Romeo And Juliet Maturity Analysis

“Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity”(Samuel Ullman). An increase in maturity in an individual, provoked by one experiencing the challenges and hardships of life, enkindles the production of original thoughts and ideas and inadvertently causes an individual to alter one’s own duties and future. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, one of the main characters, Juliet, is portrayed to mature from a young and emotionally dependent girl to a bold and fearless woman. Juliet, in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, shows that the loss of innocence, along with the progression of maturity both contribute to the transformation of moral obligations, as the development of one’s thoughts …show more content…
Obedience gradually dwindles as one’s perspectives and views on life emerge, and is often caused by the realization of one’s moral duty in the world. During the play, when asked about a possible marriage to Paris, a reluctant Juliet, “not [yet] fourteen”(I.iii.13), simply tells Lady Capulet that “[she’ll] look to like, if looking liking move”(I.iv.103). Juliet is hesitant to disobey her mother and has not reached the emotional maturity to stand up for herself and speak out her mind. She is portrayed as an innocent and naive young girl, who does not truly comprehend the world around her, let alone her own emotions. Later in the play, after Juliet has fallen in love and married Romeo, Lady and Lord Capulet hastily organize a wedding between Juliet and Paris. In response to the marriage fixed by her parents, Juliet says, “Now, by Saint Peter’s