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Ryan Cicoski “Love and Marriage in Romeo and Juliet”: I. The Religious Aspect of Marriage A.
A time of Turmoil in the Church 1. Catholic and Protestant Infighting 2. Ascension of Queen Elizabeth 3.
Church and State as One B.
The Church’s stance on Marriage 1. “Let women by subject to their husbands, as to the Lord; for the husband is the head of the woman, as Christ is the head of the Church” (Homily of the State of Matrimony, Ephesians 5:22-23). 2.
“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly
increase thy sorrows, and thy conceptions. In sorrow shalt thou bring forth
children, and thy desire shall be subject to thine husband, and he shall rule
over thee” (Genesis 3:16, Geneve). C.
Conjugal Mutuality II. The Secular Connotation A.
Marriage was a business contract 1. The Dowry 2.
Family determined Marriage B.
Marriage was a Security Arrangement C. Love played no role in Marriage D.
Overview: Romeo and Juliet were an aberration
in some ways, but not all 1.
Ways they were similar and different 2.
Romeo and Juliet married early, which was the
norm in rich families, as it was essential to work out the monetary contracts
early. 3.
They did not however, have their parents
consent to marry. 4.
People at the time would have said they
married for the wrong reasons, emotional attachment was not a priority. |
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