Romeo and Juliet Journal #3

In "Romeo and Juliet" many different views on marriage are expressed. For starters-Lord Capulet believes that Juliet's marriage should be arranged with someone of high social status (Paris), but he also thinks she ought to have a say in the matter, and she should be a little older, no matter what anyone says. However, he can suddenly decide at any point that she must get married (most likely Paris, if he does this), then she will have to listen to his wishes. Lady Capulet also believes that Juliet should marry someone of high social status in the community (Paris), but she thinks that it does not matter whether Juliet wants to, and it doesn't matter what age she is of. Paris thinks that Juliet should definitely marry him, and, like Lady Capulet, he believes it doesn't matter what her age is. Juliet does not wish to be married at all.



I agree with Juliet, because I believe that marriage is an act of love between two people who want to spend the rest of their lives together, an action not to be done lightly. It should not be portrayed as something that could boost your social status or wealth. I disagree with Lady Capulet and Paris because they think that marriage is a superficial connection between two people, and they don't care if Juliet is even mature enough to take on the burden. I somewhat agree with Lord Capulet because because he is concerned for Juliet's safety and welfare, and thinks that she should be a little older, allowing her to mature and develop and become able to birth a child without as much risk of death. He wants her consent. I somewhat disagree with him as well, because he can just suddenly decide that he wants her to marry, and she can't pick who she marries in the first place.