Juliet Capulet In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Juliet Capulet, one of the main characters within the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, has exceptional dynamism. Her character begins as one with delicacy, obedience and collectedness; she behaves in a refined manner, obeys her parents without a word, and always thinks with a calm demeanor. Once she meets Romeo, though, her personality makeup does a large turn in the opposite direction. No longer as she was, she becomes seemingly hysterical, defiant, and irrational. There are multiple placements within Shakespeare’s work that display this sudden change. Juliet is introduced to the readers as a calm, respectful child. In Scene One of Act One, Juliet responds to her mother’s call with the words “Madam, I am here, What is your will?”. While she is seen to object to the marriage, …show more content…
Within Scene Five of Act Three, she is seen to be filled with rage at the knowledge of the Nurse wanting her to marry Paris when she is already devoted to Romeo. She speaks ill of her long time confident, “Ancient damnation! O most wicked fiend!”, and gives clear reference that she will not listen to anyone against their love. She even threatens death whenever her relationship with Romeo is threatened on multiple occasions, one such being when she claims “...If all else fail, myself have the power to die.”. It is clear that this love she has found with him is the cause for her to move from rationalism to hysteria within those lines alone. Juliet even goes behind her parents’ backs to make a plan with Friar Laurence to fake her own death before running away to be with her true love. She displays that she would rather leave everything her parents ever gave her in order to be with Romeo. Her only fears she voices were waking too soon, dying, and going mad. None of her worries included her parents, the Nurse, or any others who care for her. Her character’s wisdom has transformed into a