PRESENTATION ON THEME: WOMEN CHARACTERS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. - презентация

1 PRESENTATION ON THEME: WOMEN CHARACTERS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE

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4 Juliet Capulet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet and the female protagonist. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself. The heroine's name was Giulietta in some earlier versions. It had become Juliet by the time Arthur Brooke wrote his narrative poem. Juliet Capulet is one of the title characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet and the female protagonist. The story has a long history that precedes Shakespeare himself. The heroine's name was Giulietta in some earlier versions. It had become Juliet by the time Arthur Brooke wrote his narrative poem. William ShakespeareRomeo and JulietArthur Brooke William ShakespeareRomeo and JulietArthur Brooke Juliet Capulet

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6 Juliet is the oldest child of a wealthy family in Verona, headed by her parents. She apparently had younger siblings at some point, but by the time of the play, she is their only surviving child. As a younger child, she was cared for by a Nurse, who is now her confidante. Juliet is approaching her fourteenth birthday (her sixteenth in Arthur Brooke's poem). 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). Juliet is the oldest child of a wealthy family in Verona, headed by her parents. She apparently had younger siblings at some point, but by the time of the play, she is their only surviving child. As a younger child, she was cared for by a Nurse, who is now her confidante. Juliet is approaching her fourteenth birthday (her sixteenth in Arthur Brooke's poem). 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). VeronaNurseconfidanteLammas VeronaNurseconfidanteLammas

7 Shakespeare's Juliet was very young; her father states that she "hath not seen the change of fourteen years" (1.2.9). In many cultures and time periods, women did and do marry and bear children at such a young age. However, in Shakespeare's England, most women were at least 21 before they did so. Romeo and Juliet is set in Italy. The average English playgoer in Shakespeare's audience had never met an Italian person, and it was commonly thought that they were quite exotic, the Italian male passionate and emotional, and the Italian female precocious and quite ready to become a mother by thirteen. Lady Capulet had given birth to Juliet by the time she had reached Juliet's age: "By my count, I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid" ( ). The play celebrates youth while pointing out its impulsiveness, passion, and idealism; qualities which contribute to the tragedy. The adolescent infatuation of the lovers becomes elevated to the status of sacred love. Shakespeare's Juliet was very young; her father states that she "hath not seen the change of fourteen years" (1.2.9). In many cultures and time periods, women did and do marry and bear children at such a young age. However, in Shakespeare's England, most women were at least 21 before they did so. Romeo and Juliet is set in Italy. The average English playgoer in Shakespeare's audience had never met an Italian person, and it was commonly thought that they were quite exotic, the Italian male passionate and emotional, and the Italian female precocious and quite ready to become a mother by thirteen. Lady Capulet had given birth to Juliet by the time she had reached Juliet's age: "By my count, I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid" ( ). The play celebrates youth while pointing out its impulsiveness, passion, and idealism; qualities which contribute to the tragedy. The adolescent infatuation of the lovers becomes elevated to the status of sacred love.

8 The sacred lovers were reunited on the same deathbed. Their families had both realized what they had done by separating the two star crossed lovers. The Capulets and Montagues were reunited and their fighting ended. She dies at the end of the play. The sacred lovers were reunited on the same deathbed. Their families had both realized what they had done by separating the two star crossed lovers. The Capulets and Montagues were reunited and their fighting ended. She dies at the end of the play.

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10 Like many women in Shakespeares plays Juliet has where little freedom but she is connected to the outside world through her closed friend the Nurse, However Juliet is prepared she turns against Romeo. Juliet matures, throughout the plot of the play and is eventually prepared to abandon her family in order to be whit Romeo Like many women in Shakespeares plays Juliet has where little freedom but she is connected to the outside world through her closed friend the Nurse, However Juliet is prepared she turns against Romeo. Juliet matures, throughout the plot of the play and is eventually prepared to abandon her family in order to be whit Romeo

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