From the "fatal loins" (Prologue.5) of Lord and Lady Capulet, the protagonist Juliet is born in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. At the beginning of the play, Juliet is portrayed as a very respectful daughter of her family. However, after meeting Romeo, she undergoes a rapid transformation from a naive girl to a woman. At the end of the play, Juliet's transformation transforms her from a dutiful daughter into a faithful wife, willing to abandon her family in the name of love. The public is first introduced to Juliet in the opera's exhibition. Juliet attracts the attention of Count Paris, and her father (Lord Capulet) wisely says that Juliet "is still a stranger to the world" (Act I.2.8) and should have "two more summers" (Act I.2.10) to live . grow up until she is ready for marriage. This implies that Juliet is young and is not yet mature to the level where she can marry. Lord Capulet's love for his daughter leads him to protect her from future marriage until she is "ripe to be a bride" (Act I.2.11). The audience's first impression of Juliet, however, is through her interaction with her mother (Lady Capulet) and the Nurse. From the Nurse's observations, the audience learns that Juliet is thirteen and "Come to the eve of Lammas at night [Juliet will turn] fourteen" (Act I.3.18-9). When Juliet enters the presence of her mother and Nurse, Shakespeare portrays her as a very faithful daughter. When summoned by the Nurse, Juliet arrives promptly and then responds politely to her mother: "Madam, I am here, what is your wish?" (Act I.3.7). When Juliet refers to her mother as "lady" (Act I.3.7), the audience also gets the impression that Juliet is compliant with her elder's wishes. This can be observed when her mother asks her what she thinks of marriage, and Juliet replies, "It is an honor I do not dream of" (Act I.3.68). However, Juliet's transformation begins when she meets Romeo at the Capulet ball. After the dance, Juliet talks to herself and says, "My only love was born from my only hate! Seen too soon unknown and known too late!" (Act I.5.152-153). This quote shows that Juliet is already falling in love with Romeo, despite him being a Montague, the sworn enemy of the Capulets. Juliet's disobedience to her family's wishes becomes more evident when she decides to marry Romeo. When the nurse arrives with the news for Juliet to "take thee hence to the cell of Frair Laurences; leave a husband [Romeo] to make thee a wife" (Act II.5.73-74), Juliet is ecstatic. This portrays Juliet as disobedient because while she has accepted Romeo's proposal, her family has already arranged a marriage between Juliet and Paris Juliet's disobedience continues until her death in the fifth scene, when Romeo's dagger finds "thy scabbard" (Act V.3.170) in Juliet's body. The significance of Juliet's change in character is to show her accelerated transformation from a young girl to a mature woman. At the beginning of the play, Juliet is unable to make her own decisions, however, after her meeting with Romeo, Juliet becomes more assertive and defends her love for Romeo but is also always fine-tuned