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Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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."
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

Kelly MurphyMarriage 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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.
Debate: Romeo and Juliet - Marriage?
Side: No, marriage not only option

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.