Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet, nor was it a smart option. Romeo and Juliet's families hate each other to the core, and that is the main reason why marriage is not a smart idea. Yes they believe they are in love, but that does not mean they had to get married in secret the day after they met. Problems start to occur due to their marriage almost immediately. First Tyblat and Mercutio die due to the family feud and Romeo gets banished, keeping him from ever being with Juliet again. Then Juliet's parents try to force Juliet to marry Paris which she can't because she's already married. Juliet even says, "O God, I have an ill-diving soul" (652). This shows how unhappy she is when Romeo has to leave her and go to Mantua. Nothing really good occurs from their marriage besides the few hours of lust they felt.

In Romeo and Juliet, I believe that they were wrong into getting married so quickly. They rushed into it and never knew if they truly loved each other enough to be together forever. On page 613, Juliet asks if Romeo loves her but she already knows the answer, "Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say 'Ay'" What she doesn't know is that Romeo is a lovesick puppy and he really just falls in love with girls on a daily basis. This love that they have for each other could only be temporary and may not last. On page 614 Juliet has a bit of doubt if this marriage will work out, but her heart takes over her and she wants to get married, "If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow."

Olivia Oglesby

Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. Right when they both saw each other they both instantly fell in love and got married the day after they met. Even though they both new they were in love with their "enemy," Romeo and Juliet did not have to get married right away. I think that Romeo and Juliet took their love a little bit too fast. "My only love sprung from my only hate! To early seen unknown, and known too late!" (Page 605). By this quote Juliet new that she fell in love with her supposed enemy. I think if Romeo and Juliet hadn't been so young, they would of thought to maybe talk to their families about the two being in love. They both thought that marriage was the only option because they were scared about anyone finding out that they had fallen in love, but there were many different roads that Romeo and Juliet could have taken, other than getting married the day after they met. Romeo and Juliet were just young lovers, that were afraid to be together because of their feuding families.

We meet Romeo at the beginning of the play when he is depressed because the girl he loves is going to be a nun. He is so upset that he barely can get himself to go to the Capulet party, but when he sees Juliet he completely forgets about Rosaline. Some readers may think that Romeo and Juliet are destined to be with each other for Romeo says things like "For I ne'er saw true beauty until tonight."(p.601) He talks about Juliet with such passion but only shortly before Romeo was talking about Rosaline with just as passionate words. I personally think that Romeo and Juliet should have waited a bit longer before marriage because even though they both confessed their love for each other, readers can see through Romeo that people change very quickly.

In my thoughts marriage was not the only option. They meet and the next day got married. They could of waited to get married. They could of waited to see if their love was worth turning their backs on their family. They turned their backs on their families and never told them about the marriage. They did not need to get married they could of parted their ways. If you love something you should let them it go. In the prolong it states, "Two households both alike in dignity.....".It states that there was no hope for their love and no point of getting married.

Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. In the story, Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight and get married right away. I do not think they should have gotten married as quickly as they did. In the story the Juliet says, "My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!" (Page 605). This is showing that Juliet knew she fell in love with her family's enemy. There was so much hate and history between the two families that they should have tried to avoid getting married or starting problems as best as they could. They should not have rushed into getting married because in the end the result was the death of others and them committing suicide.

I support this argument with Romeo and Juliet had other options then to get married right away. During the party you heard tiblte saying "once a villain at our party" this shows that was a lot of tension between the two family's already. They didn't have to get married right away because they knew that there parents weren't going to approve. If they would have talked to there [parents first maybe they would have said yes because they wanted to make there kids happy.

marriage was not the only option that romeo and Juliet had. first off Juliet was 14 years old or younger. she did not need to rush into marriage with her first love. they came from both different houses so there families did not like each other in the first place. everything about their lives was not meant to be. on page 601 line 60 tybalt says " uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, a villain, that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night." the houses didn't like each other at all. Juliet belives in love at first sight but she doesent belive in following her fathers foot steps off being against the montages.

Marriage was not the only option. Because there was so much hate between the families that it would never work before there deaths. Lady Capulet tell Juliet that she's going to marry Paris or else. " talk not to me, for I'll not speak a word. Do as thou wilt, for I have done with thee."

There was a lot of hate between the two families, so marriage was a bad decision, especially without the parents knowing. There were many deaths caused because of the marriage not being public as well. Tybalt even killed Mercutio in a battle. He blames both houses for his death. "A' plague a' both houses! I am sped." After that, Romeo kills Tybalt for revenge, but gets banished anyway. So the Friar has to help Juliet get back to him. This marriage is causing a lot of trouble for everyone around them.

No, marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. I believe this because everyone in the world has a choice. Romeo and Juliet could of discussed what they wanted to do instead of acting on the first idea that popped into their heads. In the book "Romeo and Juliet" on page 602, Tybalt says, "It fits when such a villain is a guest." This was said by Tybalt when Romeo, and his gang crashed the Capulets party. Tybalt spotted Romeo, and was disgusted to see young Romeo, and he wanted to kill him right in the middle of the party. This piece of evidence shows that Tybalt (Capulet) has great hate for Romeo. This shows that the Capulet family had great hate for Romeo who was a Montagues. Instead of starting an even bigger fight of the two love birds getting married, they could of made a different decision that would affect differently. Discuss your ideas first, act later on your final decision.

Marriage was not their only option. They could have done multiple things to stay together. On page 614 " Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books;but love from love, toward school with heavy looks."This means that it wasn't love at first sight.

No I do not think that marriage was the only option for Romeo and Juliet. They could have secretly dated and gotten to know each other or asked their parents what they thought of the idea. It was a very bad idea to get married after just meeting the night before. In Act 1 Tybalt said," I hate the word as I hate Hell, all Montagues, and thee." This shows how horrible the feud is between the Capulets and the Montagues. Their marriage was a rushed. spur of the moment act that they should not have done. You cannot be willing to marry someone after just meeting them. Marriage was definitely not their only option but it was their worst option and they did it leading to not only their owns deaths, but also other people's deaths.

Taylor Repko

I do not believe that marriage was the only option. When Romeo and Juliet just met, they instantly fell in love with each other. After they confessed their love for each other, they got married the next day. This was not the only option because they could have gotten to know each other better and not rush into everything. In the story, Juliet says "Of thy tongue's uttering, yet I know the sound. Art thou Romeo, and a Montague? (page 612)" This quote helps explains to the readers that Juliet now relies that Romeo is a Montague and brings great horror to their love story. Because of their uncontrolled love for each other, they then get married and rush into everything, resulting in deaths of their love ones and themselves. Instead of marring so soon, they could have kept their love a secret or confess their love to their own families. If they done this, Tyblat, Mercutio, Romeo, and Juliet might not have died. Marriage was not the only option for these two because of the feud between the families and the love they had for each other. Even though you can not break up true love, you can still try to wait to take love to the next level.

I understand that Romeo and Juliet wanted to make their relationship official by getting married, but they didn't have to. In an alternate ending, they could have remained lovers, but not gotten married, and saved themselves much trouble and possibly their tragic deaths. On page 661, Juliet says, "God join'd my heart and Romeo's , thou our hands, and ere this hand, by thee to Romeo's seal'd, shall be the label to another deed, or my true heard with treacherous revolt turn to another, this shall slay them both." If Romeo and Juliet had never been married, the story may not have ended in certain death because if Juliet hadn't threatened (or pretended, i suppose) to end her life, Romeo would not have ended his which , in turn, would have saved Juliet from taking her own. They both may not be necessarily happy, but they would both be alive, could then have considered it more, and maybe made a more appropriate decision for the future of their relationship. Therefore, in my opinion, it would have been more beneficial to both Juliet, as well as Romeo, to have not been married.

Marriage was not the only option because they did love each other but it was all so sudden. They barely know each other and this could and did end in a bad way. They didn't even try to work out the family feud. If it were me, I would not want to kill myself because there is no guarantee that they will be together in the afterlife. I would want to spend as much time with the person that I love as possible. In Act 2, Scene 2, Juliet proclaims " 'Tis but thy name is my enemy." She is saying that she loves him but he is the enemy. In all honesty, I think they are being over-dramatic. If your mother does not like your boyfriend, that's not going to stop you from dating him. I think they should have brought the idea on their parents before killing themselves. Marriage was not the only answer.

No, marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet were quick to realize that they were from two feuding families, two families that hated each other but they didn't even try to keep their distance from each other because they were in "love". Within two days the two teens had fallen in love and they barley knew each other, there were many other options the two could have chosen; one being that they could have tried to sort the problems out between the families and work forward from there. Here Juliet says how his name is her only enemy, "'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though not a Montague."(610). I think that they should have stopped trying to be together when they realized that they were from opposing families. They were sworn enemies and i think that is why the two thought they were in love, just the fact that they were not suppose to be together made them want to be together so much more. Even if they were in love they could have tried other options rather then rushing into a marriage.

