Comparing Women In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet '

As time goes by many individuals appreciate the plays that Shakespeare writes. While many go see the play Romeo and Juliet, many do not see the voice Shakespeare has given to women through the character Juliet. Although this is a very unnoticed characteristic of the play, it brings upon a very strong emotion towards readers. Some may say this is a very small detail, but in fact it gives a sense of importance. Juliet uses exquisite vocabulary throughout the play and can be said to be more mature than Romeo’s. The author Anna Jameson shows in the article “The Facts on File Companion to Shakespeare” the characteristics of women and moral from the play Romeo and Juliet
The presented argument makes a claim that readers may believe the play is just about love. The article presents this counter argument with the sentence all “Shakespeare’s women, being essentially women, either love or have loved, or are capable of loving; but Juliet is love itself” (Jameson). Juliet is shown as a symbol of love. In many of the plays Shakespeare writes the female character in a way in which she is always playing a role which includes her loving and taking care of …show more content…
This is shown when the author of the article says that “we are not at first aware of its complexity, its depth, and its variety” (Jameson). Juliet’s character is more complex than a girl who falls in love. The complex part of Juliet is seen through the play with a different perspective. Romeo and Juliet depends on the reader's perspective of the acts and scenes. Prodigious birth of love it is to me (I.iv.138). Juliet is comparing her love to something abnormal. Romeo is the son of their enemy, and Juliet has fallen in love with him. The reader can tell the way Juliet is in a dilemma. Juliet is pondering to choose between love or