Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet relates the tragic take of the “Star-crossed lovers” who meet their doom because of their love in an atmosphere of hatred that exists between the Capulets and the Montagues. The intensity of the love propels them into marriage but the question is whether or note they are too young to make such a choice given their respective ages of 14 and 16. These are reasons why they were not too young that revolve around their intelligence and skills of articulation and repartee. Additionally, they were both aware of the impediments too their love and were prepared to cope with these. Thus, given the times where people married at a younger age and the nature of their love they were not too young to make choices.
Juliet’s conversation with her mother before the ball about her marriage to Paris shows that she has a mind of her own,’I’ll look to like, …show more content…
Romeo wanted to desperately be with Rosaline but it is seen here that his love for her was puppy love, meaning that he only wanted to love her, but with Juliet it is a much deeper love. He is mature enough to admit to himself that Rosaline wasn’t his ‘true’ love. Juliet is mature enough to admit that a name is not part of someone,’What’s in a name?’ (p.g. 69), even though many children of this time would not have said something as sophisticated as this. It is also seen, after Romeo and Juliet stand together on the balcony, their true wisdom. When Juliet asks for Romeo to tell her, if he loves her and Romeo replies,’blessed moon I swear’, Juliet is quick to tell him not to swear by the moon. She was capable enough to discover, that the moon changes and told Romeo that swearing by the moon meant that he was going to change as well. Thus, we see the manhood and womanhood of both these characters, which meant that they were old enough to make their own
Juliet’s conversation with her mother before the ball about her marriage to Paris shows that she has a mind of her own,’I’ll look to like, …show more content…
Romeo wanted to desperately be with Rosaline but it is seen here that his love for her was puppy love, meaning that he only wanted to love her, but with Juliet it is a much deeper love. He is mature enough to admit to himself that Rosaline wasn’t his ‘true’ love. Juliet is mature enough to admit that a name is not part of someone,’What’s in a name?’ (p.g. 69), even though many children of this time would not have said something as sophisticated as this. It is also seen, after Romeo and Juliet stand together on the balcony, their true wisdom. When Juliet asks for Romeo to tell her, if he loves her and Romeo replies,’blessed moon I swear’, Juliet is quick to tell him not to swear by the moon. She was capable enough to discover, that the moon changes and told Romeo that swearing by the moon meant that he was going to change as well. Thus, we see the manhood and womanhood of both these characters, which meant that they were old enough to make their own