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Marriage In Romeo And Juliet

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All choices made for females were made by the parents within the household. A parent’s job was to make sure their daughter was well taken care of by someone who can support them financially; along with their future family. Verona’s traditional views on marriage and raising children to affect Juliet negatively as it limits her future.

Marriage is defined as; a legal union between man and wife, however, there are two ideas of the basis of marriage; First, being a union based on love, and second, a union arranged by the family. In Verona, marriage was a tradition all young ladies must give into. It was a commitment between two people in a union between two families. The importance of marriage was to carry on the family name and tradition. …show more content…

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. Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet are unaware of the marriage because if they were to find out about the secret union between a Montague and Capulet, Juliet would be disowned by both parents and she would have disgraced the family name, due to an ancient feud between both families. Children were expected to obey the choices parents made for them, if the child did not obey the choices that have been made, consequences would occur “And you be mine, I'll give you to my friend; [...] An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets (3.5.191 -193) Lord Capulet threatens to throw Juliet out of the house if

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V. 180-183). He was also too over protective of her and didn't ask what she wanted for anything, because in those times that was the custom. If Capulet did not try and force the marriage, then Juliet would not of taken the potion and that means Romeo would not of died. And if Romeo didn't die neither would Juliet.

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“Talk not to me, for I 'll not speak a word, Do as tho wilt, for I have dine with thee.” This is a very uncannying way to act for a responsible parent, but a perfect description of a mother not being and giving her support to her daughter and being an irresponsible parent. Juliet 's father is not any better and threatens his own daughter for not appreciating what he had done for her even without hearing her reason for not being “proud” but “thankful” (Doc C, scene5). He says to her “Or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither. Out, you green sickness, carrion!

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