Juliet
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Juliet was a lady of pure elegance and sophistication. She was born into a family of Capulet flair. Juliet was the daughter of the well-respected Lord and Lady Capulet. She was raised in a manner that consisted strict principles that exceeded that of other orders.
Juliet was a strong-minded, independent person at heart. In the beginning, she had no concern for marriage or anything that was related to marriage. Juliet would express her true feelings and attempt to change the subject matter whenever her mother would raise the issue. Juliet's attitude toward marriage was, " It is an honor I dream not of " In addition, when asked how she would be if she was capable of Count Paris' love, she responded, " I'll look to like, if looking liking move; But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly."
As the story progressed, young Juliet had made acquaintance with a young Romeo. Incidentally, the moment they laid eyes on each other, Romeo and Juliet had fallen in love. They had been captured by love's gaze and fulfilled the concept of " Love at First Sight."
In addition to being independent, Juliet showed a very expressive and insightful side. She would elaborately express her feelings of any matter. Juliet would cry out emotions and feelings. For example, when she was filled with the joy about Romeo, she shouted out, " O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name! Or, if thou wilt not, be but a sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet."
Without any consent from either of their parents, Romeo and Juliet delighted in their secret love and brought out a marriage between them. However, it was most unlikely of Juliet to engage in such an affair. Before her first acquaintance with Romeo, Juliet didn't have the least interest in marriage. Juliet had mentioned it herself that marriage was of no interest to her, but not so long afterwards, Romeo and her were wed and proclaimed married by Friar Laurence. This sudden change in her position of marriage demonstrates how much Juliet and her general outlook had changed.
When it came the time that her beloved Romeo was banished and Tybalt murdered, Juliet was in a mental state of confusion. Juliet had said, " My husband lives, that Tybalt would have slain; and Tybalt's dead, that would have slain my husband. All this is comfort;
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