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Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo & Juliet This essay will be discussing how Juliet's character changes from the beginning of the play till in Act 3 Scene 2. In the beginning of the play Juliet is like any other young, naïve, girl in the Elizabethan times, who were not given much freedom, independence and were not treated with much respect. In the Elizabethan times Young middle class girls were married of at the age of fourteen and they were expected to be obedient and shy by the society, back then status, honour, and pride meant a lot to rich families such as the Capulets and Montagues, and marrying a mortal enemy was completely disgraceful even if it was for your child's happiness. Parents were more concerned about their pride and honour rather than the happiness of their children. Wealthy families such as the Capulets and Montagues had to worry a lot about what the society thought...

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