Romeo and Juliet Character Sketch - Juliet Capulet
Juliet Capulet is one of the main characters in Romeo and Juliet, a famous play written by Shakespeare. Juliet is a beautiful, young 13 year old girl. Despite her age, she is pressured from the very beginning of the play to get married, preferably to a young nobleman named Paris who is a relative of the Prince of Verona. During the opening scenes of the play, Juliet seems to be an obedient and naïve child who always obeys her parents' wishes. However, throughout the play we see Juliet's sense of independence develop when she makes the outrageous decision to marry Romeo behind her parents backs, and fake her own death. She evolves into someone who is capable of making their own decisions; however her actions are also defiant and rebellious.
Juliet is a 13 year old teenager, who will be 14 years old on July 31st, also known as Lammas Eve.
Romeo and Juliet with Friar Laurence
Romeo and Juliet, Act I-Scene_3. Lady Capulet and ...
Romeo and Juliet,Act I- Scene_1I imagine that due to her young age and wealthy family that Juliet is a very small, dainty, well-kept and polished teenaged girl. Juliet's appearance is not described in detail in the play, however in Romeos soliloquy at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, he describes Juliet as bright when he says "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun". Referring to her as the sun is a metaphor for her being bright. He gets more in depth and describes her as a "fair sun" in line 4. Therefore, I imagine she has pale, white skin. Romeo also says in Act 2, scene 2 "The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars" which proves that she has pink rosy cheeks. Romeos soliloquy in Act 2, scene 2 proves what a beautiful, bright, and fair young girl Juliet...