Here goes:
Cooperative-
Juliet agrees to consider Parris as a potential suitor at her father's party, even
though she says she's not particularly ready to consider
marriage.
Affectionate - The person Juliet is most
affectionate with is the Nurse. They apparently tease one another, and Juliet literally
hugs her when she comes back from talking to
Romeo.
Sincere - When she tells her father she has not
even thought of marriage, Juliet exhibits
sincerity.
Mature - She is immature and impulsive most of
the time after she meets Romeo, so any maturity is displayed before that. (See Sincere
and Cooperative.) A case may be made that after she gets the potion from the Friar and
becomes an obedient daughter (knowing she's not going to have to actually marry Parris)
she is showing some maturity. When Juliet does not, for once, share her plan with the
Nurse, she exhibits mature behavior.
Courageous - When
Juliet takes the Friar's potion, she show courage--though she's young and may not even
recognize the dangers inherent in such an implausible plan. Certainly when
she buries Romeo's dagger in her breast she shows extraordinary courage and
conviction.
Heroic - See
Courageous.
Decisive - Choosing to marry Romeo after just a
few hours' acquaintance shows decisiveness, as does her determination to carry out the
Friar's plan.
Devoted - Juliet is clearly devoted to the
Nurse, her father, and Romeo--though she breaks faith with all but Romeo throughout the
course of the play.
Loyal - She is loyal to both her
beloved cousin Tybalt and her husband Romeo, though her loyalties are tested when one is
killed by the other.
Faithful - See
Loyal.
Passive - Agreeing to consider a man she hasn't even
met as a husband is the epitome of passive.
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