Juliet

• Who is the female protagonist of the play?

  Juliet Capulet
• What does Juliet represent in the play?

  She is part of "star-crossed lovers."
• How old is Juliet when she is first mentioned?

  13 years old
• How does Capulet view Juliet in the context of marriage?

  As an object of desire to be married.
• How does Juliet's character contrast with her young age?

  She displays complexity and maturity.
• What societal pressures does Juliet attempt to reject?

  She insists on marrying for love.
• What role does Juliet play in Romeo's transformation?

  She catalyzes his change to a Shakespearan lover.
• What does Juliet's action at the end of the play signify?

  Her assertion of freedom.
• How does Juliet's relationship with the Nurse differ from her relationship with her mother?

  The Nurse is closer and more maternal.
• What role does the Nurse play in Juliet's life?

  She gives advice and looks after Juliet.
• What does the quote about wormwood imply about Juliet's relationship with the Nurse?

  It shows a more natural maternal bond.
• Why does the Nurse sleep in the same room as Juliet?

  To preserve Juliet's chastity.
• What does the Nurse's role reflect about Elizabethan views on female sexuality?

  Female sexuality was seen as dangerous.
• How was the sonnet form traditionally used in literature?

  By men to write about women.
• How does Shakespeare subvert the traditional sonnet form in the play?

  Juliet speaks to Romeo in sonnet form.
• What does Juliet's ability to communicate in sonnet form signify?

  Her equality with Romeo.
• What does Shakespeare allow Juliet to do within the sonnet form?

  Participate in constructing the sonnet.
• How does Juliet's portrayal challenge stereotypes of Elizabethan women?

  She has agency and is not an object.
• What dynamic does Shakespeare convey between men and women in the play?

  It could be considered feminist.
• How does Juliet's response to Mercutio's misogynistic lines differ?

  She responds with wit and intelligence.
• How is Juliet portrayed in contrast to typical Elizabethan women?

  She transcends cultural and societal boundaries.
• What does Juliet's character represent in terms of feminism?

  She is a proto-feminist character.
• How is the theme of religion explored in the play?

  It is explored ambivalently.
• What does Juliet's idolization of Romeo imply?

  It can lead to isolation for Romeo.
• How does Juliet describe Romeo in relation to her feelings?

  As "the god of my idolatry."
• What does Juliet's desire to marry before continuing her relationship signify?


  She upholds religious ideals.
• What sacrilegious act does Juliet commit at the end of the play?

  She commits suicide.
• How would the Elizabethan audience likely react to Juliet's suicide?

  They would be shocked by it.
• How are gender roles depicted in the play?

  They are contrasted greatly.
• Where do most male characters have their scenes set?

  In outdoor settings.
• Where do Juliet's scenes typically take place?

  Often indoors, reflecting domesticity.
• How does Juliet's intelligence compare to that of male characters?

  She is equal to Romeo in intelligence.
• What does Juliet's ability to finish Romeo's rhymes indicate?

  She is well educated.
• How does Juliet's character challenge societal expectations?

  She pursues love with Romeo against norms.
• How does Juliet function as an antidote to violence in the play?

  Her love makes Romeo unable to duel.
• What does Romeo mean when he says Juliet makes him "effeminate"?

  Her love prevents him from fighting.
• How does Juliet's choice at the end of the play relate to violence?

  It ends the feud and violence.
• What is Juliet the epitome of in the play?

  Shakespearan love
• How does Juliet's love differ from Rosaline's representation?

  Juliet embodies a complete romantic relationship.
• What does the physical act of kissing signify for Juliet?

  It embodies a tangible, real love.