A son and daughter of opposing families fall in love and get married. To stop their problems, they immediately got married to surcease their families' feuds. This was not their only option to be together, they had many other opportunities available to them. Moreover, I believe Romeo and Juliet should not have gotten married the day after they met. As expressed through this quote on page 618,"Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here!/.../So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies/ Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.", I am not the only one who thinks this. Here Friar Lawrence also agrees that they should not have been married so soon to save a day old relationship because they might not even truly love each other. This proves that the characters were simply acting on impulse rather then thinking their plans out. After all, if they never got married then the repetitive deaths would not have occurred.

I believe that marriage was not the only way out. Just a day before, Romeo thought that he was in love with Rosaline. Friar Lawrence is very surprised when Romeo asks him to marry them, "Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken?" (pg 618). It makes no sense that they would dive head first into a marriage a day after they met. They should have found a way to tell it to their family slowly and gracefully. If they were truly ready to be married, they wouldn't show up dead two days later. Teenagers do many things on impulse. I know firsthand that teenagers do reckless things without thinking. Their marriage was too rushed and they were not ready for what was to come. They could have told their parents they were in love, and if they didn't get a decent reaction, they could have gotten married then. At least their family would know how much it means to Romeo and Juliet by disregarding them. What got them killed was trying to keep the secret of their marriage. Parents are always more upset with their child when they keep secrets, but the punishment is never as bad if they confess. Marriage was not the best option and not the only option. Everything was too rushed and too sudden for anything to turn out well.

Sam Ricci: Romeo and Juliet did not have to get married in order to be together. It would have been much easier if they showed their love to their parents because the Capulet's didnt truley hate Romeo to start off with as seen on page 602 where capulet states "a bears him like a portly gentlemen". Also i dont think they truely had true love considering they just met. they needed to get to know each other better instead of acting on insticnt and getting married in one day. If they would have waited and took a plan for action their love would not have ended so tragically with the death of both them. The corruption of their quick actions unfold as seen on page 663 when Juliet states "o, bid me leap, rather than marry paris" or really saying i wont marry him for i am already married to Romeo and that would be a horrible sin. With no way out but to make a sin Juliets fast actions trapped her in a corner she cant get out. In the end acting on impulse ened horriblely for the two who shouldnt of gotten married but rather spoke to their parents of their who might have been understanding.

I do not support their decision to marry so quickly. The lovers married each other within a two day span, in my opinion not long enough to get to know someone. For example Friar Lawrence even thought it was too soon, especially after Romeo just got his heart stomped on by Roseline. He stated, "Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here!" I believe the couple could have waited longer, and got to know each other. It is unrealistic to do what they had chose to do, because there is also the chance they may hate their spouse. Although they did have the option to run away to Mantua and live together, especially if they were supposedly head over heels in love. All-in-all this event will cause future problems and a chain reaction which will eventually and ultimately lead to death.

No, I do not believe marriage was the only option. First, they could've run off together and gotten married in another city. Though some may argue that she was too young to do this, if she was old enough to get married, she is old enough to go off with her husband. Juliet is obviously deeply in love with Romeo given the fact she is saying "I'll to the friar to know his remedy. If all else fails, myself have the power to die". She is saying that she would rather die than not be with Romeo. If she is truly this deeply in love with Romeo, she would do anything to be with him, including running away from home. Marriage was also not a very good option considering their families were still feuding with one another, and the hatred between them was as strong as ever, considering Tybalt has slain Mercutio and Romeo had slain Tybalt. Romeo and Juliet would be better off running away from home to be together, rather than simply get married and hope things work out in their town of Verona.

Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet should have not jumped into marriage so quickly; they barely knew each other. They were not in love; they were just in lust. People do not fall in love at first sight. They fall in love with a person's looks not who they truly are. On page 602, Romeo stays to Juliet,"My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." Romeo is explaining to Juliet how when he first saw her it was like a religious journey. He is being very dramatic because he is very love sick and will jump to a girl very quickly to get over Rosaline. Romeo and Juliet's love is not true; it is not even love. They got married the day after they had met.

Kelly Murphy

Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. Juliet fell in love with Romeo knowing that he was from a different household. Romeo coming from a different household caused many conflicts between the two families. In act 2 scene 1 on page 611, Juliet states "Retain that dear perfection which he owes." Here Juliet says that he is perfection and she loves him. Juliet rushed getting married at a young age which could have avoided the conflicts between the household if she did not get married to Romeo so quickly. In the end rushing the marriage caused civil rivalries of killing people and Romeo and Juliet commit suicide.

