Romeo and Juliet
Many people in their young love life are faced with the conflict of romantic idealism. People argue that this idea of idealism in love is something too powerful and can lead to a great downfall. In Shakespeare passionate romance, Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers forbidden to be in love, fall in love at first sight. It is easy to believe that this kind of love is a fantasy everyone dreams about, or is a fairytale because this kind of love is so rare. But just because it is rare, does not mean it would never last. These two lovers were meant to fall in love with each other. They are the ones who reunited the families after all. Without their love, the story would have a complete different outcome. Critics argue that because of their passionate love, it leads to the decline of the play and the death of both, but their love is what motivated them and made it as real until their last breaths. …show more content…
In the story's time period, marriage at a young age was extremely common: “Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you. Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, are made already mothers. By my count I was your mother much upon these years. That you are now a maid. Thus then in brief: The valiant Paris seeks you for his love”. (1. 3.70-76) In this line, Lady Capulet is talking to Juliet about marriage. She explains that at Juliet's age of 13, she was already a mother. It was normal to get married and have children at this age, little alone fall in love. Young teenagers were required to fall in love or have their fathers choose who to fall in love with, so it may seem to others that this was a young marriage, but it was completely normal in
Many people in their young love life are faced with the conflict of romantic idealism. People argue that this idea of idealism in love is something too powerful and can lead to a great downfall. In Shakespeare passionate romance, Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers forbidden to be in love, fall in love at first sight. It is easy to believe that this kind of love is a fantasy everyone dreams about, or is a fairytale because this kind of love is so rare. But just because it is rare, does not mean it would never last. These two lovers were meant to fall in love with each other. They are the ones who reunited the families after all. Without their love, the story would have a complete different outcome. Critics argue that because of their passionate love, it leads to the decline of the play and the death of both, but their love is what motivated them and made it as real until their last breaths. …show more content…
In the story's time period, marriage at a young age was extremely common: “Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you. Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, are made already mothers. By my count I was your mother much upon these years. That you are now a maid. Thus then in brief: The valiant Paris seeks you for his love”. (1. 3.70-76) In this line, Lady Capulet is talking to Juliet about marriage. She explains that at Juliet's age of 13, she was already a mother. It was normal to get married and have children at this age, little alone fall in love. Young teenagers were required to fall in love or have their fathers choose who to fall in love with, so it may seem to others that this was a young marriage, but it was completely normal in