The Evolution Of Juliet Capulet

The Evolution of Juliet Capulet
In most scenarios, the people one is surrounded by have a large impact on how they develop as a person. Whether this impact is positive or negative, the crowd and environment one is around morphs them into the person they become. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespear, is about two juvenile lovers with rival families. They fall in love, and go to extreme lengths to be with each other. In this story, one of the main characters, Juliet, drastically changes as a character when she encounters her love Romeo. Juliet begins presented as a conserved, obedient, rational young girl, but later in the play develops into an unstable, lovesick, independently weakened version of herself. Juliet's new

After Lady Capulet makes Juliet aware of the plans of eventual marriage to Paris, Juliet announces; “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; But no more deep will I endart mine eye” (1052 98-99). Juliet say’s this meaning that she would look with the intent to like Paris, but she will go no further beyond her mothers wishes. She displays significant respect and obedience toward Lady Capulet, not wanting to act on something beyond her mothers approval. Juliet also demonstrated prominent protective qualities over herself, asserting her boundaries and choosing logical options. This is shown when Romeo and Juliet first meet on the dance floor and Romeo is pleading for affection from Juliet: “For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss” (97-98). Although Romeo is trying to persuade Juliet toward kissing him, Juliet is sticking to her gut and showing restraint as she speaks her truth and

Just 1 act ago she was a precious, honest, logical girl, but love begins to consume her young brain and heart. Juliet begins to betray her loved ones in a sense and starts to choose Romeo over her own family. After Tybalt's murder, Juliet continues to positively reinforce her love even though he had just caused her cousin's death: “But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin? That villain cousin would have killed my husband.” (1097 100-101). Juliet places the shame on the victim of death instead of the killer. She then continues to mourn Romeo’s banishment from Verona instead of her family member’s tragic death. Juliet becomes distressed and acts upon her impetuous thoughts. She then continues to use dramatic irony and equivocates remarks by phrasing sentences with double meanings to please her mother: “Indeed I never shall be satisfied With Romeo till I behold him -dead- Is my poor heart so for a kinsman vexed” (1108 93-95). Juliet is meaning that her heart is dead from her kinsman (Romeo) being banished and problematic. Although this is what Juliet truly thinks, she phrases it in a way that her mother hears that she would not be satisfied until Romeo is dead, and her kinsman is