The play, Romeo and Juliet, takes place in 15th century Italy. Relationships in the 1600s are very different than modern relationships between couples today. People got married earlier and younger, most marriages were arranged, and marriages were mostly based on the family’s wealth and reputation. In today’s time in America, most marriages and relationships are not arranged, people usually don’t jump into marriages anymore, and relationships are now based on similar interests and attraction instead of the family’s wealth. By comparing and contrasting dating practices, the reader will gain a better understanding of how couples behaved in the 15th century and modern couples of today.
The differences between couples in the 15th century and couples in modern times are very easy to pick out. In the 1600s, dating was definitely not an activity that anyone practiced. All relationships and marriages were arranged and most people didn’t meet until their wedding day. Today, people will …show more content…
Before the marriage, if the wife had any valuables or property, the husband would gain them after. After marriage, the husband became the wife’s legal guardian. Often, if there were a lot of people with the same last name, the wife would take the husband’s first name instead of his last. The women were expected to have many children and the average family size was 5, including the parents.
The similarities between couples in the 15th century and couples now are hard to find, but there are a couple. First of all, in some cases the women are still expected to stay at home, take care of the house, make the food, and watch over the children while the men are expected to do all of the work outside of the house and bring home the money. Another similarity is with marriages. Sometimes, marriages are still held in churches and are somewhat religious
The differences between couples in the 15th century and couples in modern times are very easy to pick out. In the 1600s, dating was definitely not an activity that anyone practiced. All relationships and marriages were arranged and most people didn’t meet until their wedding day. Today, people will …show more content…
Before the marriage, if the wife had any valuables or property, the husband would gain them after. After marriage, the husband became the wife’s legal guardian. Often, if there were a lot of people with the same last name, the wife would take the husband’s first name instead of his last. The women were expected to have many children and the average family size was 5, including the parents.
The similarities between couples in the 15th century and couples now are hard to find, but there are a couple. First of all, in some cases the women are still expected to stay at home, take care of the house, make the food, and watch over the children while the men are expected to do all of the work outside of the house and bring home the money. Another similarity is with marriages. Sometimes, marriages are still held in churches and are somewhat religious