Juliet is by far the most intriguing character in the book. We are able to reach this conclusion through analysis of her actions, emotions and spoken words to her family, friends and to her love, Romeo. In the beginning, we see her father speaking about her to Paris, and tells him that she is ‘yet a stranger in the world’ (") (1.2.8). She is thought to be a 13 year old adolescent who is not ready to get married, or able to understand love. However, this is her father’s opinion, and we have yet to hear from her. When we meet her, and she is speaking to her mother, we see that marriage is ‘an honor that [she] dream not of’ (1.3.66). While she may be at the age where she should be married, she knows that she wants to marry for love, and she does not want to be miserable and held down by someone for whom she has no love. Juliet seems here that she is not ready for marriage, because of her young age and innocence. However, she seems to be very mature when she is professing her love for Romeo on her balcony. This maturity comes out again when she tells Romeo, ‘O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon’ (2.2.109). She has somehow learned that love is not something to be thrown around, and she seems much more mature and knowledgeable than Romeo in this scene. While she may seem mature in this scene, she has the adolescent view that she can defy her parent’s wishes and the eternity of hatred between the two feuding families. A bit confusing here, and too vague--you need to say HOW she has learned these things.

We see Juliet, in her soliloquy in act 3 scene 2, talking about Romeo, and her passion for him comes out. However, unlike Romeo, she does not rely on fate, but she believes more in free will. Her imagination is wild, but she controls it and has her feet on the ground. When Romeo is talking with the nurse and Friar, after he hears of his banishment, he tries to stab himself. This expression of his anger is very immature and not well thought out. The nurse immediately takes away the dagger. In contrast, Juliet knows better than to kill herself, and she puts down her dagger before doing anything irrational.

She grows up very fast, and we can see this in her actions to her parents when they approach her about marriage for the second time. Capulet formerly thought that she was too young to get married, but now he thinks that she is ready. She is very courageous and talks back to them hoping that they will not make her go through with it. However, this is unavoidable, and she must marry Paris.

We see a final look into her heart during her soliloquy she makes right before she takes the elixir. She seems so much more intelligent than Romeo because she thinks before she acts. She is very brave to do what she is contemplating to do because there are, as we see, so many possible problems that could result in her taking this drug. She simply wants to be with her Romeo, and will do anything, even risk her future and her life for him. Romeo, as we saw needs other people to bring him to sanity, but Juliet can stray far from sanity as we see here, and manage to bring herself back to reality and do what needs to be done. Both she and Romeo believe that their society is corrupt and that the only way to escape from it is to escape (huh?). However, it ends up being through death. They speak of only being together in heaven, but little do they know that this is what their tragic end will be. Love ends in death. Juliet, who is so mature and in love has to die knowing that she tried her hardest to be with him, and in order for her to be with him, she must die. I'm a bit confused by this paragraph.

Starting out as a child in the world, and dying as a mature courageous individual, Juliet shows us that, while her love may seem childish, it proves to be true because of he tragic decisions and actions. She is the most levelheaded and brave character in the play because, while she remains innocent, and untainted, she is strong willed enough to stand up for what she wants, and proves to do anything for her love. Sadly, she is a victim of a society that does not accept what she lives for. At least she will spend eternity with her love, Romeo.
On the whole this is a good response, with several fine ideas.  It's main problem is that it's too long, and tries to say and account for too much.  Thus it jumps around a bit, and some of your points are a bit confusing.  The writing has some problems, mainly in the use of commas, but overall this is coming along well.  8.5