Juliet

• In which act and scene does the audience first meet Juliet?

  Act 1, Scene 3
• What type of relationship does Juliet have with her mother?

  Distant relationship
• Who has been with Juliet since she was born?

  The nurse
• What is a wet nurse?

  Someone who breastfeeds another's child
• Why was the nurse employed by Juliet's family?

  To feed Juliet as a child
• How old is Juliet in the play?

  13 years old
• What does Juliet's guarded response to her mother suggest?

  She is cautious about marriage
• How does Juliet's openness with the nurse differ from her interaction with Lady Capulet?

  She is more open with her nurse
• What societal norm does Juliet's limited dialogue in Act 1 Scene 3 reflect?

  Arranged marriages were common
• What restrictions did women face in Elizabethan England?

  Could not own property or vote
• How does the setting of Juliet's bedroom window symbolize her situation?

  It shows her lack of freedom
• What does Juliet's reference to "bondage" imply?

  She feels trapped by societal expectations
• How does Juliet's relationship with her nurse change throughout the play?

  It grows apart as Juliet matures
• What does Juliet's reaction to the nurse's advice about Paris signify?

  It signifies her independence
• How does Juliet's maturity contrast with Romeo's behavior?

  Juliet is practical, Romeo is hyperbolic
• What does Juliet's line about speaking quietly reveal?

  Her awareness of patriarchal control
• What does the nurse's teasing of Juliet about Romeo indicate?

  It shows their close relationship
• How does Juliet's relationship with the nurse evolve after Tybalt's death?

  Juliet distances herself from the nurse
• What does Juliet's declaration of independence signify in the play?

  Her growth and maturity
• Why is Juliet's death significant in the play?

  It occurs later and has greater impact
• What poetic form do Romeo and Juliet's words create during their first meeting?

  A Shakespearean sonnet
• What does the mirroring of words between Juliet and Romeo suggest?

  Her caution and playful flirting
• How does the setting reflect the patriarchal society in which Juliet lives?

  Juliet is confined to her father's property
• What does Juliet's practical warning to Romeo reveal about her character?

  Her maturity and sense of danger
• What does Juliet's line "bondage" refer to in the context of the play?

  Her captivity by societal expectations
• How does Juliet's relationship with her nurse change after Romeo's banishment?

  It deteriorates due to differing loyalties
• What does the contrast between Juliet and Romeo's dialogue highlight?

  Juliet's practicality versus Romeo's romanticism
• What does Juliet's final decision to act alone signify?

  Her complete independence
• What does the nurse's role in the play symbolize?

  A surrogate parent to Juliet
• How does Juliet's character challenge the norms of her time?

  She exhibits wisdom and independence
• What does the dramatic emphasis on Juliet's death suggest about her character?

  She is portrayed as wiser than Romeo
• What key quotations illustrate Juliet's character development?

  Her mirroring and assertive behavior
• What does the phrase "ancient damnation" signify in Juliet's dialogue?

  Her anger towards the nurse's advice