I do not believe that marriage was the correct decision for Romeo and Juliet to make. A real marriage should have family and loved ones there to watch your beautiful day, and it should be well-planned. Romeo and Juliet's thoughts were fogged by their love, which made them to drive to making unclear decisions and choices that impacted their life forever. Romeo and Juliet should have thought about the repercussions before they actually got married to one another. "'Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art myself, though not a Montague. What's Montague...nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!" (Shakespeare). Juliet had said right here that she wished Romeo hadn't been cursed with his name, for then they would be together. Juliet knew that loving Romeo was so wrong, and that their love was NEVER going to work. It was very foolish of them to get married, knowing that no one will approve. She is so young, so it's not like she would be able to run away with him. Since the very start of their marriage, everything went awry. Misadventure after misadventure and Romeo and Juliet still didn't get the hint that everything around them was happening possibly because of their marriage! Marriage was not the only option. Romeo and Juliet could've confronted their problem instead of hiding it in the depths of secrecy. Because of it, their lives resulted in death--so young, so soon.

Romeo and Juliet did not have to get married. They only met each other the day before they got married. The day Romeo met Juliet, Romeo was pining for Rosaline. He said he feels like a feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, still-waking sleep. This is how Romeo described love. When he sees Juliet at the party Romeo says," For ne'er saw true beauty till this night." He says this probably a couple hours after he was depressed about Rosaline. I know what they were thinking for the pros of these to kids from feuding families by having them marry to bring the families together. After Romeo killed Tybalt only a couple hours after the wedding tension strengthens between the families. The families are ready to kill each other. I don't know how the families will be brought together if Romeo and Juliet never bring there secret marriage to the public. Romeo is banned after the wedding and there is a chance that Romeo and Juliet will never be able to see each other again. I think that Romeo and Juliet could have had a romantic few days, but then part ways because they should have figured out that this would kill an not bring the families any closer together. They should not have married.

Marriage is not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. Both of their families hate each other and they know it will cause problems, that's why they did it in secret. Also, Juliet and Romeo only knew each other for a day so rushing into marriage is not a good idea. They did not think about what they were doing, didn't know each other well, and rushed right to marriage. When Romeo is banished, Juliet says, "O, I have bought the mansion of love, But not possess'd it, and though I am sold, Not yet enjoy'd," (640). She is talking about how she is married, but has not yet enjoyed it. The marriage makes life for Romeo and Juliet harder than it had to be and in the end, it only destroyed them.

The marriage of Romeo and Juliet was a decision made in the heat of the moment that should have been thought out more. As two young teenagers who barely knew each other, there is no way they could have loved each other as much as they say because of their lack of time together. Juliet admits this herself of page 605, when she says, "My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!". Juliet is admitting she barely knows this man, and her self-proclaimed love might just be an improperly identified case of lust. The two are both dramatic and have a tendency to let the heat of the situation that they are presented with go to their heads. This is shown when Romeo knows he is going to be exiled, and has a temper tantrum and threatens suicide. Juliet also provides an example for this when the Nurse playfully withholds information regarding Romeo from Juliet, causing Juliet's temper to rise. The decision made by the couple regarding marriage was too heavily influenced by the tendency to be dramatic and overreact in times of struggle. If the couple had both been level-headed and honest with their families, six people would not die because a fourteen year old and a seventeen year old had a crush on each other, and before they decided to get married, met once at a party.

Marriage was not the only option for Juliet and Romeo. I believe it was a situation based off of lust and desperation. There are many other options for a couple instead of marriage. The could have confronted their parents about it, continued to secretly see each other or could have broken up because the relationship was too much to handle. Other than death, marriage should be the last resort for a couple in distress. When Lady Capulet says on page 595, "So you shall share all that he doth possess, by having him making yourself no less." Here she is saying that a man should only help you grow, not tear you apart. That is what Romeo is doing to Juliet's life, he is tearing it apart. I think breaking up would have been a more appropriate resolution because they are feeling lust not love.

Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. Their marriage only caused harm, and marriage was the wrong choice because they have feuding families who hate each other. Also, marriage was a horrible decision for Romeo and Juliet because awful; things happened as a result. Tybalt's death and Romeo being banished caused them both great sadness, so they would never be able to live together happily married in Verona. Juliet would have to give up everything just to be with her husband, and she was unwilling to leave her family. The fact that Juliet can never be with Romeo again is shown on page 656,"Romeo is banished; and all the world to nothing that he dares ne'er come back to challenge you." In this passage the nurse is explaining to Juliet that she can't be with Romeo and he won't come back to challenge Paris for her. All In all, Romeo and Juliet caused themselves and their families great damage for a marriage a day after the met when they could not be sure that what they were feeling was love and not lust. They could have taken another route and tried to bring their families together, but they chose to make a rushed decision into marriage that caused great harm, sadness, and destruction for the Capulets and the Montagues.

Marriage was NOT the only option available to the couple of only a day. Romeo and Juliet had many different options such as actually getting to know each other before deciding to marry each other with only the knowledge of their names. Speaking of names, their families had a strong detestation for one another. For example, even the servants of each family share the hatred for each other as seen here: "The quarrel is between our masters and us their men"(583). Even in the very beginning of the first scene you can see the hatred they hold for the Montague household. This just goes to show that even if Romeo and Juliet didn't WANT to find a different solution to the problems that had laid in front of them, they should have for the sake of their own families.

Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. They both realized who the other was just after they met, yet they still decided to get married. This was definitely not the only option considering they got married just a day after they met. Juliet in particular knew she had to marry Paris sooner or later, so it was wrong of her to go against her father, mother, and Paris and marry another man! Here Juliet says, "He shall not make me there a joyful bride!" If Juliet hadn't gone behind her parents back to marry someone she had just met, she wouldn't be in this debacle. All in all, there were other options besides marriage such as the two of them realizing that they couldn't possibly be in love after just one day! Romeo and Juliet could have ended their "relationship" and gone on with their lives without anyone else getting hurt. Because in the end, they just hurt themselves and others, and nothing good comes out of it.

Marriage was not the only option that Romeo and Juliet had. Juliet was very young and I think they both should've took the time to look things over before the both jumped right into the marriage. I think that both Romeo and Juliet could've found a different way to see each other and they should have waited. If they both truly loved each other then they should have found a different way to satisfy both of them and try to bring the families together first. in Act 2 scene 2 Juliet says "Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvis'd, too sudden;" If Juliet would have listened to herself when she said this and felt this way the whole time then her and Romeo wouldn't have died they way they did.

No, marriage was not the only option. Marriage was the blind option. Marriage wouldn't do any good for either one of them because their families hate each other, perhaps the families would view such a thing as a disgrace, and disown Romeo and Juliet, as Juliet's father had said "I tell thee what--get thee to church a' Thursday Or never after look me in the face. Speak not, reply not, do not answer me!" Marriage wouldn't have been able to stop the feud. Also, marrying Romeo would be a contradiction to Juliet's arranged marriage with Paris, which upset the Capulets even more. Romeo and Juliet made the choice of marriage out of blind hope, not thinking of the consequences. They thought only for each other, not for anyone else and what others might do to them. Romeo was desperate for love, and it is possible he did not know that there was an arrangement between Paris and Juliet, so he would have made the choice to accept Juliet's suggestion of marriage. "If that they bent of love be honorable, They purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow." Romeo accepted. They didnt see the consequences.

Marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. It was not the smartest option, either. Romeo and Juliet both knew that their families hated each other, yet they still proceeded with the marriage. They knew that something bad could happen to them at any moment, but they loved each other too much. Although their love for each other was overwhelming, they could have stayed in love without being married. In line 5 of the story, William Shakespeare writes, "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a star-cross'd lovers take their life." This explains that the Capulets and Monagues despised each other and their children, who love each other, end up killing themselves.

Danielle Kelly

In Romeo and Juliet, the decision of marriage was made quickly and wasn't thought out. Romeo and Juliet didn't think of the consequences, they only thought of themselves. In the story Romeo and Juliet meet at the party and then later that night Juliet says, "Thy that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy propose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I'll procure to come to thee, where and what time thou wilt perform thy rite;" (614). all in one day they meet and decide that they will be married the next day. If Romeo and Juliet would have told both families about the love that they shared, then maybe their love would have ended the feud, but because of all of the secrecy it made things worse. the proposal to get married was a rash decision because Romeo and Juliet hardly even knew each other, so waiting to get married and actually getting to know one another would have been a better decision for everyone that got involved in the chaotic mess that is the love between Romeo and Juliet.

