Juliets Evolvement Throughout William Shakespeares Romeo...

Juliets Evolvement Throughout William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeares earliest tragedies. The character in question, Juliet Capulet, is arguably the most intriguing character in the play. The daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet, one of the richest families in the setting of Verona, her life should have been one of comfort and pleasure, but this is not to be, as the introductory prologue tells us. Amid the tale of fierce family feuds and star-crossd lovers, she develops from an immature and compliant girl, naive even for her young age of thirteen, to a defiant and resolute young woman, passionately in love with the husband she married without her familys†¦show more content†¦As we enter Act I Scene V, Juliet is still the meek and quiet girl we saw in the first scene, but as the act finishes, she has changed and appears cunning and devious. When a mystery young man, Romeo, approaches her, she does not stop his advances; she participates with the flirtation, continuing with Romeos religious speech. By doing this, Juliet is accentuating her innocence for the first time in the tragedy. She pretends to object to Romeo kissing her, Lips that they must use in prayer She noticeably changes once the couple have kissed. Instead of the juvenile submissive daughter, she transforms into an ardent young woman. The wish to please her parents and her nurse has been overtaken by her desire of Romeo. Juliets priories have changed. When Juliet wants to find the identity of her mystery admirer, she does so in such a way that does not reveal her newfound love. She enquires to Nurse first of yond gentleman and then of another man before asking about Romeo. This shows that instead of bursting to tell her confidante about her experience, she displays a manipulative restraint. She is deceitful, a trait unseen in the Juliet of Act I Scene III. Terri Milburn Whereas Juliets new love had made her devious and practical in Act I Scene III,