone that her parents want her to marry. Shakespeare once said, “please, tell my father, madam, I won’t marry yet. And, when I do marry I swear, It will be Romeo” ( 197). Juliet shows feminism by this quote because her parents, especially her dad, are wanting to pick who she marries and wants her to marry Paris but she tells them no. Juliet wants to marry Romeo and she won't marry anyone else. Juliet is sticking up for herself and knows …show more content…
Shakespeare said, “Am I supposed to say bad things about my own husband?” (161). When Juiet says this she is showing feminism because the nurse was talking about why Juliet should hate Romeo for killing Tybalt, but Juliet stood up for her husband against the nurse. Juliet is willing to tell anyone anything to stand up for Romeo. That shows that Romeo is who she wants and that she is going to love no matter what anyone says. Paris wants to marry Julet but Juliet only wants romeo. Shakespeare once said “Or tell me to climb down into a freshly dug grave, and hide me with a dead man in his tomb. All those ideas make me tremble when I hear them named. But I will do them without fear or dread in order to be a pure wife to my sweet love ( 215).” Juliet shows feminism in this quote because Paris was begging Julit to marry him and Julit stuck to what she believed and told him no. Juliet would rather do things that scare her the most then do something she's told to do that she doesn't want