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In the tragedy of romeo and Juliet, Juliet drinks the sleeping potion despite her fears. What does this reveal about her character? Has she changed from the beginning of the play, before she met romeo?

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As she prepares to drink the sleeping potion prepared for her by Friar Lawrence, Juliet fears that it might actually be poison, that it might not work (which means she will have to marry Paris), or that it might wear off early, leaving her to wake up in a tomb and go mad with fear.

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