Abstract：Romeo and Juliet is one of the famous masterpieces from William Shakespeare. It is adapted into a film called the same name, focusing on the theme of perpetual love, which has far-reaching influences on broad readers or audiences. There are many scholars doing some research and analysis of the figures’ character in Romeo and Juliet, but few applies the approach of individualist feminism, which the author will try in this paper．This thesis will analyze the characteristics and the life attitude of Juliet, her mother and the nurse in the play from the perspective of individualist feminism．
Key Words：individualist feminism; optimism; pursue; Romeo and Juliet
摘要：《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是莎士比亚著名戏剧作品之一。曾被多次改编成同名影片，影响深远。集中的主题是罗密欧与朱丽叶至死不渝的忠贞爱情。许多学者曾对剧作中主要人物的性格特征进行评论分析。少有撰文应用个人女性主义的批评手法来审视莎翁笔下《罗密欧与朱丽叶》剧中女性人物的性格特征。本文将运用个人女性主义的批评手法，对《罗密欧与朱丽叶》中的朱丽叶母女和朱丽叶保姆的性格及人生态度进行分析。
关键词：女性个人主义；乐观；追求；《罗密欧与朱丽叶》
In this play, Romeo and Juliet，all these three female characters have a close relationship in their life. They have different status and different ages, each of them vividly represents the corresponding female identity at that time．About the Juliet what Shakespeare wants to express is Juliet has already realized that she has right to fight for herself. She refuses to listen to her parents and marry Paris. She refuses to obey the male authority. After discussing the character and the life attitudes of Juliet from the perspective of individualist feminism, the author draws a conclusion that Juliet’s characteristic under Shakespeare’s pen is beautiful, brave and clever. But she is not smart enough to understand the truth of her life and her love. She doesn’t know what she really deserves. And in the end，with the help of Friar Laurence，she finds the way of her own to pursue a better life. Lady Capulet is totally different from Juliet. The affection of male authority is deeply buried inside her mind. She just obeys and agrees with Lord Capulet at his will. And at the beginning of the play, the nurse is a supporter for Juliet, and urges Juliet to go after the true love. And she helps Juliet to pursue Juliet’s own happiness before Romeo killed Typbalt.
