Romeo and Juliet - Context
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- Romeo and Juliet: Context
- Religion
- Suicide, betrayal and Bigamy (marrying someone else whilst your already married) were considered mortal sins
- Romeo and Juliet was set in a catholic society. This society has a strong belief in damnation as a result of mortal sin
- Romeo and Juliet use religious language to declare their love to each other
- Audience see the purity of the love they have for each other, which makes them also feel more sympathetic towards the characters
- Church had a big influence in the 16th century, the characters respect for the church is shown through their relationship with the Friar
- The only time Juliet was allowed out alone was to go to make confession
- Everyone had to attend church on Sunday. Anyone who didn't attend would be punished with a fine
- Marriage
- Sometimes marriage was for money and not love
- High class women married to high class men to maintain the families wealth and high status
- Marriage is usually a positive thing but Shakespeare uses the feud to show how strong feelings like love and honour can lead to conflict
- At the time the play was set it was uncommon for girls to marry at an early age
- Sometimes marriage was for money and not love
- The Great Chain of Being
- In Elizabethan society they believed that God set out an order for everything
- Women always came below men
- Family
- Wealthy families could afford wet nurses to look after their children, often causing a distant relationship between the child and parents
- Explains why Romeo and Juliet didn't approach their parents about the situation
- The father was the undisputed head of the household
- Children were often seen as property
- Wealthy families could afford wet nurses to look after their children, often causing a distant relationship between the child and parents
- Patriarchal Society
- Girls/Women were expected to obey their fathers/ husbands
- Women were very unlikely to stand up to their husbands in fear of sending them away
- Women were seen as weak and were expected to be ruled over by men
- They had no authority and could not own their own property
- Women were often objectified
- They had no authority and could not own their own property
- Women were seen as weak and were expected to be ruled over by men
- Women were very unlikely to stand up to their husbands in fear of sending them away
- Boys got more freedom, girls weren't allowed out alone
- The only time Juliet was allowed out alone was to go to make confession
- Women were seen as weak and were expected to be ruled over by men
- They had no authority and could not own their own property
- Women were often objectified
- They had no authority and could not own their own property
- Woman's main role was to satisfy the man
- Girls/Women were expected to obey their fathers/ husbands
- Religion
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