Marriage is not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. They could of met a few more times and decided if it was the right thing to do. Romeo could of also stopped seeing her and went out with a few more ladies to see if there was anyone more charming than Juliet. As Benvolio said, "But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'd/ Your lady's love against some other maid." This quote is basically the "plenty of fish in the sea" equivalent of the Shakespearean era. Dating is good way of evaluating a possible partner and Romeo and Juliet saw each other about twice. That's a pretty good indicator of a bad marriage.

Romeo and Juliet made their decision quickly and did not really think all the facts through. In their situation, there may have not been many options but marriage should've been the last resort. They barely knew each other and barely had a first date. They did not have to get married. Juliet could've just let him go and went along with her arranged marriage with Paris. She made the decision of death as soon as she made the decision to marry Romeo over Paris. Romeo said, " Do not swear at all; or if though wilt, swear by thy gracious self, which is the god of my adultery, and ill believe thee." He cannot make any promises, he could've accepted the truth there and parted going their own ways without each other.

I feel that they could have had a better solution to the fight between the two families. Yes, they do love each other but to me, i think they wen to fast with the relationship. if Romeo and Juliet wanted to bring the families together,then i think they should have created an intervention. Instead they suffered many consequences through out the time being of there marriage. There was death and chaos. In act 3 scene 1, the fault of Romeo going to the Capulet's party resulted in Tybalt's vengeance. Mercutio says ''A plague a'both houses! i am sped.'' Mercutio then dies, then Romeo kills Tybalt and then Romeo is banished. All of this could have ended better if the marriage wasn't secretive.

Romeo and Juliet had more options then getting married. mostly because Romeo had just gotten over Rosaline. like friar said on page 618 line 65 " is Rosaline that didst love so dear so soon forsaken." then he also says something in line 90 " thy love did read by rote that couldn't spell." saying that Romeo doesn't really know what love is and should take things slowly. witch is why I believe there was more then one solution for their problem.

no, marriage is not the only option. i think it is not an option because they could have just made a plan to come and visit each other or move away from the rivalry so they could love each other the way they want to and see how everybody would intervene with there opinion and if they disagreed they would stay together and ignore what the other people feel is wrong until they finally realize that they have a rivalry for no reason and get over the rage.

I think that marriage was not the only option for Romeo and Juliet. They could have kept everything under wraps, or told their parents of their love before they got married. They could also have pretended that they had never met. There were many ways to avoid the following events. I can't find any quote though. But that may be because all that the characters have time to think of is marriage. And in this age, people were to be married when they loved or wanted to be together, and so on and so on. So I hold firm to my thoughts of how they could have continued seeing each other without being married.

I don't think that marriage was the option for them. They could've just been friends. They didn't have to go and get married because if they got married to make their families closer than that would make their parents hate each other even more. On page 604 when Romeo found out that Juliet was a Capulet he said, "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt." He says that because he knows him and Juliet aren't supposed to be together because their parents don't like each other. Also on page 605 when the nurse told Juliet that Romeo was a Montague she said, "My only love, sprung from only hate!" Juliet says that because she knows that if her parents found out about her and Romeo, the hate that both of the families have for each other would get worse.

Marriage was not an only option because there was several options. For example one option was to talk it over. Have the families talk it out. I am sure that they have someone that they would not mind discussing it with. I believe Romeo would be the one to talk things over because Lord Capulet does not mind having Romeo at his party. On page 602 Capulet says "Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone"; another quote "Verona brags of him to be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth. I would not for the wealth of all this town here in my house do him disparagement." Throughout his saying to Tybalt, he explains that Romeo is well respected and is well known. Lord Capulet respects Romeo; therefore, making a conversation with him would be easier than marrying Juliet in secret. Capulet would take some time understanding and give feedback to Romeo, while Romeo is technically the messenger for both his family and Juliet's family. This proves that there is another option than marriage.

In My Opinion, Marriage was not the only option. Marriage was not the only option because they could have either told their parents that they were madly in love with one another, realized that their love and families had no solution and moved on, or they could have ran away with each other and forget about all of there problems in Verona. "In one respect I'll thy assistant be : For this alliance May so happy prove. To turn your households rancor to pure love" Friar thinks that this my put and end to an "ANCIENT GRUDGE". If there grudge was ancient, between two families, two lovers were not going to change that if each generation were born to hate each other.

