Arranged Marriages In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

“These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume.” Romeo and Juliet is one of the best known love stories of all time. Two star-crossed lovers from Verona take their life because, they would rather die than live without one another. The love between these young people was strictly forbidden. How does family affect one's relationship? Also. What would cause someone to abandon their family morals for the love of another? Today, as well as hundreds of years ago family has played a major role in marriages all over the world. Over ninety percent of the time arranged marriages are not because they are in love with one another, but, because what is good for the family as a whole. In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, there's a family that has been in rivalry with one another for years. Two young people fall in love from the opposing families leaving Juliet to make the difficult decision of going against her parents' wishes and “deny thy father and refuse thy name” or get married to Romeo. In the course of three days of knowing each other Romeo from the Montague family and Juliet from the Capulet family decide to get married. However against Juliet's fathers and mothers desires to marry Paris. Not only that, …show more content…
That is after he had been heartbroken over his prior partner Rosaline just days before. Juliet feels the same way, despite her family and despite Rosaline. She and him decide to get married. Throughout the whole play you are aware of the family's rivalry or strife. But the violence is kept at a minimum that is until Romeo and Juliet get married. That is when Romeo slays Tybalt. Romeo after that has to get exiled to Mantua. Juliet finds out about the death of her family member and she still wants to be Romeo's wife. Some people would call this betrayal. Others may call this true