Juliet

• Shakespeare intentions:

  .draws attention to juileyd age in A1 to highlight that the real tragedy is not her "death mark'd" choice of lover but her lack if freedom as a renaissance daughter (completely restrained life)
• "It is an honour I dream not of"

  .talks in a guarded manner, cautious not to give away too much .she is a victim of a patriarchal society where her father will choose the person she marries, and her mother already experienced this at the age of 13, juliet takes marriage into her own hands, as wben she meets romeo she tells hi to work out a plan for their marriage,she wants to escape a patriarchal engagement .goes against stereotypes of women, expected to want to marry young and hastily
• "Take him and cut him out in little stars" (A3S2)

  .juliet is trying to change the stars, this emphasises her love for Romeo, she wants to change their fate so they are together

  .'cut him' implies that juliet wants to change him and make him perfect , this suggests feminism and maturity as she knows what she wants in a husband, also creates sympathy for juliet as in elizabethan times, Lord calumet would decide her husband

  .juliet is showing dominance, contrasting with the thought that women belonged to men In elizbathan era.
• "Saints do not move, though grant for prayers sake" ( A1S5)

  .religious language used to explore sexual relationship, here juliet is taking something that is holy and using it to describe her lust, this creates danger and shows juliets naivety

  .juliet is In control, although she cannot initiate the kiss, she indicates it and stand still so romeo can do so

  .the original sin states that women are more manipulative and evil, and over time women are forced to be like this, Shakespeare doesn't believe this due to the precense of Lord capulet, who matches these characteristics better
• "Thy purpose marriage send me word tommorow" (A2S2)

  .hastily makes her decision

  .she wants her choice of husband before ie is too late, and Lord caplets chooses for her

  .she indicates marriage
• "What's in a name? That which we call a rose" (A2S2)

  .'name' is reminiscent of the feuding families and romeo being a Montague, this shows her inner conflict with herself

  .she portrays romeo in the most feminine way possible, as a rose

  .when romeo kills tybalt, romeo complains she has made him "efeminate"

  .this proved that their relationship will not work in elizabethan society therefore their fates will bring them to their death
• "If they do see thee, they will murder thee" (A2S2)

  .contrast between juliet and romeo as he says "with loves light wings do I o'perch these wallls" in reply to this, juliet gives a realistic comment

  .this shows juliets maturity

  .could imply that Shakespeare is a protofeminist (a person who believes women should get some opportunity) we can say this as he presents Juliet as smart and mature in this scene
• Shakespeare's use of setting:

  .juliet very rarely leaves her house, this Implies that jukiet is a victim of a patriarchal society and is always sen in her fathers property

  .she is owned by her father, until she gets married then she is the property of her husband
• "O swear not by the moon, th' inconsistent moon" (A2S2)

  .the moon goes through phases

  .juliet wants their love to be consistent, this Implies that she wants true, practical love and want to find it for herself
• "Dove feathered raven" (A3S2)

  .here she is describing romeo

  .uses an oxymoron to represent how she feel psychological betrayed by romeo as he has killed her cousin

  .she feels he is not who she expected

  .juliet is doubting herself and her choices, this emphasises her undecisive character, which highlights to an audience juliets youth, she is only 13 and is expected to want to marry and be a mother
• "O happy dagger" (A5S3)

  .this is juliets only act of violence, yet the las in the whole play, this Implies that juliets death was essential in hope for Shakespeare to bring about change in the patriarchy

  .this was the most noble way to commit suicide, presenting juliet as brave and ahead of her time

  .this is juliets journey of rebellion, here she goes against religion and her family
• "What if it be poision" (A4S3)

  .in this scene, juliet is detached from the nurse, her umbilical chord and their bind has been broken

  .she is now relying on the friar

  .questions frairs intentions, implies that friar lawrence cannot replace the nurse as she was her source of childhood and she never doubted her

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