Marriage In Romeo And Juliet

Weddings in the twenty-first century are quite different than what would have taken place in the time of Romeo and Juliet. Marriage has changed tremendously since Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet; arranged marriage has vanished, marriage customs have changed, and how much goes into preparing a wedding. In the fifteenth century most marriages were arranged by parents or relatives not by marriage. The purpose of arranged marriage was to transfer land and ownership or peace treaty between two families or groups. Now the structure has changed and the actual relationship between two people matters and is what matrimonial is all about. Under the circumstances, Protestant religious leaders scorned the Catholic Church’s policy that ministry could …show more content…
Then, boys could marry at the age of fourteen and girls could marry at twelve. In contrast, now you have to be eighteen to marry without a parent’s consent which is quite difficult to achieve therefore, you see very few marriages under the age of eighteen. Weddings were always held in a local church and were religious formalities held by a minister. During, the ceremony no one sat down as they would clear out all the pews. Marriage in a church is still common but now many ceremonies take place in outdoor venues or popular tourist areas. After the ceremony, they would celebrate with a large feast, which was thoroughly planned, usually consisting of exotic dishes such as peacock. In a present wedding, after the marriage of the bride and groom they have a reception where people eat food, dance, and celebrate the new couple. The white wedding dress was a later tradition, most women then would have worn their best gown or purchased a new gown if the money was available. Their gown would have been full length and made of velvet, satins and corduroy if the bride could afford it. The dress consisted of a corset, girdle underneath, cuffs, and most likely had a plunging neckline so that attention was drawn to the women’s