Today we studied characterization ,ie. how to write an essay discussing character. Using Juliet as our subject , on the board I placed an outline : personal history, change or development , and last values . We first analyzed Juliet's transition from an obedient girl to an independent woman who disobeys her father, and is insightful enough to manipulate both Paris and her father so that they do not discover that she has upset the social order by secretly marrying Romeo. We then explored how Juliet values unconditional love more than life and obedience. I addressed how Juliet's values have come to represent idealized love in the culture of Western Civilization .