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The term ''Romeo and Juliet exemption'' is used in law sometimes to refer to exemptions to statutory rape prosecution based on closeness in age between 'victim' and 'perpetrator'. Such exemptions do not apply in all jurisdictions by any means. | The term ''Romeo and Juliet exemption'' is used in law sometimes to refer to exemptions to [[statutory rape]] prosecution based on closeness in age between 'victim' and 'perpetrator'. Such exemptions do not apply in all jurisdictions by any means. | ||
Some writers such as [[Feminism|Germaine Greer]] point out that Romeo's exact age can not be determined from the literary work, so the relationship may well have fallen foul of any modern laws so described. | Some writers such as [[Feminism|Germaine Greer]] point out that Romeo's exact age can not be determined from the literary work, so the relationship may well have fallen foul of any modern laws so described. | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 15 June 2023
Romeo and Juliet is a classic work of Shakespeare. It serves as a historical example of controversial love with a tragic ending rooted in the anguish the lovers feel at one another's loss. Juliet may have been around 14, putting her well below the Age of Consent in most modern ('Western') jurisdictions.
Legal reference
The term Romeo and Juliet exemption is used in law sometimes to refer to exemptions to statutory rape prosecution based on closeness in age between 'victim' and 'perpetrator'. Such exemptions do not apply in all jurisdictions by any means.
Some writers such as Germaine Greer point out that Romeo's exact age can not be determined from the literary work, so the relationship may well have fallen foul of any modern laws so described.