juliet

• Juliet is the female protagonist of "Romeo and Juliet," forming the pair of star-crossed lovers central to the tragedy
• Despite being only 13, Capulet arranges Juliet's marriage to Paris in the first scene she is mentioned, presenting her as an object of desire whose function is to be married
• Juliet displays complexity and maturity contrasting with her young age, attempting to reject societal pressures by insisting on marrying for love and taking action against her circumstances
• Juliet's close relationship with her Nurse contrasts with her distant relationship with her mother, reflecting the traditional role of the Nurse as a maternal figure
• The Nurse's role in preserving Juliet's chastity by sleeping in the same room reflects Elizabethan patriarchal views on female sexuality
• Shakespeare subverts the sonnet form by having Juliet, a female character, communicate with Romeo in this form, giving her agency and a voice typically reserved for male characters
• Juliet's ability to communicate with Romeo on an equal footing through the sonnet form shows her as a subject rather than an object, subverting patriarchal dominance over the form
• Juliet's portrayal in "Romeo and Juliet" can be considered feminist as she transcends cultural and societal boundaries of her time, attempting to break down the patriarchy and reclaim her own fate
• Juliet's presence in the play highlights the ambivalent exploration of religion, as she both upholds and subverts religious ideals, ultimately committing a sacrilegious act by committing suicide
• Juliet's character in "Romeo and Juliet" challenges gender roles by being portrayed as equal to Romeo, displaying intelligence and rejecting societal expectations to pursue her love with him
• Juliet serves as the antidote to the violence in "Romeo and Juliet," functioning as the cure to violence by ending the feud through her own violent action, thus technically ending all the violence in the play
• Juliet is the epitome of Shakespearean love, reciprocating love physically and tangibly through actions like kissing Romeo when they meet
• Juliet is the foil to "Rosaline", embodying a love that undermines the tradition of Petrarchan courtly love
• Juliet faces arbitrary fate as a Capulet, but she defies it by taking agency in confronting and overcoming obstacles to be with Romeo
• Juliet's journey in the play is full of opposing forces like Hate and Love, Life and Death, presenting her as a liminal character caught between two states
• Juliet's relationship with Romeo develops quickly and passionately, with their love leading to tragic consequences
• Lord Capulet's relationship with Juliet changes drastically from being overprotective to demanding her marriage to Paris, showing a complex father-daughter dynamic
• Lady Capulet and Juliet have a non-existent relationship, with Juliet being independent and different from her mother's expectations
• The Nurse is a maternal figure for Juliet, having a strong bond with her since Juliet's infancy, and remains supportive throughout the play
• The Friar serves as an advisor to the lovers, but his plan ultimately leads to their tragic deaths, making him a tool for fate
• Paris and Juliet's relationship is one-sided, representing duty rather than genuine connection
• Paris represents the duty that is inevitably a part of a young Elizabethan woman’s life, with a one-sided relationship with Juliet
• Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin dedicated to protecting their family honour
• Capulet describes Juliet as stuck between childhood and adulthood, emphasizing her forthcoming marriage to Paris
• The Nurse's dialogue illustrates the patriarchal society in Verona, where Juliet has always been seen as an object to be married off
• Lady Capulet's dialogue with Juliet indicates her emotional maturity and headstrong nature, rejecting societal ideals and foreshadowing her future rebellion
• Romeo metaphorically portrays Juliet as transcendental, using regular rhyming couplets to heighten the feeling of love
• Romeo and Juliet's religious imagery and allusions typify their love as something sacred, with Romeo depicted as a pilgrim pursuing Juliet
• Juliet's response to Romeo's religious imagery suggests she is trying to follow courtly lover rules by playing 'hard to get'
• Juliet's quote "My grave is like to be my wedding bed" foreshadows the play's events, linking love and sex to death
• Juliet's famous quote "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" reveals her wisdom and spiritual understanding of Veronian society
• Juliet's caution and realism are highlighted in her line "If they do see thee, they will murder thee," showing her as a reasoned and realistic person
• Juliet's rejection of traditional fake love and encouragement for a more spontaneous love is evident in her dialogue with Romeo
• The caesura in line 13 of Juliet's speech puts more weight on her imperative command, showing she is not a passive participant in the event
• Juliet's half-rhymes "possess'd" and "enjoy'd" in internal lines indicate her experience has been incomplete, and by describing herself as "sold", she objectifies herself
• Spondaic substitution in Juliet's speech puts stress on the first-person pronoun "I", highlighting her dominance in the section
• Juliet's rhetorical question "Can heaven be so envious?" conveys the dichotomy between fate and the individual, showing how physical matters have no effect on love, only spiritual, alluded to by "heaven"
• Juliet's use of apocalyptic images to describe the deaths of Tybalt and Romeo signals the end of her romantic and familial worlds, highlighting the dichotomy between familial and romantic love
• Juliet's sequential use of oxymorons like "Beautiful tyrant" and "fiend angelical" conveys the conflict within her, echoing Romeo's Petrarchan suffering
• Juliet's address to "Fortune" in anthropomorphic terms makes fate's presence more real, and the use of fricatives in "Fortune" with "fickle" draws attention to these words