A marriage based on love was very rare in the 1400’s, most marriages were based on wealth and power. Romeo and Juliet is a realistic interpretation of the 1400’s,showing why and how marriages were arranged, the disadvantages of an arranged marriage, and finally how it feels to have your marriage arranged. Since marriage wasn’t decided on love, the couples were usually brought upon many complications. For example, in Romeo and Juliet, Juliet’s will to not marry Paris was what brought her to the decision to “poison” herself. Essentially, Juliet’s arranged marriage with Paris is what ultimately led to the tragic suicides of both Romeo and Juliet.
An arranged marriage could be interpreted as a contract between families. The father would organize
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The arranger, usually the father, will most likely be interfering with the marriage, depriving the couple from privacy. Another disadvantage is a lack of love to keep the marriage strong and stable. This disadvantage is what brought the classic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet spiraling down hill. Juliet had no interest whatsoever in her upcoming marriage, and sure enough there was no love involved at all, this is the main “reason she was able to fall in love with Romeo, because her heart wasn't taken by her soon-to-be-spouse”. Summer Arthur. “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