Princesses In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Growing up, I was surrounded by the idea of princesses. When reading their fairytales, one thing was always the same for each one; every princess had a prince. Now, I’ m not saying that having a companion that loves you is bad, but these stories drilled it into the heads of young children that girls need a guy. Even in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, written about four hundred years ago, the same theme of dependence on a man is hidden between the pages. Juliet is no exception. Now more than ever, we need to be promoting women who are strong and independent, while providing the following generations with the same confidence.
In a relationship, should you compromise yourself for the other? Why should you have to change yourself for the person you love? I ask myself these questions when thinking about the character Juliet. When we meet Juliet,
She lets the friar drag her around for these ridiculous plans, and Juliet gives no opinion. Even the craziest of ideas, such as appearing dead, Juliet does. Before taking this potion, she is seen nervously weighing the consequences like when she says “ “. Nevertheless she goes along with the crazy plans, and trust me there are several, without even having an impute. A strong omen can not only stand up for herself but also worry about herself and her wellbeing. After Juliet had completely cut out both her parents and the nurse, all she did was worry about Romeo. After the death of Tybalt, she was sad, but not because she was overwhelmed with grief from his death. It was because Romeo had just been banished and she feared she would never see him again. After all of the hardships Juliet faced, with her love for Romeo, she made the ultimate sacrifice. Juliet killed herself to be with her dead Romeo. To me, this death is a sign of weakness on Juliet’s part. She was so scared to live without Romeo, that she thought the only way out of this loneliness would be