Today families do not fight about power and arrange marriages for their children it is not the same as it used to be from centuries ago. In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” the town and the two families evolve around power and money as well as arranged marriages. Romeo and Juliet’s story is not relevant to the contemporary audience because it simply does not relate to most of today’s society due to outdated power, arranged marriages, as well as being mellow dramatic. The play cannot relate to the outdated power because it’s not the same as today’s power. Throughout the play it can be seen how Romeo and Juliet come from two powerful families. Capulet, Juliet’s and Montague, Romeo’s father have shown, “Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word …show more content…
Arranged marriage was a big idea in “Romeo and Juliet” and how the Capulets wanted Juliet to marry Paris. Capulet at first is hesitant and says, “My child is yet a stranger in the world, She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; Let two more summers wither in their pride Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride” (1.2.8). Regardless of this statement that Capulet says most families cannot relate to this because most families don’t think about arranged marriages for their children. Even though Capulet gets hesitant about Juliet getting married he finally says to Paris, “But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; My will to her consent is but a part” (1.2.16). In reality no parent would tell a person to go woo their child so they can get married. Out of an arranged marriage all the Capulets would be receiving is more power which is …show more content…
Both Romeo and Juliet both strongly represent mellow drama and strong emotion. When Juliet learns she has to marry Paris she becomes very dramatic about it and says to Friar Lawrence, “Or bid me go into a new-made grave And hide me with a dead man- in his shroud- Things that, to hear them told have made me tremble- And I will do it without fear or doubt, to live an unstain’d wife to my sweet love” (4.1.85). In the hope that Friar Lawrence will give Juliet this remedy she becomes very mellow dramatic which most people in today’s time do not do to get something they want. Not only is Juliet mellow dramatic but so is Romeo. When he learns that Juliet is “dead” he states, “Well Juliet, I will lie with thee to-night”(5.1.36). To put it differently Romeo is going to kill himself because he can’t live without Juliet. Nonetheless this shows how mellow dramatic people most likely were centuries ago and how people today can not relate to
In Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Juliet's family continued to talk about the idea of Juliet marrying Paris. Lady Capulet brought up Paris to Juliet right before the Capulets had a party because Paris would be at this party and Paris wanted to marry Juliet. Lord Capulet had also had a discussion with Paris before this party began about what his ideas on Paris marrying Juliet. Lady Capulet informed Juliet that Paris wanted to marry her but Juliet has not wanted to be married which can be seen in act 1 scene 3 when Lady Capulet asks Juliet "How stands your disposition to be married?" and Juliet replies "It is an honor that I dream not of,". The fact that Juliet has never dreamed of being married shows that Juliet would try to avoid marriage
Capulet begins by making clear his negative feelings about young mothers and early marriages like the one Paris is proposing. He says that girls married at Juliet’s age are “too soon marred” (1.2.13), suggesting that young girls are ruined or violated by early marriage and should be allowed to preserve their innocence
Weddings and marriages today look very different from those held during the Elizabethan times. Some rituals seen in the Elizabethan weddings are no longer done in modern day weddings; modern day marriages no longer have arranged marriages, brides do not marry at a young age, and brides do not have a dowry. One major aspect of Elizabethan weddings that is no longer seen in modern day weddings is arranged marriages. Some of the arranged marriages that went on during this time were organized at the birth of the child. In most cases, the women’s father would select the man he thought was most eligible for his daughter, but in other cases he would select the spouse he would most benefit from.
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Lord Capulet wants his daughter Juliet to obey him and marry Count Paris, but what Lord Capulet doesn’t know is Juliet is already married to her true love Romeo. Getting married might not always be fun or easy, but it is a life-changing event. The types of marriages depend upon people’s culture, beliefs, and background. Arranged marriages are not seen much today, but the practice still exists in some places such as the Muslim culture. Parents should not be able to choose who their child marries because in some cases the child doesn’t know who they are getting married to, the child might feel as they have lost their rights, and the partners might be incompatible.
Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet did not display ‘’appropriate’’ behavior or teenage boys and girls because they did not follow the rules of marriage, they ignored their parent’s wishes, and they broke the trust of a parent-child relationship. . In Romeo and Juliet, the characters were much younger, Juliet was only 13 and Romeo was not much older when they decided to marry. Although , Lord Capulet wanted Juliet to marry Paris, he argued to Paris,’’My child is yet a stranger in the world. She hath not seen the change of fourteen years(Shakespeare I.ii 8-9).
The upper class was "more focused on kinship bonds and property, while love was not a requirement" (Lyon). Individuals getting married had little to no choice throughout the process, which caused these arranged marriages. The parents were the ones who arranged these marriages for their children, no matter if their children liked or did not like the other person, which meant these individuals had no say in these marriages whatsoever. Parents were uncompromising throughout these arranged marriages, and they were to "mostly keep wealth and reputation" ("Elizabethan Era"). So no matter the person, arranged marriages were primarily to keep their reputation and even gain more for both families.
Much like in Romeo and Juliet, an arranged marriage can be seen when Lord Capulet decides that Juliet should marry Count Paris regardless of the fact that she doesn’t like him and is already married to her one and only true love Romeo. Most of the time the father is seen choosing for his daughter. This is still seen today in some cultures where the young girl is forced to be married to a person she has never met. The child can be married at the age of 15 or higher. Arranged marriages by parents shouldn’t be allowed because it increases the risk of suicide, it determines if a person must move back to the country where their parents live, and it causes depression in women.
However, the attitudes of marriage is something that is interesting upon many. Throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet, we are shown the many options of marriage from many people including the parents of Romeo and Juliet. For example, the mother of Juliet, Lady Capulet, has push Juliet to think about getting married. Lady Capulet suggests that she is late on this path.
Not only were Romeo and Juliet unable to marry who they wanted, but they were forced to marry based on status, which was often influenced by money and last
In this film, when the messenger appears, Romeo grows angry. He doesn't cry or mope around, he is filled with pure rage. Although this is different from the original emotion Shakespeare wrote Romeo to feel, Romeo is still explosive. His, almost extra, reaction convinces viewers that he truly cares about Juliet. The news of her death causes him to explode in fury.
Working Title In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet talks to Juliet about her arranged marriage to Paris. Juliet doesn’t want to be married to Paris because she is already married to Romeo. Getting married is a huge life changing moment. Most people want to marry the right person.
The love story of Romeo and Juliet The 21st century and crimes now can be compared closely to the things that took place in the 1500’s when Romeo and Juliet the dynamic duos story took place. Somethings were the same troubling things happening now or even things that were considered normal in that time aera. There is a lot of different opinions now days in religion and gang violence is a big thing that has been happening since forever ago. In Romeo and Juliet there families were fighting each other for the smallest reasons, this can compare to religions one side thinks they are right compared to another. Example of this is when Marcio was killed by Tybalt because he showed up to the Capulets party without an invite.
In the dramatic story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in Act III, Juliet’s father arranges a marriage between the county Paris and his daughter. As it says,, Juliet doesn’t even have a clue who Paris is and is still married to Romeo even though he now resides in Mantua. Marriage is a wonderful thing as well as a life-changing experience of marrying “the one”, but if parents are choosing who their child marries, that’s a problem. Arranged marriages by parents should not happen because children choosing their own spouse builds confidence, forces the child to think for themselves, and makes them figure out what they want in their lives.
“Arranged Marriage” Seeing that Juliet claimed to be in love with Romeo, poor Paris never even stood a chance. So, when Romeo and Juliet came to the agreement of marriage, Juliet didn’t take Paris under consideration, until she realized that it would become a problem. Once Juliet realized that she was arranged to be married to Paris, she threw a tantrum and declared that she would not marry him. As she saw the disappointment and indignation grow on her father’s face, she soon realized that she needed to come up with a plan to get out of the arranged marriage. We soon saw that she decided to see the Friar and they came up with the infamous plan that we all
An arranged marriage was based on monetary worth and finding a husband who can support you financially. Paris is a handsome, wealthy, young man, who is related to Prince Escales. He continually asked for Juliet’s hand in marriage because he was devoted to having her as a wife. Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet accepted him to be the husband of Juliet because they know he would be able to support her financially. Juliet does not want to marry Paris because she is secretly already married to Romeo; who she met at the Capulet ball.