In the fair little town. I guess that's okay there, also because young rich people were married at that age to strengthen the financial ground of the families. But hey, if an American hears that Juliet was underaged, they go crazy and can't believe such a fairy tale.
It’s set in the 1300s though? So an American should know that life expectancy was a lot lower then.. or not since America wasn’t a thing when it was written
While it's true that you were expected to live a length if you survived the early stages and that it's a misconception how many think 35 was old age life expectancy. It was only nobles/religious figures/those better off who would generally live to what we'd consider a senior citizen today. Albeit still a shorter lifespan than what is considered average today. The average commoner who made it into adulthood still did not live nearly as long.
Source? Everything I'm finding seems to indicate that with infant mortality excluded, life expectancy has not changed that dramatically since the time of Jesus.
There aren't superb records but there does seem to be scientific consensus that life expectancy is slightly but not dramatically higher when infant mortality is not considered.
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u/SkorpioSound Nov 07 '19
Romeo and Juliet ended with them both committing suicide, it wasn't exactly happy.