Should Romeo And Juliet Have Married Paris

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People always say love is worth fighting for, but how hard should you have to fight? Romeo and Juliet is a play by William Shakespeare, an English playwright who rose to fame in the 1590s. The play is about two lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who want to be together even though the long-standing animosity between their two families pulls them apart. Juliet's father had arranged a marriage between Juliet and Paris. Juliet should have married Paris instead of Romeo because Paris is wealthy and good-looking, he loves her, and she would not have had to kill herself. First, Juliet should have married Paris because he is wealthy and good-looking. In the play, when Lady Capulet is telling her daughter about Paris, the nurse cuts …show more content…

(V.iii.14-17) In this scene, he is saying that he will visit her grave every night and put flowers on it. This promise to her shows that he didn't just think of her as an object that he would possess, but that he had strong feelings about her. If he didn't love her, he would just move on quickly and not care about her death. Paris's love for Juliet is arguably better than Romeo's because his love is something that progresses throughout the play. He is not blinded by love, like Romeo. His true love for Juliet is why she should have married him. Finally, Juliet should have married Paris because she wouldn’t have had to kill herself. In Act 4, Juliet says, "Be not so long to speak. I long to die/If what thou speak'st speak not of remedy." (IV.I.67-68) Juliet has decided to kill herself if Friar Lawrence can't come up with a way for her and Romeo to be together. Juliet's marriage to Romeo is stopping her from thinking logically. She's constantly making impulsive and dumb decisions, like taking her life or literally faking her own death. This girl needs to take a serious chill pill. The love that Juliet and Romeo have is a childish love, and they can't think of anything, not even their own safety when they're together. There is also an ancient grudge keeping Romeo and Juliet apart. Juliet's parents literally set up Paris and Juliet, so there isn't a long-standing feud pulling them apart. If Juliet married Paris, she