"The Proximate Reason Romeo and Juliet's Bride Be But Thirteen: The Marian Theory"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo819/
Author:
	Swan, George Steven.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2017
Publication Information:
	The Quint: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly from the North 9, no. 4 (2017): 90–162. (https://ucn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/The-Quint-v9.4.pdf)
Annotation:
	Argues that Shakespeare revised Romeo and Juliet for the second quarto publication because Shakespeare's loyalties changed, linking the play to the Earl of Southampton's family (focusing on Mary Browne, the 1st Viscount Montague's daughter). Positions Romeo and Juliet "as sequel to Taming of the Shrew."
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Wriothesly, Henry (2nd Earl of Southamptonl); Wriothesly, Henry (3rd Earl of Southampton; Browne, Mary
Tags:
	Biographical Studies, Romeo and Juliet, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, The Taming of the Shrew
WSB Update:
	Fall 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo819