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
This ended in Juliet becoming more confident and her desires changed. “I will not marry yet, and, when I do, I swear It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris.” This quote shows Juliet refusing to marry Paris which is also her disobeying her parents. After this refusal, Juliet grows her independence and defiance of her family’s expectations. As she falls in love with Romeo these traits increase.
Juliet did not want to rush into marriage this is why Lady Capulet could have been a factor in the suicides of these two.
Juliet is caught between abiding by her family’s ancient loathing for the Montagues and going against the Capulets in the name of love. These curiosities also question the importance of love and hate in Juliet’s mind. She has to choose between enduring her parent's expectations of her and her personal feelings for Romeo, knowing the latter will upset both parties. If they reveal their relationship to their families, Juliet risks immense punishment and, as we find out later, be disowned by her father. The secrets that cloud her love for Romeo are a testimony to
“Ay, sir, but she will none, she gives you thanks./I would the fool were married to her grave.” (A3S5L144-145). The nurse says that Juliet doesn’t want to marry Paris but she thanks him for asking. It ends with Lord Capulet yelling at Juliet for not agreeing with him. Not only did Juliet's parents try to force her to marry Paris, but at the highest point in the story, Capulet gets really mad and yells at her telling her that if she does what they ask then she is going to live on the streets.
Thus then in brief, The valiant Paris seeks you for his love" (Shakespeare I. iii. 71-76). With this goal in mind, 13-year-old Juliet quickly came to the conclusion that she must marry Romeo in order to be happy. Romeo and Juliet would have had a different relationship, and Capulet would not have set up the marriage to Paris if this hadn't been forced upon her. That would eliminate the main problem that led to their
Juliet declines the marriage between her and Paris as stated, “I will not marry yet, and, when I do,I swear it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris.” This shows how Juliet never wanted to marry paris, and was deeply in love with
Juliet can’t marry Paris, because she's already married to Romeo. Sense she is confused she goes to see Friar Lawrence, and his answer was to fake her death and then meet Romeo and they could escape together. As we know this did not happen and they both ended up dying, through the fault of the Capulet family. If they didn’t pressure Juliet to marry Paris she might not have had to go to Friar Lawrence. Lord and Lady Capulet put Juliet in a bad decision, be disowned or
Even the Nurse who previously encouraged the romance between Juliet and Romeo, changes her mind and says she should marry Paris. Juliet's rebellion has serious repercussions which leads her to commit suicde over her
Their tough archetypes were always present in many plays and reinforced the idea of male superiority. This fact held true, especially for a certain tragic classic by William Shakespeare. There was a misogynistic mentality towards women in Romeo and Juliet, evident through the way women were shown as objects, portrayed as weak, and made to seem unable to dictate their own lives. Men in Romeo and Juliet could be seen acting like owners towards women. Women were seen as nothing more than possessions, as illustrated when Romeo first described Juliet as, “My lady…/my love” (II.ii.10).
When she describes Romeo to her mother as someone she knows Juliet hates, dramatic irony is imposed upon readers as we know that Juliet is merely acting as if she hates Romeo for killing Tybalt. Lady Capulet falls for her wordplay and thinks Juliet would marry Romeo over Paris when, in reality, Juliet is hinting at her relationship with the young Montague. That illustrates Juliet's obligations to her family through the lens of love, as she pretends that she agrees with her family about Romeo to appease their expectations and evade punishment. Occurring shortly after, another example of duty developed through Juliet's forced marriage with Paris is when Juliet says, “Is she not proud? Doth she not give us thanks?
The most defiant choice that Romeo and Juliet take for their love is their choice to be married. Juliet knows that her father or anyone in her family would not approve of this choice, but she still does it cause she loves Romeo. This love struck mentality drives Romeo and Juliet to be married and this secret marriage causes turmoil when Lord Capulet demands Juliet to marry Paris. Although Juliet knows that she is already married to Romeo loyal to him, not Paris and refuses to marry “doth Paris” (Shakespeare. III.v.145).
Romeo was in a state of melancholy and in love with another woman until his eyes laid on Juliet. Meanwhile, Juliet found herself with her family's desire for her to marry Paris. She was so determined to make her wishes come true, even if it meant betraying her own blood. " O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a
Lord Capulet said, “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart./ My will to her consent is but a part” (Shakespeare I.ii.16-17). However, later in the play, Lord Capulet was very upset that Juliet had refused to marry Paris, saying, “Unworthy as she is, that we have wrought/ So worthy a gentleman to be her bride? ...
Women became less strong and didn’t find the courage to act on their own or solve problems on their own. Juliet may have ended her own life because she truly loved Romeo, or she didn’t want to face the tragedy on her own. In conclusion, women’s rights played a huge role in the play Romeo and Juliet and could be one of the deeper meanings within the
But juliet displays her displeasure with marrying Paris in the story. Juliet says,