In Michael Best’s article, “The Age of Marriage,” he indicates that although people did not get married as young as people believed, marriage was still not so much about love. For example, “in some noble houses marriages were indeed made at a young age for reasons of property and family alliance,” (Best, 1). A clear example of this is that Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris to expand their name and alliances. Juliet did not love Paris but was being forced into marrying him by her parents. In addition, girls were obliged to marry a man that was successful and rich. This narrowed down the limited choices for women and although young girls had no interest in marrying they had to in order to get wealthier and have a better life. However, children of noble birth ran a great risk if they tried to marry without their parents prior approval, since they would be left with no resources. Some marriages were in fact based on love but it was very rare because the bridegroom may not have been wealthy or known.…
Firstly, Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet even though he knew the families had an ongoing feud. “But come, young waverer, come go with me , In one respect I’ll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove To Turn your households…
Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous love plays written in the 1500's. The play is about two young teenagers who fall in love with each other, Romeo and Juliet. They come from two different families though, Montague's and Capulet's. These two families are enemies and they do not want Romeo and Juliet to get married. Friar Laurence tries to help them to get married but because of his mistakes, he is to blame for the tragic outcome between Romeo and Juliet.…
In the play Friar Laurence had married Romeo and Juliet to each other. The Friars reasoning for this was he believed that this would end the Capulet's and Montague's lifelong feud. The Friar even states that this whole wedding was happening too fast and that they only knew each other for such a short time yet he still married them. The Friar knew that the wedding would end up in a tragedy one way or another.…
In Romeo and Juliet’s days it was normal for a young girl at the age of fourteen to get married to a older guy. Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet wanted Juliet to marry Paris. (Document: C) Juliet did not want to marry paris because she was already married to Romeo. Lady Capulet comes to juliet and tells her that she will marry Paris the following thursday, Juliet tells Lady Capulet that she does not want to marry him. Lord Capulet calls her a “Disobedient wretch” and tells her that she will marry paris.( Document: D) If the capulets would have not been so harsh on her telling her she had to get married, then juliet would not of “ killed…
In the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, marriage customs are very strict with high expectations. In the time period of Romeo and Juliet, people had numerous dating styles leading to marriage, they married for different reasons, and had various wedding planning events.…
In the Elizabethan era, everything dictated whether you can be married or not. Your status was also a highly important factor, if you were looked down on within society, you would lose your status, and you would have a hard time trying to find a husband. You also had to be a virgin, because otherwise you would have been seen as not pure, and nobody would want to be with, but nobody cared about whether the man was a virgin or not. This is why, when Claudio thought Hero was cheating on him, he instantly refused her, and left her broken hearted, because in fact she had not been cheating. Also, if you were to get a divorce, you…
“O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.” This famous quote from the play Romeo and Juliet shows the desperate love between these two well known characters. Although their love was a great love, their love was a forbidden love that no one knew about, not even their parents. Even though Romeo and Juliet were in love, they were only teenagers who were not thinking logically. Their parents could have changed their lives if Romeo and Juliet had told them. Parents only want the best for their kids and when adolescents are teenagers, parents should be in charge of them. Parents should have the rights to forbid their child from marrying certain people.…
Through the story you see the interactions between Romeo and Juliet to be physical attraction each time. The scenes with the two interacting are usually sex scenes or a scene of the two kissing. Romeo barely knew Juliet and they got married within a matter of days. With people who are truly in love, marriage is a ceremony that shows their love for each other. With just little planning they show that it was a spontaneous, radical act. People who are truly in love will wait to get married, and they wouldn’t do it behind their family’s backs. They would know their parents would understand they are in love and they would let them be. Even if your parents don’t agree you would still fight for it because you are truly in love. They just give it little thought and go ahead with their own plans.…
In order to find a future spouse, they could “court” whomever their parents chose for them to. Courtships were chaperoned and kept pure. Public display of affection was frowned upon, for that was seen as disrespectful. Life after marriage was simple, the family would grow. With children and a working husband, women cooked every meal and cleaned the house while balancing their children's needs.…
In addition, they decided to get married the day after they met. They got married without the permission or consent of both of their parents. When they told Friar Laurence to marry them, he only married them to try to end their family feud. Romeo and Juliet knew took the risk of getting married, knowing all the consequences that came afterwards.…
Women were considered made to marry, and their parents used this as a way to arrange marriages for their young daughters (“Life in Elizabethan England”). Traditional arranged marriages were mainly seen in lower and middle class families. Wealthy women had their own money to support themselves, and were sometimes able to avoid arranged marriages, like Queen Elizabeth I (“Life in Elizabethan England”). The marriages were usually to neighbors or family friends; therefore the sometimes new the person they were being married to (“Life in Elizabethan England”). The legal age for women to marry was 12, and for boys it was 14 (Elizabethan Marriages and Weddings). Women and their families also had to provide a dowry, which is gifts and money to the family the daughter is being married to (“Life in Elizabethan…
After the party and when Romeo and Juliet meet, they fell in love and decided to get married. It wasn’t an arranged marriage, it was pretty straight-forward that they both wanted to be with each other. Their plan was to be married at Friar Laurence’s cell without anyone knowing, the only exception was the Nurse and Friar Laurence.…
In Romeo and Juliet, the lovers which were Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, had a secret, albeit forbidden relationship, due to their families in an ongoing feud with each other. Juliet, at the young age of 13, was pressured, and eventually commanded to (or else she would be disowned), marry Count Paris. This shows that around the time of Shakespeare, parents could 'make' their daughter, even at young ages, marry a man even if they didn't want to.…
Both heroines in the stories live in a patriarchal society where decisions are usually made for them. Both characters are determined to make their own decisions, Juliet making the decision to marry her families enemy and Elizabeth refusing to marry until she fell in love. Making these decisions they go against society, against the wishes of their parents. In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet refuses to marry the character Paris against her parents wishes similar to Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth refuses to marry Mr. Collins against the wishes of her mother. Both authors express the opinion that a person…