Arranged marriages
In the famous play Romeo And Juliet, Juliet's father, Lord Capulet declares that Juliet must marry Count Paris, even though Juliet doesn't have any interest in him and she's already married to Romeo. Getting married is a very important life decision that not everyone is going to make. Ideas about marriage and anything involved with marrying someone have evolved over history, while arranged marriages aren't as popular as they were in the past, the practice still exists. Parents who arrange a marriage can cause their child to miss out on life experiences, the child may not like their spouse, and there may be an increase in the chance for divorce.
The first reason arranged marriages aren't good is because the child misses
Within the play titled Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare the character Juliet of the Capulet family changes her attitude toward love and marriage. Shakespeare's play displays that Juliet’s attitude adjusts throughout the play; she goes from being an independent woman who does not seek marriage, to having a cautious love, to eventually hopelessly in love. At the beginning of the play Juliet’s mother speaks with her about marriage, which Juliet answers to her mother "It is an honor I dream not of,” showing that she has no interest in love. Then when the play moves to the balcony scene Juliet shows change of where she feels that Romeo is her first love, yet she still displays no intent to marry. Eventually after Juliet does decide
he is later in the play. He thinks that Juliet is too young and if she
Arranged marriage is found in various cultures and countries around the world, including Afghanistan and other parts of the Middle East; having an arranged marriage is thought of as an Afghani tradition and has been a part of life for many families. The practice of arranged marriage has advantages and disadvantages; it can create more family power and give more financial security. Sadly being forced into a marriage can disrupt the independence of the engaged, most women stop their education when they become engaged resulting in many women being illiterate. This makes it impossible for them to be successful without depending on their husbands. Arranged marriage is found in many cultures throughout the modern world, though in a lot of cases it results in a happy family it can also be very limiting on women and often girls are married before they can give consent.
Maya Angelou, a famous poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist once said, “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” In Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” the two main characters Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and fall in love. Juliet’s parents want her to marry Paris, a prince with financial stability and royal status. But Juliet wants to marry Romeo. Juliet most likely will find the most happiness in marrying Romeo, and as the quote says love will stop at nothing to arrive at its destination. Some people might say that Juliet would find the most happiness in marrying Paris because she would have her family's support and be financially stable, Also, some might think that Romeo and Juliet’s love is only temporary and will not last. But if she was to marry Romeo she would be the most happy because she had the choice of choosing a partner; she knows Romeo better, he’s closer to her age, and he isn’t a complete stranger; Also, she isn’t loving Romeo for the sake of loving, their love is true and from the heart.
Marriage in the Renaissance was dramatically different than that of today. Generally, marriage was used for personal gain, such as a gain of wealth or social status or for sexual pleasure. The idea of marrying for love and happiness was infrequent, but not inexistent in the Renaissance. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers share a passionate and powerful love that was rare in the time period, which resulted their tragic demise. Romeo’s irrational actions, such as going to the Capulet’s party, killing Tybalt, and his own obsession with love drives Juliet’s and his own suicide.
tension, the second he lays his eyes on her he says “if I profane with
Arranged Marriages have been around since time can remember. An arranged marriage is a marital union between a man and a woman who were selected to be wedded together by a third party. Historically, arrange marriages were the main way to marry. In certain parts of the world, it is still the primary approach. There are two types of arrange marriages. The first is a traditional marriage where the children can, with strong objections, refuse to marry their soon to be spouse. In a forced marriage, the children have no say in the matter. Bread Givers shows an excellent representation of the pressures on children from their parents to be married against their will.
Arranged Marriages In William Shakespeare’s famous play write Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris, when Juliet is secretly married to Romeo. Most people would not want an arranged marriage if they are already in love or married. In arranged marriages, parents shouldn’t choose who their child marries because the child will find their own happiness, will be married for love, and will have common interest with their own chosen spouse. First reason why arranged marriages are not good is because reason’s such as they will seek their own happiness and it would be there joy.
William Shakespeare had written a play in 1597 called Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a famous story about a forbidden love between two people, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. However, unlike most romance stories, this one ends in tragedy, instead of happily ever after. Romeo and Juliet’s main wish was to get married and be together forever, but the Montague and Capulet’s rivalry made their happiness almost impossible to reach. Considering how marriage was in the 16th century Elizabethan Era, the methods of marriage and courtship in Shakespeare’s play really goes along well with the era that the play was based in.
The paper examines the change in perspective concerning marriage, specially from a ‘traditional marriage’ standpoint to a ‘love marriage’ ideology. It concentrates on the differences between the view of marriage in the past through an analysis of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare and the sentiments that the main characters shared on marriage. While, the paper also examines the conventions currently shared about marriage and the ability to freely find a marriage partner. In addition, the paper examines a popular mainstream method to find potential marriage partners, which is online dating. The paper goes in depth about the circumstances circulating around online dating, the experiences many people have, and societal opinion regarding the subject
Young marriage is a very controversial topic and individuals can have very different views on the issue. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare both Capulet and Lady Capulet have different perspectives regarding the topic of young marriage. First, Capulet proves himself to be against the idea of his daughter marrying at a young age. When Capulet is talking to Paris he says, “My child is yet a stranger in the world” (I.ii.8). In essence by this he is trying to say that his daughter is still very young and has not yet seen what the world has to offer. However, Lady Capulet has quite the opposite idea about young marriage; she believes Juliet should marry young. Lady Capulet expresses her view on young marriage while talking to the
Women relied heavily on men for their livelihood and secured this through marriage. As a woman, Juliet is dependent on marriage for survival; women had no power and relied on a husband for food, shelter and comfortable living. The nurse points this out by stating, “women grow by men” (Shakespeare 1.4.95). Being a kinsman of the Prince, Paris is an excellent choice in Capulet’s eyes to marry his daughter. The marriage would create an alliance and raise the status of all Capulets. In this way, Juliet’s father treats her as a pawn for his own gain. The doctrine of marriage is under the control of men. Juliet, like the women of this era, is a possession of her father to be married off when he deems fit. Despite her disinterest, she submits to meeting
While reading Romeo and Juliet many people have noticed that how a marriage works is very different than how they work today. In this play the marriages are very different because of the proposal, the ceremony, and the reception. These are only some of the many things from Shakespeare’s time that are different now.
Marriage is a union that has been around for as long as humans have walked the earth. The human race depends upon the union of its members, and as such, the subject of marriage has been an issue that receives more intense scrutiny and attention than many would likely believe. In today's day and age, with humanity continuing to move in a modern direction, many argue that marriage is a union that should be entered into freely and should be based exclusively on the love between two people. However, I argue that arranged marriage, which has taken place throughout the ages and throughout the world, is a union that offers its observers a marriage based in support, longevity and love, and is an institution that should not be frowned upon.
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