Renaissance Period Marriage

Weddings and marriages today look very different from those held during the Elizabethan times. Some rituals seen in the Elizabethan weddings are no longer done in modern day weddings; modern day marriages no longer have arranged marriages, brides do not marry at a young age, and brides do not have a dowry.

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet, Juliet’s father, decides that no matter what Juliet says she has to marry Paris even though she’s already married to the love of her life, Romeo. Getting married for a young person is the biggest life-changing event of their life and an important decision. The type of marriage a person has is mainly based on culture. Arranged marriages have evolved over time and are still in use today for certain people. Arranged marriage from the parents of a child is a bad idea because it may turn into a money pit for both spouses, it may restart old family feuds from the past, and it is unfair for a child not to be able to pick their own spouse to marry.

In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the young couple gets married when Juliet is fourteen years old. In the fifteen century, during Romeo and Juliet’s time, marriage at a young age was extremely common, whereas in modern times many people get married close to thirty. Age is not the only wedding custom that differs today. Unlike the fifteenth century, in today’s society people are able to marry anyone they choose, people marry for much different reasons, and what is expected from the couple’s families have changed.

When it came to the middle class they could marry anyone of whom they desired, but then again most women would decline a marriage

Women can be doctors, scientists, teachers, businesswomen or anything they choose. During the Elizabethan era, marriages were based on power and wealth. Marriages were arranged by parents to grant wealth and higher social stature to families. It is legal to marry 14-year-old boys and 12-year-old girls as long as there is parental consent.

Marriage Rituals Before the Civil War Marriage traditions of white individuals were immensely diverse in comparison to the relationships between two enslaved African Americans. Although the relation of two married slaves contrasted with those of white people, neither marriages were eminently enjoyable. Pragmatism, when the parents of a young woman would chose their daughter 's husband, was frequent before the Civil War (“A History of the American Wedding”). While people of the white race had an insufficient impact on the decisions made by their parents, most enslaved individuals were able to choose their spouse.

In Canada, many people understand marriage to be a legal union between a couple that formally recognizes their true love for each other. In other parts of the world, different cultures practice arranged marriages planned by the family or guardians of the bride and groom. Without a doubt, there are successful long-lasting love stories derived from arranged marriages. However, the whole process of an arranged marriage can have negative social implications. In my opinion, I believe that arranged marriages are wrong and should no longer be acceptable across the globe.

He was trying to help reunite the families by doing this but he didn't think it all the way through so out of stupidity he married them. The quote to support to support this claim is from when the Friar is about to marry the two in the street with the help of the Nurse, as they are waiting he pulls Romeo aside and gives him some luck. “"So smile the heavens upon this holy act / That after-hours with sorrow chide us not!” (Act II Scene VI lines 1-2 Shakespeare). In other words he’s saying,  May the heavens be happy with this holy act of marriage, so nothing unfortunate happens later to make us regret it.

Medieval society portrayed what love and generosity should be. Older men married young women. Of course women had no choice in who hey married. The dowry benefits family member, not the women. Older men marrying young women had a suffrage of inequality in the relationship.

Romeo and Juliet is a play about star-crossed lovers. Romeo is apart of a high class Montague family; their rival is the Capulet family. Romeo falls in love with the daughter of Lord Capulet. They want to get married but they know that this will not be approved between their family feud. This is why they secretly ask Friar Laurence to marry them in secret.

From the same scene, it previously showed how he knew the risks involved in the marriage, “These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / Which, as they kiss, consume.” (Shakespeare 2.5.9-11) In this statement he uses a metaphor, comparing the couple to fire and powder, which when brought together can have explosive reactions, to explain that the couple is rushing into the relationship too fast, and they are most likely feeling, not love, but lust. This clarifies that despite these many signs for him to not marry them, he continues to do so; which inevitably induces their

The criteria often objectify and degrade an individual when people are searching for an appropriate marital candidate for their family members. Rushing into a marriage increases the probability of misinterpreting a person’s personality. An arranged marriage is likely to trap two incompatible individuals in an unhappy marriage for life. For many people, divorce is simply not an option. I cannot deny that many arranged marriages are successful with positive outcomes.

From the same scene, it previously showed how he knew the risks involved in the marriage, “These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / Which, as they kiss, consume.” (Shakespeare 2.5.9-11) In this statement he uses a metaphor, comparing the couple to fire and powder, which when brought together can have explosive reactions, to explain that the couple is rushing into the relationship too fast, and they are most likely feeling, not love, but lust. This clarifies that despite these many signs for him to not marry them, he continues to do so; which inevitably induces their

The family plays a huge role in the wedding ceremony and as such, the bride and groom are described as part of their families coming together and accepting one another. Cultures that are high in institutional collectivism try and make decisions that is best for the group rather than the individual person (Lustig & Koester, 2013). Since the marriages are often arranged by the families, they make decisions that are in the best interest of the family. This is different from when an individual choices for themselves a spouse because they do so based on their own interest, not often taking into account the interest of their

In this series marriage tends to be used as a means of bringing two major houses together, making allies, a political union between kingdoms, etc. Thus making marriage more of a contract