Question

Because the play Romeo and Juliet takes place hundreds of years in the past, they have some different values than we have today. Identify those values. Explain your answer using examples from the play. Use proper spelling and grammar.

Answer 1

Well according to the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet, times were obviously different. Wealthy families that has a daughter, such as Juliet, was forced to marry someone they don't even know { ACT 3 SCENE 5}. In Romeos case, he would have to marry someone in the same level as him ( which was Juliet, however they were rivals). As well as the knowledge to read and write- comparing it to the capulets servant, he did not know how to read b/c in that moment he was a serf. ( basically a peasent { found in ACT 1 SCENE 2}). Now a days many people today know how to read a write as well as the freedom to be with whomever we desire. I HOPE THIS HELPED YOU OUT =)!

Answer 2

One difference between those friendships back then and then today is that with Romeo and Juliet's relationship, it was love at first sight where they fell in love with each other in a matter of minutes and that they already want to be together forever while today, it's more complex than that. Usually, people at first are friends that they get to know each other over time while their relationship grows over time. Then at some point, they would have feelings for each other and that they'd be in love with each other while after some more time they would get married and so on. In other words, while Romeo and Juliet fell in love in only a few minutes, nowadays relationships take time to grow. And that you can't fall in love with somebody that you barely know.

Hope this helped!