Why Is Romeo And Juliet Still Relevant Today

Comparisons and Contrasts of Relationships Through Time When we think of “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” we think of morals, practices, and normalities from the late 16th century, when in fact many of those “old” morals, practices, and normalities are still applied and used today. Some of those morals, practices, and norms from back then are actually frowned upon in today’s society.
You may be surprised to hear that some of the frowned upon actions from their time are actually still being practiced in countries other than America. You may also be surprised with the now acceptable normalities of today’s society. Either way, you most likely have your own opinion on what should and shouldn’t be accepted in society today and if you were asked a question about your views
For example: when Juliet said that she wasn’t going to marry Paris and going to go against her father and family, he said that she would marry him or he would disown her and she would be forced to live on the streets and she would homeless and “without” a family. Now a days if a pair of parents were very religious and had strong homophobic belief were to have a child who grew up to be gay, they would most likely disown their child, throw them out of the house, and never speak to them again just like Juliet’s father. Either way if the role was reversed, there would most likely be the same outcome. In today’s day and age being homosexual is, for the most part socially acceptable. Also now a days most parents don’t control who their children marry as strictly as in Romeo and Juliet’s time. So, you can see that society has changed in some ways and not in