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Juliet Quotes & Analysis
- “Madam I am here, what is your will?”
- Juliet appears to be a dutiful daughter
towards her parents.
- Her compliance is important in exploring the theme
of parental obedience as her mother instructs Juliet to
consider Paris as a husband, and at this point, Juliet is
a character who does not hide the truth from her
parents, but does think independently.
- Juliet appears to be a dutiful daughter
towards her parents.
- “It is an honour that I dream not of.”
- Juliet’s ambiguous response to Lady Capulet’s idea of
marriage is reserved and polite, which is suggestive
of Juliet’s respect for her mother.
- Due to Lady Capulet instructing Juliet to
consider Paris as a husband, it suggests that
her compliance is important in exploring the
theme of parental obedience.
- At this point, Juliet is a character who
does not hide the truth from her
parents, but does think independently.
- Juliet’s ambiguous response to Lady Capulet’s idea of
marriage is reserved and polite, which is suggestive
of Juliet’s respect for her mother.
- “I’ll look to like if looking liking move.”
- This response implies that Juliet is
emotionally mature for her age, as she
believes that she cannot marry someone
who she does not love.
- Her maturity is further conveyed when she does
not accept her mother’s and the Nurse’s
materialistic views on love, but does admit her
parents power over her even though it is
suggestive she can think for herself.
- This response implies that Juliet is
emotionally mature for her age, as she
believes that she cannot marry someone
who she does not love.
- “My only love sprung from my only hate.”
- This is a painful discovery for
Juliet and she resolves not to tell
her parents.
- However, the central conflict of this play
concerning the two families requires her
silence and steely determination in her secrecy.
- This is a painful discovery for
Juliet and she resolves not to tell
her parents.
- “Deny thy father and refuse thy name…
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.”
- Juliet laments her misfortune that Romeo is a
Montague - the son of her father's enemy.
- These lines highlight Juliet's willingness to disown her
family if she can be with her true love.
- Juliet laments her misfortune that Romeo is a
Montague - the son of her father's enemy.
- “If they do see thee, they will murder thee.”
- The family conflict now takes second place
to the lover’s own feelings, as Juliet sets
herself apart from her family and her
loyalties have now shifted to Romeo.
- The family conflict now takes second place
to the lover’s own feelings, as Juliet sets
herself apart from her family and her
loyalties have now shifted to Romeo.
- “Thy propose marriage, send me word tomorrow, by
one that I’ll procure to come to thee.”
- It is made apparent that Juliet’s shift
of loyalty from her parents to Romeo
is final with marriage.
- This necessitates the lying ad plotting
exposing Juliet’s loss of obedience towards
her parents, as she is able to be deceitful to
them.
- It is made apparent that Juliet’s shift
of loyalty from her parents to Romeo
is final with marriage.
- “Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical."
- This is suggestive of Juliet's conflicted feelings;
she loves Romeo but also hates him for killing
her cousin, and must, of course, keep her feelings
secret from her family.
- These oxymora imply that, to a certain
extent, Juliet's initial response to Romeo's
banishment is intense.
- This is then furthered by the paradoxes
in the passage:
- "Dove-feather'd raven! Wolfish-ravening lamb!"
- This highlights Juliet's inner conflict at the prospect of yet
more lies and deceit, as she allows her family to think that she
is heartbroken over her cousin's death and not her husband's
banishment.
- This highlights Juliet's inner conflict at the prospect of yet
more lies and deceit, as she allows her family to think that she
is heartbroken over her cousin's death and not her husband's
banishment.
- "Dove-feather'd raven! Wolfish-ravening lamb!"
- This is then furthered by the paradoxes
in the passage:
- This is suggestive of Juliet's conflicted feelings;
she loves Romeo but also hates him for killing
her cousin, and must, of course, keep her feelings
secret from her family.
- “My husband lives, that Tybalt would have slain.”
- Initially, the news of Tybalt's death created conflicting
feelings, as she was torn between her love for Romeo
and her loyalty for Tybalt.
- However, it does not take long for Juliet to resolve her
inner conflict, as she believes that Romeo would be dead
if Tybalt was to live.
- Juliet appears to think that Romeo was defending himself and, it
could be said that, her love for Romeo is more important than the
loyalty she feels towards her family.
- Initially, the news of Tybalt's death created conflicting
feelings, as she was torn between her love for Romeo
and her loyalty for Tybalt.
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