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"JulietgoesIndependent:"R&JIII:vExplanationInquiry OneofthecentralissuesShakespeareexploresin"RomeoandJuliet"is Juliet's growth from immaturity to independence and womanhood. The explorationrevealsnotonlythestrengthofloveasacatalyst,butalsothepower ofwomen. Completethefollowingactivitiestogenerateaparagraph which explainsJuliet'stransformationanditsmeaning.

smeaning. PartI.InquiryResearch.Answerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences includingtextualevidenceandparentheticalcitation. Example:Juliet'sastrologicalsignistheLeo:"ComeLammaseveshewillbe fourteen"(I:iii,19). 1.HowdoesJulietrespondtohermotherwhenshetellsJulietthatPariswill "makeherajoyfulbride"Thursday?Whatdoesshe"wonder"at? 2.HowexactlydoesJulietrespondtoherfather'sthreatthathewill"drag"herto St.Peter'schurchifsherefusestogoonherown?(Hint:whatdoessheaskhim foronherknees?) 3.ThroughoutJuliet'sargumentwithherparentswhatdoesshetrytogetthem todo(211)? 4.AttheendofthescenewhodoesJulietdecidetobreakhertieswith:Romeo. Paris,herParents,ortheNurse,andwhy?

PartII.TopicSentence/ThesisStatement. Answertheprompt,includingthe workstitle,authorandgenre. InIII:vof"RomeoandJuliet,"isJulietanindependentwoman,orisshestillagirl who,lackingexperienceandmaturity,lookstoadultstoguideherdecisions. PartIII.Essay/ParagraphComposition.

In a complete paragraph, using standard English, explain the state of Juliet'smaturity.UsethethesisstatementyougeneratedinPartIIasyourtopic sentence,andthensupportitbyusingtheanswerstoPartI.Besuretomakeit clearhowtheevidenceprovesyourthesisandtouseM.L.A.stylenotationwhere itiscalledfor.

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