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'In the character of Juliet, Shakespeare has created a girl who is assertive and rebellious.' Explore this idea with close reference to the text.
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Romeo and Juliet 'In the character of Juliet, Shakespeare has created a girl who is assertive and rebellious.' Explore this idea with close reference to the text. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in 1595. Queen Elizabeth was on the throne at this time. During Elizabethan times young women were expected to get married at the age of about 12-14, which today would be illegal in England. Women had very few rights, they weren't even allowed to act. When the play Romeo and Juliet was first performed the character of Juliet was played by a man. Romeo and Juliet is about two families The Monagues and The Capulets, who are enemies. Juliet's parents (Capulets) have a party and Romeo and his friends (Montagues) gatecrash it. This is where Romeo and Juliet meet and it's love at first sight. The Capulets have arranged for Juliet to be married to Paris, but Juliet...
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