Rivalry In Elizabethan Times

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Although Elizabethan times are different from modern times. These two time periods are really similar due to the rivalries, suicide among teens, and marriage between two teens.
Rivalries are all around us, whether it is in sports, or family rivalries, or rivalries against another human. In The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, there is really one big rivalry. That is which between the two houses, Montague and. Capulet. "Peace? Peace. I hate the word. As I hate hell , all Montagues and thee!" Once Tybalt said this, the reader can assume that the rivalry is fierce between the two houses. This quote played a big role in this play because it show the audience right away that Montagues hate the Capulet more than anything else in the world. Rivalries don’t only exist in books or plays but also in sports. The rivalry between the Bruins and Canadiens is the biggest …show more content…

In Romeo and Juliet, the two marriages between paris and Juliet and Romeo and Paris is an example of teen marriage. My child is yet a stranger in the world. She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Let two more summers wither in their pride. Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride. This quote from Capulet suggest that Juliet is only fourteen and her parents do not want Juliet to be rushed into a relationship that she doesn’t want to be in. Books or movie may over emphasize teen marriage but not only does it happen in the fantasy world but also in real life. 70 million women 20-24 around the world had been married before the age of 18. there are currently 365,527,925 girls in the world and according to the stat up there 5% of women will get married before the age of 18. Marriage should be between two people that show strong emotions and trust between each other according to multiple sources. Not only do young people not know what their getting into it also shows their too young to make decisions by them

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