Romeo and Juliet Literary Essay

"My only love sprung from my only hate!" once said Juliet from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, after she found out that her love was a Montague. The Capulet’s' only hate. The Capulets' and Montagues' carried this grudge of hatred for a very long time. Romeo and Juliet loving each other was forbidden, but love isn't something one can control. Juliet changes from not being that interested to this Montague by the name of Romeo, to committing suicide for him. 

In the beginning of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet isn't very interested into getting married at such a young age. At the age of 13, Juliet is still pure and innocent. When Lady Capulet mentions marriage to Juliet, she says: “It is an honor I dream not of.” (Act 1 Scene 3 L71). When her mother tells her she wants her to marry Paris, Juliet takes what her mother wants to consideration and says she'll make herself love him if she had to. This is a further indication of how Juliet is a dutiful, dependent girl, because she does what her mother says. She respects her mother, even though she isn't even a real mother to her, and the nurse is more of one. In the beginning, Juliet has a good relationship with her parents. This relationship changes once she is married to Romeo because that was when she started to disobey what her parents wanted, and started doing what she wanted with her love life.

In the middle of Romeo and Juliet, there is some change in Juliet. She meets Romeo at the Capulet Mansion for a party. The next day, they get married. The only people who know about their marriage were Friar Lawrence and the nurse. That same day, Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona. After all this happens, her dad starts yelling at her because she will not marry Paris. This shows a change because Juliet changes from a girl who was once shy and innocent, to a girl who matured and starting making her own choices. Choices such as marrying Romeo. Juliet also changes in the middle because she disregards what her dad says and when her dad ordered her that she would be wed to Paris on the upcoming Thursday, she said she wouldn't, and that she didn't want to. Juliet changed because she stood up to her parents.

In the end of the play, Juliet is disregarding of what her parents say. Her dad is yelling at her for not wanting to marry Paris. Then, the next day, she goes to her dad and tells him that she has done wrong to argue against him and that she is sorry. Juliet says this, but by no means, actually means it. Following the argument, she and the nurse talk, and the nurse advises Juliet to marry Paris. After this, Juliet feels hurt inside because now she can only trust the friar and Romeo. This is a moment of change at heart. Juliet thought of the nurse as her own mother. The nurse agreeing with her parents doesn't help because now, Juliet feels like she has no women she can turn to. Also, in the end, Juliet takes a sleeping potion. Once Romeo sees Juliet "dead" and not answering her, he commits suicide. When Juliet wakes up and sees he's dead, she also kills herself. Juliet changes in many ways throughout Romeo and Juliet. She fell in love and found someone she realized she couldn't live without. 

From the beginning to the end of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet goes from obeying her parents to completely disregarding them. Outside of this play, it is possible for one's personalities to change. Juliet changes in a variety of ways. She changed into a fearless, spoken, young lady. All of these things she once was, changed once Juliet fell in love with Romeo. Loving someone isn't something one can control, and Juliet didn't bother to try to control it. She didn't go with her head, instead her heart. This meaning even though marrying Paris was the right thing to do in everyone's minds, she knew in her heart that she belonged to and loved Romeo, a Capulet or not. That is how Juliet changes throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet.