Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet
In the Crash Course videos John Green talked about the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation. The Renaissance was a period of time around the sixteenth century in which greek and roman knowledge was reintroduced to scholars and painters. However, this knowledge was only available to wealthy humanitarians, not common folk. The Protestant reformation took place at about the same time as the Renaissance, and involved a monk named Martin Luther. Martin Luther saw corruption in the Roman Catholic church and aimed to change it. He ended up creating his own sect of christianity and made education and knowledge more accessible to the common man. In A World Lit Only By Fire topics such as the Renaissance, and the Dark Ages were discussed. The Dark
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Men and Women in this era were now allowed to choose their spouse rather than have it arranged for them. Romeo and Juliet chose to get married despite their families feud. This decision was rash and immature, but was made out of passionate love. In the Power of Myth, marriage is duality forged by giving up one's selfish desires and becoming part of a new whole. Romeo and Juliet got married but never became one. Would it have been better for Romeo and Juliet to have been in arranged marriages? How does Campbell's view of marriage compare and contrast the marriage of Romeo and Juliet?
“Europe was enlightened and then it was unenlightened, and the it was re enlightened.”(The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22)
In the Crash Course video on the renaissance it is said that the renaissance was not a singular time period of enlightenment. Instead these time periods were spread out into pockets of enlightenment separated by the Dark Ages . During these periods of sophistication, only high lords, and humanitarians were given access to the arts, and knowledge. Romeo and Juliet were from these noble families and could learn of these new ideas. People like servants or peasants could never learn of the arts, because they were too poor and uneducated. This lack of a singular time period, and limitations of who gets to learn begs the question, did the renaissance actually
Men and Women in this era were now allowed to choose their spouse rather than have it arranged for them. Romeo and Juliet chose to get married despite their families feud. This decision was rash and immature, but was made out of passionate love. In the Power of Myth, marriage is duality forged by giving up one's selfish desires and becoming part of a new whole. Romeo and Juliet got married but never became one. Would it have been better for Romeo and Juliet to have been in arranged marriages? How does Campbell's view of marriage compare and contrast the marriage of Romeo and Juliet?
“Europe was enlightened and then it was unenlightened, and the it was re enlightened.”(The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22)
In the Crash Course video on the renaissance it is said that the renaissance was not a singular time period of enlightenment. Instead these time periods were spread out into pockets of enlightenment separated by the Dark Ages . During these periods of sophistication, only high lords, and humanitarians were given access to the arts, and knowledge. Romeo and Juliet were from these noble families and could learn of these new ideas. People like servants or peasants could never learn of the arts, because they were too poor and uneducated. This lack of a singular time period, and limitations of who gets to learn begs the question, did the renaissance actually