Juliet is Independent, Courageous, and Heroic in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Juliet is Independent, Courageous, and Heroic in Romeo and Juliet

After reading William Shakespeares' Romeo and Juliet, you have a

better understanding of the characters then when we are first introduced

to them. Juliet Capulet, who is one of the main characters, is placed in a

cruel and vicious adult world. She is under many pressures and demands of

her family. Thus, during the play Juliet becomes an independent,

courageous, and heroic young woman.

Many times in the play Juliet shows many acts of being independent.

When she was under the pressure to marry Paris, Juliet stood up for what

she thought was right and best for her and refused to marry him. In a lot

of situations Juliet relied on the Nurse to guide her and make decisions

for her. When the Nurse started pushing Juliet towards marring Paris and

cutting down Romeo, she could no longer put trust in her and wanted nothing

to do with her.

Throughout her role in the play Juliet showed allot of courage.

For instance, Juliet decides to marry Romeo even though their families

are enemies. She knows that her parents would never permit the marriage

but lets the love lead her way. When Juliet says to Friar Lawrence "Go

get thee hence, for I wilt not away...."(V.iii.160) Juliet is telling

Friar that you can leave Romeo since he is dead but I will not because I

love him. Her Juliet shows courage because she decides to stay with Romeo

knowing that there is allot at risk is anyone finds her.

Juliet showed many acts of heroism in the play. In order to stay

married with Romeo, Juliet takes a potion that makes her seem dead for two

days . Not knowing if she was going to wake up, Juliet took the chance so

that her and Romeo could possibly be reunited. She did in fact wake up

seconds too late just in time to see Romeo drinking the poison. Without

thinking twice she killed herself, so she could be with Romeo.