Juliet:Character Connection
by: Abbey Steggerda
Act 1, scene 5
Juliet is speaking to Romeo regarding to how she enjoyed kissing him: "You kiss by the book" (p. 1016 line 121). Furthermore Juliet and Romeo romantically interact, however they kiss based on the passion in that particular moment. They do not act rationally in the sense that they just recently met.
Act 3, scene 5
Juliet is speaking to her father, she is declaring her love for Romeo and she is telling her father that she refuses to marry Paris: "I wonder at this haste, that I must wed!" (p. 1067, line 133). As a result of Juliet's love for Romeo, in the moment she tells her mother she wants to marry Romeo, not Paris. Juliet doesn't act rationally in the fact that she recently met Romeo and now has decided to spend the rest of her life with him, instead she acts off her emotions in the moment.
Act 4, scene 1
Friar Laurence is speaking to Juliet as her mentor explaining how she can escape marrying Paris: "Take though this vial... no breath shall testify though liveth ... that very night shall Romeo bear thee hence Mantua" (p. 1075-1076, lines 103-108, 126-127). Moreover Juliet is willing to so anything to be with Romeo, and she acts souley off of her emotions even though the decision might be irrational.
Theme
Juliet displayed the theme when this occurred: "Then I'll be brief O happy dagger! This is thy sheath: there rust, and let me die" (p. 1097-1098, line 182). All things considered Juliet killed herself based on her feelings of the present, she jeopardized her future based on this one decision of impulse.
Theme: Juliet Character Connection
The theme of the story Romeo and Juliet is: People should act rationally and not souley out of passion when interacting with others.