Romeo and Juliet

r he is interested in her by using a flirtatious tone in the words he uses. To our surprise Juliet responds and is very bold and feisty once she picks up on his language. Here she subverts and conforms to her stereotypical role of a woman. She conforms by speaking politely to Romeo throughout the sonnet but subverts because woman were not supposed to speak their mind in this way especially not to a complete stranger. Furthermore Juliet is only fourteen and the language she uses is very impressive and clever. Her clever language is so significant because we have to remember that she's only fourteen and that most woman were not well educated even if they were from a wealthy family, however this does not stop Juliet impressing us and Romeo with her quick response's and wit. Likewise another way in which she subverts and conforms to her stereotype in this scene is when Romeo asks if he may kiss her "o then dear saint, let lips do what hands do". She subverts by letting him but conforms when she says, "saints do not move, though grant for prayers sake. In which she basically says you can kiss me but I will stand still and not kiss you back.
             Shakespeare also uses imagery very cleverly in this scene as he uses it to compare religion with love "this holy shrine" "my lips to blushing pilgrims" he does this to suggest that their love is pure and
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