Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Significant Other? Perfection? "Romeo & Juliet?" Really?
What is essential to share regarding your completion of the "Perfect
Match " handout? How does your experience relate to what you know about
Romeo and Juliet's situation? What does this make you think? Reflect?
Contemplate? Don't forget to include references to our class discussion.
This blog response should be completed in class on 4-26-18.
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When parents believe that their child is to young to date. THis is what reminds me of Romeo and Juliet's situation. It makes me think that this has not changed throughout time how parents are still trying to protect their children.
In Romeo and Juliet, kids are supposed to be matched by their parents because kids are just like their parents but Romeo and Juliet are coming onto more modern ways of finding a match. I think my mom and I are a lot alike and would look for some of the same things in a perfect match. Romeo may be just like his parents but they will always have different opinions.
My parents have completely different views on who they think I should be with then I do. This is probably the same situation that other people have, things change depending on the person and parents aren't always going accept who you want to be with.
The perfect match really happens when you hang out with that one person enough to understand them. Romeo and Juliet were supposed to get married but they dont spend the time.
I think they are in a tough situation because their families are at war so it will be hard for them to meet each other.
They are looking for someone that fits what they want but it seems as if they are looking in the wrong place. They have been looking for someone they think they want when in reality there is a better match out there. Romeo is very set on a lady yet Juliet is a better fit for him but he hasn't met her. He hasn't been looking because of his tunnel vision focusing on one lady.
I think that if my parents were able to write down their ideal matches, they would align with mine. This happens to be different than the story that we are reading, Romeo and Juliet, because in the story, the two families that Romeo and Juliet come from have very different ideals, and don’t like each other. The parents want their kids to align with what they want, and therefore not like someone from the other family. This presents a challenge for the two lovers because they come from the opposite families.
Respect is very important and also an ideal match would be someone I have known for a while or know very well. Juliet hasn't even met the person who wishes to marry her and yet she sees it as an honor and something that she hasn't even dreamed of yet. She is not yet 14 years of age. This makes me think about the old days and wonder how accurate the visual i recieve of the time period is.
What I said was similar to what my mom said. In the story that is also similar to us as her father wishes for Juliet to give consent and Juliet wishes for her parents consent to marry. They are both looking for someone who wants to marry her.
I think that Romeo didn't have an open mind about changing girls in his life. Also Juliet doesn't want to get married yet she just wants to live her life. When Romeo went to the mask party he was looking his main girl but saw juliet and completely forgot about her.
I think that my experience doesn't fully relate to Romeo and Juliet's situation. This makes me think that maybe standards were different in earlier times and family members thought differently. Romeo and Juliet might be able to work something out in the end despite their family's past.
Juliet's parents think that she would be fine and happy marrying an older, unknown guy. My parents and I have pretty much the same thoughts of who would be my perfect match. Romeo and Juliet's families hate each other, and don't even want to go near each other. Today we don't have old rivalries like that.
Well, the characteristics that I hope for or see in a "perfect match" are different from my parents, but they don't contrast necessarily. In Romeo and Juliet, it's more of a set in stone expectation that they have a certain match. If this was implemented in my life, I wouldn't be able to deal with/enjoy what my parents would wish for.
This reminds me of how parents have super high expectations for their kids and we feel pressured to please them but actually really hate that so it sucks. Cause Juliets mom wanted her to meet paris but the only reason shes even doing that is because of her moms expectations cause you cant really ever escape them.
What is essential to share regarding your completion of the "Perfect Match " handout? How does your experience relate to what you know about Romeo and Juliet's situation? What does this make you think? Reflect? Contemplate?
Parents think we are to young to date at this day in age. Back then they were getting married at sixteen. It's a very different time. Romeo and Juliet's situation is difficult. Do they follow their hearts or listen to their parents?
Parents usually believe that you should date a certain age and date a certain person, but teenagers believe otherwise. Like this, Romeo and Juliet are in a similar situation. This is because their parents are against each others families and do not wish for them to end up together. But Romeo and Juliet think differently.
My experience related to Romeo and Juliet’s situation because my parents think I am too young to date, and their parents do not want them to get married. The situations are opposites because my parents and I have the same idea of my “perfect match” whereas Romeo and Juliet both disagree with what their parents say.
After completing the “Perfect Match” handout, my experience was different from Romeo and Juliet’s. My parents and I shared a very similar view on the “perfect match,” but Romeo and Juliet’s parents have very different standards than their children. However, the play shows me how different society was during this time period. For example, Juliet’s mother tells her about Paris's proposal; however, Juliet is only 14 years old. This is very different from the normal marriage age in today’s society.
My experience was very different than Romeo and Juliet's as my aunt and I's answers were almost exact. This makes me think about how the parents of the two just didn't take in consideration of what their children wanted. The parents were just thinking about the feud not the kids.
After completing the Perfect Match survey I was able to see how very different my experience was compared to Romeo and Juliet experience. My parents chose the same traits I had chosen for my "Perfect Match" however In Romeo and Juliet case their parents have very different ideas for their "Perfect Match". In Romeo and Juliet their parents chose their "Perfect Match" based on their class, their money, their family, and overall if they liked them. However, when my parents chose they described somebody who they thought would make me happy. This is why I felt Juliet and her parents grew so apart in the book. Although her parents loved her they did not think about her when they were choosing her match. However, when she met Romeo it gave her a chance to love somebody for who they are as a person instead of their position in life. It also gave her a chance to break free of the rules, be her own person, and choose her own love.
I think that my parents and I's answers would be very similar, which is different from Romeo and Juliet's. Even though Romeo and Juliet knew that they wouldn't get approval from their parents, they still ended up getting married, which makes me think that today, the way life and, more specifically, love works is very different.
It’s important to talk about the perfect match survey with your parents. It’s important for you to be happy, and it’s not fair if your parents can stop you from pursuing your true love. Romeo and Juliet’s parents didn’t want them to be together because they were from rival families. This eventually caused conflict, and Romeo and Juliet were not able to be together. It doesn’t seem fair for parents to control the love life of their children, so it’s important to talk about the perfect match survey with your parents to avoid conflict like Romeo and Juliet had with their parents.
In Romeo and Juliet, at least when it comes to the daughters, the parents really have all control when it come to the marriage. The parents decide mainly when the daughter gets married. Today it is much different, while the parents may disapprove of the wedding, they can really do nothing to stop the wedding itself. The perfect match is important to talk about with your parents because it shows what both you and your parents want for your love. It is very important to to come to an understanding to make sure everyone can truly be as happy as possible.
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