There is no hard evidence in the play to suggest how oldis. It is generally assumed,
however, that he and his friends are probably, while older than , not older to an enormous
degree. Consider the way they behave: Romeo, in particular, is still afflicted with the wild
passions of youth, declaring himself in love with Rosaline only to move on to Juliet after first
meeting her.and , meanwhile, are also given to violent outbursts and fights over their clans's
respective honor, and none of Romeo's friends are married.
It was common in
this era for women to be younger than the men they married, but Juliet does not seem intimidated
by Romeo, as she might be by a man much older than she is. Nobody has yet tried to marry Romeo
off to anybody else, and he is referred to by Tybalt as "boy." While Romeo's parents
do not play as...
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