I'll be fully honest with you now, it may seem like a surprise, but our beloved Rome & Juliet truly shouldn't have gotten married. At least not at that time period; I mean, after knowing each other for less than a day with knowing hardly anything about each other, it's a very invalid argument. Imagine how they would be together after the first two months of marriage? They're uncontrollably in love with each other, but they completely lack the practicality of what marriage would actually mean. Then there's the additional situation of having to hide it, which con only provoke more negativity into their families as well as themselves. Only by page 650, the metaphors of darkness describes the problem perfectly in their dialogue; "{Juliet} O, now I would've chang'd voices too, since arm form arm voice doth us affray... {Romeo} More light and light- more dark and dark our woes..." Romeo simply sums up how now matter how happy they are married, their problems will get worse. So, they simply should've waited.

No,no marriage was not the only answer to romeos and Juliet problems. They had so many other better options that they didn't even bother noticing. They could have waited longer to see how things played out with their love. They might have realized nothing would have ever worked out. They unknowingly killed multiple people with their love.Romeo and Juliet were a disaster from the beginning, which caused them to die because of a tragic love relationship. "The fearful death passage of their death-marked love,and the continuance of their parents rage, Which, but their children's end , nought could remove." This shows no matter what they were going to fail in tragedy. That tragedy was the death of their beloved romeo and juliet

Marriage was not the only option because they could have talked to their parents about forgiving the other family because the feud has already killed enough people. On the page 635 Mercutio says, " Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch." after he gets stabbed by Tybalt. Then on page 636 the book says, " the citizens are up, and Tybalt slain. What these two cites state is how the feud between both family feuds get people killed. If Romeo and Juliet talked to their parents about ending the feud then these people have not died and then they could be in love.

"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life." This was a tragic way for these two souls to go. To think that maybe one thing could have change that...Marriage. Marriage was not the only option that Romeo and Juliet had. First of all their families absolutely hate each other, also it causes their deaths. For example when Romeo and Juliet first meet sure they are in love but to be married days later is a lot. They could of visited each other or even told their parents sure there is a feud between families but Lord Capulet said himself "A bears him like a good gentleman" possibly meaning that if they asked and proved that Romeo was fit he could of married later on.

I do not think that marriage was the only option they had because they JUST met each other and it was love at first sight. They could have waited to get married , but instead they rushed into it thinking that it would stop the family feud when it clearly didn't. Because the two,Romeo& Juliet , wanted to get married to each other so soon , family members were getting killed by one another , and family was going against family. When Juliet tells her parents that she'd rather get married to a montigue instead of paris , her father goes against her and tells her that if she does not show up to get married to paris , he does not want anything to do with her. if she did not rush into getting married to romeo , family members would not be getting killed , and her family would not go against her

I don't think that marriage was the best option for Romeo and Juliet. it was love at first sight with them and in my opinion that doesn't mean they should get married considering they just met. also, both of the families hated each other and they both should have know it was a bad idea to get married and waited longer. on page 618 line 91 Friar says, "For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households rancor to pure love." this quote says that hopefully Romeo and Juliet's marriage will bring the two families together but we know that it will do the opposite and cause the families to get even more angry.

no marriage is not the only answer because they couldve went out got to know each other figured out the problems that they would face in their relationship and then they could move away and eventually get married. there is proof in the book of how this was not that was not the only option they couldve taken. like how in the last part of the book it shows how they make their escape plan instead of doing it then they couldve done it earlier when no one would expect it as much as they would then. which is why marriage was not the only answer for them at that point.

i dont think marriage was the only option for Romeo and Juliet. Also i dont think it was the smartest option because they we convinced that they were in love so they decided to secretly get married which causes problems right from the start since the two families hate each other with a burning passion. Mercutio and Tybalt fight and Tybalt stabs Mercutio so he later dies. This infuriates Romeo. Romeo lets his anger get the best of him and he ens up killing Tybalt which causes Romeo to be banished from Verona. meaning he can never see Juliet again. "And for that offense Immediately we do exile him hence". I personally think that Romeo and Juliet should have waited longer to get married because Juliet was so young and it just wasnt the right time to get married. Especially since the two familes were in the middle of an extremely long feud.

In Romeo and Juliet, I believe that their only option was not just marriage. They could have easy just forgotten about each other and moved on. Then Romeo might not have been kicked out because Tybalt would have never killed Mercutio because Romeo would have accepted Tybalts duel. On page 636 you can see Romeo killed Tybalt when he says, "This shall determine that." Also, with Romeo remaining in the village Juliet would not have to sneak away, so then she would never be in the situation of being disowned by her dad.

