Juliet

• the eponymous character, the second tragic hero
• -one of Juliet's harmatias is her defiance of family duty --> she is presented as autonomous, willing to defy her family duties.

  -she tells her mother marriage is an honour she "dreams not of"; and she tells Romeo she will no longer be a Capulet if he swears his love for her: "I'll no longer be a Capulet"

  -her tragic death, is presented as an of desperation and powerlessness, challenging audience perceptions of gender roles and traditions
• "if all else fail, myself have power to die" (Act 3, Scene 5) --> her need for autonomy; she is willing to so long as she doesn't have to marry Paris

  she welcomes her fated, tragic suicide, "Happy dagger", as her best choice
• Shakespeare presents Juliet as a character who subverts the patriarchal norms of her society/ typical attributes of woman of that time

  
  

  -she is not dutiful

  -she is not submissive, asks Romeo to be sure of his promises; asks Romeo to swear his love by something more constant than the changing nature of the stars and planets (celestial imagery): "O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon"

  -she is autonomous