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In Romeo and Juliet Juliet broke the rules that a good daughter and wife should have followed in Verona’s times. Juliet fell in love with and married a Montague
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How did Juliet break all the rules? In fifteenth century Verona women were treated as an object. They were not to disobey their father and husband for fear of being rejected by the family and thus losing their name. Without a name a woman was worth nothing. The setting of fifteenth century Verona was a very patriarchal society. This means that everything was run by men. Women however, instead of being loved for their personality (and often great sense of humour) were judged purely upon beauty. Although this may seem unjust to women living in the 21 century women in 15th century Verona could wish for nothing more than a kind husband and a generous and wealthy father. In those days everything was about status. If two families of equal nobility lived in the same vicinity there was bound to be trouble. In Romeo and Juliet Juliet broke the rules that...
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