Romeo And Juliet Power Is Strength Essay

Often it is that one who has struggled an unmanageable flaw or challenge in their life is one who is considered strong. To be optimistic and believe in positivity is the root of strength, but with strength can also come the desire for power. A person who abuses their ability to maintain strength for power can be considered manipulative, creating a difficult judgment of their character based on their balance of both positive and negative qualities. In Peter Holland’s edition of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is a strong female character who develops strength and power by the unfortunate imperfections in which she lives but ignites a powerful charisma within her that dominates in her relationships with Romeo, the Nurse, and her parents, the Capulets. It is clear that she is all but passive due to her determination to live up to nothing but her own expectations of independence despite her intimacy with Romeo.
Thesis #1: Therefore, Juliet’s ability …show more content…
Her inability to practice self-pity and instead use the absence of her parents to find her strength displays her modesty and integrity. However, Juliet uses her strength to gain power, eventually using it to manipulate Romeo in their relationship in order to fulfill her constant need for contentment. The fact that Juliet applies power to hide her weaknesses presents her as one who strong but also one who is immaturely impulsive considering her responses to relationship challenges with Romeo. Even though strength is an important aspect of a relationship, an imbalance of power can be crucial to its survival as demonstrated between Romeo and Juliet. The obedience and compromise in intimacy, is what results in the success of a couple’s affection. The extremities taken to fight for the lasting of a relationship is what establishes its strength, and with that achievement of pure devotion comes eternal