Instead of marriage they could of went to their parents and told them about their relationship they could of worked it out. If they settled their differences than they could of been together in piece. A lot of people died because of this marriage. Mercutio cursed the two family's because of their conflict. If they were to sit down and talk about the relationship they could of became good friends. Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris, and the two main characters Romeo and Juliet all die in the result of this marriage. Marriage was not the only option.

I believe that marriage wasn't the right thing to do for Romeo and Juliet. This event caused a whole world of tragic events for the new couple. Death between the families happen because of the marriage. For example Mercutio was Romeo's best friend and he died for Romeo; therefore, Romeo killed Tybalt to get back at him for killing Mercutio. Then the most tragic event in the story that was caused by the marriage was when the Prince exiled Romeo from Vienna. This is shown on page 638" And for that offense immediately we do exile him hence". This would had never happen if Romeo and Juliet never jumped the gun at the party. They should of had secret date or something like that so the families would of stayed whole and no one would of died.

When two families hate each other and their kids are in love chances are the relationship will most likely not work out to well. Marriage was defiantly not the right option for them. Romeo rushed the relationship way to fast. First he falls in love with Rosaline and within a week he is already in love again this time with Juliet. Even Friar Lawrence questions this when he says "So soon to bid good morrow to thy bed" (616). What I think is Romeo and Juliet should have just given the relationship a couple months then start considering marriage. What makes it worse is that Romeo and Juliet felt like they had to be together, that's why eventually they both will take their lives at the end "A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life" (582). Romeo and Juliet also should have thought about how dangerous a relationship could be. Especially with somebody as dangerous as Tybalt watching Romeos favorite move. Another way to move on was just forget about each other. Yes, Romeo would have been depressed for a really long time but eventually he would recover because time heals everything.

In my opinion, I do not think that marriage was the only option or the only way to go. It was obvious that Romeo and Juliet were in-love, but I think that they were married too fast, especially because the fact that Juliet was only 14 year olds. On page 613 line 90, Juliet says, " Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say " Ay" And I will take thy word. Yet, if....." Right off the bat, Juliet wants to marry Romeo as soon as possible. They had just met and their minds were already set of marriage. Falling in-love is a great feeling. But rushing things can be bad. Even if it was their only option, Romeo and Juliet could of forgotten about each other. But, they didn't and Friar Lawrence married them anyways. He married them because he saw how upset Romeo was about Rosaline, so he was happy that Romeo was truly happy.

I think that there were many options other than marriage. For starters they had only known each other for one day before the wedding. They could have just dated. Dating isn't even a good word for it. To be dating you should know each other for at least more than a day. They obviously weren't allowed to be seen with each other so no matter what they were doing, it had to be secret. Hiding the fact that you're married is pretty hard to do. I understand that they were in love. "My only love, sprung from my only hate". This quote shows what Juliet thinks when she finds out that Romeo is a Montague. She still loves him and tries to make the best of it. The way that she made the best of it is what's wrong though. There were plenty of options other than marriage. If you ask me, she should have just dated Romeo secretly, or at least only having the Nurse and Friar Lawrence having knowledge about it. While marrying may have possibly brought the families together beforehand, it obviously failed miserably. In the end, love is what's killing these two, and my thoughts are that they should have just dated. They are rushing into marriage at a dangerously fast rate, and that is a mistake that the two of them really shouldn't fall into. In my opinion, marriage was not the only option.

I think that marriage was not the only option they had. This might not have been the best option but they could have run away together and eventually gotten married. They could have also talked to there parents and told them how much they cared for each other. "Content thee, gentle coz,...for a feast,"(Shakespeare 602). I chose this because it seems that Lord Capulet is ok with Romeo so maybe if they talked to their parents about the true love they had for each other they could have gotten them to understand and give them their blessing.

Marriage between Romeo and Juliet was not their only option. They could have just been friends and let the Paris thing not work. then maybe some how the families come together. then finally they can marry each other without their family problems." Thou shall continue for two-and-forty hours, and then awake from a pleasant sleep."(662 Shakespeare). this was something that is happening from heir marriage. Juliet has to fake die to be with Romeo.

Steven Staublein

Marriage was indecisive decision made by Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet rushed too quickly into marriage even Friar didn't agree with them. "Wisely and slow. "They stumble that run fast" Friar said that on the bottle of page 617. That quote means that Friar even thinks that Romeo and Juliet are moving too quickly. Romeo and Juliet should have 'dated' before rushing into a marriage.

No, It was not the only option i think it all so part of the reason they died because romeo and Juliet didn't just stand up for their love instead it got two people dead and them as well . By the action of them we know they are not mature or even ready for marriage .