1.) She is strong in obedience and lacks in experience in
the world, outlining herself as inexperienced and in many ways dependent on her parents
and nurse.
2.)She has not given marriage a second thought
but she does want to do what her mother asks. It is high time that Juliet go the route
Lady Capulet went in her youth, and be married to a rich and powerful gentleman like her
father.
3.) Juliet, on the other hand, has no interest in
becoming a wife and the mother of Paris's children: "(Marriage) is an honour
that I dream not of" (I.iii.68). Even her father at first considers her too
young to settle down. This may be a reflection on his feelings about his own wife, who
might have been happier waiting a few years before marrying
him.
4.)Romeo's very presence seems to propel her toward
maturity however, and her decisions are made quickly but thoughtfully from that point
forward.
5.) She was born on "Lammas Eve at
night" (August 1), so Juliet's birthday is July 31 (1.3.19). Her birthday is
"a fortnight hence", putting the action of the play in mid-July
(1.3.17).
6.)As a child, she was cared for by her nurse,
who is now her confidante, or Juliet's caretaker.
7.)
Juliet Capulet wasn't always Juliet Capulet. The heroine's name was Giulietta in some
earlier versions. It had become Juliet by the time Arthur Brooke wrote his narrative
poem.
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