Romeo and Juliet Coursework Lord Capulet Calls Juliet "my headstrong" (4.ii.16). What evidence is there in the play to suggest that this is an accurate description of her? During the time of Shakespeare men were often thought of as the dominant sex and therefore it was very unusual for a female to be independent and not to be under the influence of the men around her. Juliet is a unique ... , as she does not follow the above criteria. Instead she has the strength to be self-willed and to act differently to the other females around her; consequently it is because of this that the play really cr...

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