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Arranged Marriages In Romeo And Juliet

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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

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