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How does Shakespeare show Juliet's changing state of mind and feelings through language and drama? My first impressions of Juliet were that she was a young, innocent girl who respected her parents and nurse and would do anything they asked of her. When Juliet's mother first suggests marrying Paris, Juliet says, "I'll look to like, if looking liking move". This shows total obedience towards her mother and supports my first impressions. However, although she is very respectful of her mother, she seems to be much closer and affectionate towards her nurse. I first acknowledged this in act 1 scene 3 when Juliet's mother asks the nurse to leave. She then immediately calls the nurse back as she realizes that the nurse knows her daughter better than she does. Juliet was supposed to meet Paris at a Capulet party arranged by her parents, but it is at this party that Juliet first...

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