Comparing Romeo And Juliet 'And Matched'

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Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet is similar to the book Matched by Ally Condie in my opinion. Both books are about true love that is forbidden in society’s eyes. “Romeo and Juliet” is an older book but both display the effects of love and what people are willing to do. Both books have an ideal soulmate that the setting and story line that the author has set up for the characters, but both main character defies it. They fall in love with the antagonist side and have to overcome many difficult situations. The two books shows the difficulties and hardship the characters go through for true love.While going through with life they learn what misery and pain is and how it is in the real world.
The female characters in both novels share the similar problem. In both novels there is a “perfect guy” made for the character, but they fall for another person. In “Matched”, Cassia is matched with her best friend Xander, so society expects her to marry him because it is the law. She questions everything and falls in love with Ky, an outcast from society who is …show more content…

Cassia runs away from her perfect life and planned future to escape to a unknown terrain. As she runs away and begins her journey she joins a rebellion and falls in love with Ky. She risks her whole life to be with him. She leaves everything behind; a perfect family, arranged marriage, and controlled lifestyle. In “ Romeo and Juliet” Juliet falls for Romeo, and is willing to risk her life. She sneaks in and out to see him and defies the arrange marriage agreement. She sends her nurse to send secret messages and make plans with Friar Lawrence. She marries Romeo against her family wishes in private, and plans to run away with him. She plans her own death just to escape and be with Romeo; as like how Cassia ran away to a camp and almost got killed for Ky. Both characters choose love and passion instead of arranged marriages, they chose their own

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