Comparing Capulet's Romeo And Juliet

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A basic translation of the line is that women who are made wives at too young of an age can have their lives ruined. This could mean in both a physical sense, or in a sense of her relationship with her partner. Since the pressure would be extremely high on Paris to produce a male heir, that could be even more strenuous for his future wife. Capulet avers this due to his own personal experiences, as well as those of the time he lives in. At the time, many people died during childbirth or of plague, and childbirth was the leading cause of death to women. Capulet also states “The earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she”(Rom 1.2.14). He is clearly trying to convince Paris to wait just a little bit so as to not hurt Juliet. He wants to express

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