1. How does Shakespeare present Juliet in Act 4 Scene 3 and elsewhere in the play?
Explore the use of Juliet’s exclamatory “Farewell!” to open the soliloquy and the reference to God – use of religious symbolism even though Juliet is going against religion
Examine the importance of Juliet being alone “I need must act alone.”
Make reference to the fear that this is a trick by the Friar to save him from embarrassment – he married them against the rules of society – “to have me dead”
Reference the different ways that Juliet is scared – the dead in the tomb with her, about waking before Romeo arrives to save her, that she will be haunted by the ghosts of her relatives, or that she will go mad (select quotes from page 96 to support these interpretations)
Her love and the use of repetition before she drinks the poison “Romeo,” – what is she thinking about most and what does this show about her strength of feeling?
Her resolve and bravery in taking the poison despite the potential for her to die as a result
In what other ways is Juliet presented earlier in the play?
beautiful young strong-willed loving impatient rebellious
Terminology used by Shakespeare to explore the character of Juliet – Dramatic Irony, Soliloquy, repetition, celestial imagery, light imagery, repetition, mirroring of speech, symbolism
Possible Scenes for Juliet elsewhere – Act 1 Scene 3 (Lady Capulet & The Nurse – Paris’ proposal), Act 1 Scene 5 – Romeo & Juliet (love at first sight), Act 2 Scene 2 (the balcony scene), Act 3 Scene 2 (Juliet’s worry that Romeo is dead, but grief over Tybalt), Act 3 Scene 5 (off stage consummation of the marriage and Juliet’s defiance towards her father), Act 4 Scene 1 (Juliet seeks support from Friar Laurence), Act 4 Scene 2 (she agrees to marry Paris), Act 4

2. Key Quotes for Juliet by JULIET:
Questions to answer on Juliet’s character
For each question prompt use this to help you think about Juliet in the whole play
Easy
✓ What is your personal opinion of Juliet?
✓ What is Juliet’s relationship with her mother and father and the Nurse?
✓ Describe Juliet’s personality.
✓ Juliet is strong-willed and knows her own mind. How does this link to her downfall?
Medium
✓ How could Romeo
✓ How does she view love?
✓ How do you think a Shakespearean audience would react to
Juliet? Why?
✓ How does she initially react to the thought of marrying Paris?
✓ Juliet is idealistic in her expectations of love with Romeo. How is this shown in the balcony scene and the speed with which they decide to get married?
Hard/challenge
✓ Juliet defies her father. What does this show about her personality and how does this subvert the patriarchy?
✓ Juliet is intelligent and shrewd as she seeks help from the Friar. Why is this an intelligent response from her?
✓ Juliet acts rashly in marrying Romeo. How far would you agree with this?
✓ The prologue introduces us to the idea that Juliet’s fate was set from the start of the play. How does this create sympathy for the character from the start?
Key Quotes for Juliet by JULIET:
“You kiss by the book” Act 1:5 – metaphor – falling in love with Romeo.
“My only love sprung from my only hate” Act 1:5 – juxtaposition/Oxymoron – Realising Romeo’s family.  
“What’s in a name? That which we call any rose would smell as sweet.” Act 2:2 –metaphor –Juliet questioning Romeo’s family names importance.  
“Methinks I see thee now, thou art so low, as are dead in the bottom of the tomb” Act 3:5 –Juliet has a vision of Romeo lying dead.
“Proud I can never be of what I hate” Act 3:5 – Juliet saying to her father that she cannot be proud of being paired with Paris.
Said by other characters:
ROMEO - “Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon,” Act 2 Metaphor to show his rejection of Rosaline in favour of Juliet.
“With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls,” Act 2:2” Celestial Imagery to show he is linked to God and the heavens.
LORD CAPULET - “hang thee, young baggage.” –Act 3:5 – adjectives - Capulet insulting Juliet.
LADY CAPULET - “Wll think of marriage now; younger than you,” Act 1:3 – cajoling tone – questioning – LC is trying to persuade Juliet to marry Paris.
THE NURSE - “What lamb? What Ladybird! God forbid, where’s this girl? What Juliet?” – Act 1: 3 – Rhetorical questions - nurse calling Juliet to speak to her mother.
“She’s dead decease’d, she’s dead, she’s dead!” – Act 4:5 Repetition –alerts Lady Capulet to Juliet’s pretend death