How Does Romeo And Juliet Change Throughout The Play

The play “Romeo and Juliet,” written by William Shakespeare is a world renowned tragedy which follows the story of two lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who both originate from the city of Verona. At the beginning of the play, Juliet who is 13, is characterized as a young, naïve girl; who, after meeting Romeo is flung into adulthood very abruptly and goes through many different character developments. These character developments led Juliet to becoming a self-assured, loyal and knowing woman, whose choices, along with those of Romeo’s lead both to their untimely deaths.

From the beginning of the play “Romeo and Juliet,” up until act 1, scene 5, where Juliet meets Romeo, Juliet is conveyed by William Shakespeare to be a young and naïve child. Juliet is seen in many occasions to follow her parent’s orders in spite of what she actually feels or thinks in order to please them. This is conveyed very directly within scene 1, act 3 where Juliet is asked what her attitude to marriage is, only to have her reply that it is something that she has not considered. “Marry, that “marry” is the very theme I came to talk of. Tell me, daughter Juliet,

Although Juliet states that she does not intend to be married, later in the scene she goes on to state that she would try to love him as much as her parents would allow her to. “I’ll