Juliet's Changing Attitudes Toward Marriage In Romeo And Juliet

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Juliet’s attitude toward marriage changes from not even thinking about marriage at all, then meeting Romeo and falling in love, and last getting married to Romeo. In the beginning Juliet says “It is an honor that I dream not of” meaning she does not want to get married right now. Toward the middle of the story Juliet tells Romeo that she is in love with him, she says “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep. The more I give to thee.” meaning that she really is in love with Romeo. Closer to the end of the story Romeo and Juliet get married, but there two families won’t allow them to be together, this causes Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide. Therefore, Juliet’s feelings about love and marriage change throughout the entire story

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