'Romeo and Juliet': exploring Juliet's agency in Act 5, Scene 3
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I can explain Juliet’s agency in Act 5, Scene 3 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
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Potentially, we might see Friar Lawrence’s offer of a nunnery as representing how limited women’s choices were.
Arguably, Juliet asking permission to die undermines her agency in the scene.
We might see Juliet’s death as fulfilling her destiny which could contradict her agency.
Arguably, Juliet’s posthumous presentation is decided by men.
This might reveal how ultimately women’s agency is undermined by men.
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