“Violence is everywhere in Shakespeare,” (White Web). The reader can see that violence is a major theme throughout the entire play, from the prologue to the very last line, “Romeo and Juliet” is a story of pain and tragedy. The feud between Capulet and Montague families leads to destruction and death. In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, the feud between the Montague and Capulet families causes the lovers to be secretive and impulsive which leads to their and others unfortunate demise. Firstly, from the beginning of the story of Romeo and Juliet the reader can see the effects of the feud on the community. In the families, on the Capulet side, Sampson and Gregory are servants that despise the Montagues, going so far to say “A dog of the house of Montague moves me” (1.1.7), in that he means even a simple dog from the house of Montague can make him angry. That goes to show that the feud is more than a petty fight but an ancient grudge affecting all. As for the major Capulets in this scene, Tybalt shows, saying hateful things such as, “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee, / Have at thee, coward!” (1.1.60-62), meaning he hates Montagues more than anything else. That is proven in the fact that there has been three brawls in Verona in the past started by the …show more content…
"The prologue and the Prince speak of the feud as the mutual “rage” of the fathers, but we do not see that in the play, at least not as the initiating impulse of any of the acts of violence" (White Web). Whether the parents want to fight or not, the feud has taken countless lives throughout the story of Romeo and Juliet. It is the entire city of Verona’s hatred towards the other family that causes the feud to continue. “The civic content – the brawls of various sorts and the misrule or ineffectual rule of family, church, and state – is always ominously present" (Hager
The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues was the major conflict throughout the play. The family feud between the Capulets and the Montagues made living in Verona difficult for everyone. Quarrels burst out in the village, causing destruction of property and the rivalry forbid
Mercutio: Menî–¸ eyes were made to look, and let them gaze. I will not budge for no manî–¸ pleasure, I. This is just a small sampling of crime and violence versus peace and law. Later in this scene, Mercutio challenges Tybalt in a duel, then when Mercutio is slain, Romeo goes on to challenge Tybalt, killing him. If Mercutio, Tybalt and Romeo would have listened to Benvolio, the fights would have not occurred, and the outcome of the play would be changed. An example of love versus hate occurs through the relationship Romeo and Juliet and the hate between their families.
...the intensity of the play, the very sweet and romantic scenes would have intrigued the audience and with the shock deaths at the end it would have saddened then because Shakespeare involved his audience and drew them in with his soft and subtle scenes to the heart wrenching scenes. When, after Romeo and Juliet die, the two families make friends. I would think the audience wouldn’t be surprised because in the prologue it said, “Doth with their death bury their parent’s strife.” This means that with Romeo and Juliet’s death it will end the family’s feud. In conclusion I would say that Shakespeare puts conflict in sense which represents both physical and verbal abuse. It is important to include both aspects because not every character is going to have either a constant physical or verbal fight. Romeo and Juliet without conflict are like Romeo and Juliet without love.
Ever heard that too much hate is a bad thing? Well in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows how the hate we have can lead to unintentional consequences. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare illustrates how hate affects the way someone says or does something. From the very beginning of the story, Shakespeare tells us how much hate the two families have for each other. In the opening scene in Verona, the two servants of different families, the Montagues and Capulets, start a fight between each other.
The feud meant that they had to keep their relationship under wraps and tip-toe around their families. The ancient grudge between the two families meant that if one member of either family found out about Romeo and Juliet then they would be killed, ‘If they do see thee, they will murder thee.’ The family feud between the Montague and Capulet families could also be held responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because they both grew up with people dieing within the families because of the grudge. For instance Mercutio and Tybalt, Mercutio was a very loyal friend of Romeo’s and Tybalt was Juliet’s cousin. The deaths of these characters meant that Romeo and Juliet were both distressed and unhappy, and thus could have given more reason to their own deaths, ‘ A’ Thursday let it be, a’ Thursday, tell her,
Drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montague’s, and thee. Have at thee cowards!” which proves to us that Tybalt is more committed to the feud then Benvolio and the Montague’s. Act 1 scene 5: in this act we look at how Romeo goes to the great. feast in the household of the Capulet’s.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare incorporates the theme of conflict through many different characters and situations. The definition of conflict is “a fight, battle, or struggle; especially a prolonged struggle; strife” The play mainly focuses on the tragic lives of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet; the two characters belong to the Montague and Capulet households respectively, which have held ongoing grudges against each other for years. The play ends with both main characters committing suicide, to be together in heaven. As with many of Shakespeare’s works, the theme of conflict is a strong one. For a start, there is the ongoing conflict between the two families; the Montagues and the Capulets. The audience is unsure how this grudge started; this reflects how tedious some ongoing grudges can be. This is a vital conflict to keep the structure of the story, as without this conflict Romeo and Juliet would not have encountered the problems they had with their marriage. However, there are different ways of putting this grudge across - through dialogue, such as Mercutio’s intell...
The character Romeo is not known for an outrageous acts of violence. "Verona brags of him to virtuous and well-governed youth"(1.5.65-66). This quote is from scene 5, where Romeo and his friends are at the capulet party. This quote explains
Firstly, the Capulets and Montagues are at odds with each other. Members of each house and servants break into a sword fight, clashing with each other. Sampson says "Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy swashing blow." (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 60). The feuding between the two families motivates Sampson to challenge the Capulets. Another example of how the two houses despise each other is what Romeo and his friends have to do to get into the Capulet feast. So they will not be recognized, Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio wear comic masks to hide their faces. Mercutio says, "Give me a case to put my visage in" (Act 1, Scene 4, Line 29). They do not want to be recognized because of the hatred between the two houses. Also, Romeo and Juliet are not supposed to be in love: "My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loathed enemy." says Juliet (Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 137-140). They are not supposed to love each other because it just so happens that each of their houses despise each other. It is unfortunate for Romeo and Juliet that their two families are against each other, because this means that they are not supposed to be married.
Even though the prince banishing Romeo is one of the reason why he fails the lovers, the feud also come into place. The feud between the Montague and the Capulet is a separation between Romeo and Juliet love for each other. Since the prince knows what was happening between the two households, he never considered stopping the feud between them even though he knew about it because the feud was just about hatred and love and that the prince is powerless when it comes to hatred and love. "Some shall be pardoned, and some punished" (5.3.319). This is a law that he made that end up being broken by Romeo who is banished from Verona, They did not really care because it is hatred that is making them fight and love.
In the beginning, there was a huge brawl between the 2 families in the streets. As well as, there was a duel between Benvolio and Tybalt, Romeo and Tybalt, and Paris and Romeo which also adds to the murder example because Benvolio died to Tybalt then Romeo killed Tybalt then after some time Romeo killed Paris. In the world today, murder is very common in the world today because people think to solve each others problems is to get rid of them which happened a lot in the story. In Romeo and Juliet, Lord Capulet was abusing his daughter because she wasn’t going to marry Paris. Compared to the world today, children and even the spouse don't obey there commands. Usually the father, tend to beat them and make them feel superior and powerful and hope to enforce that he/she is the boss of the house and do what they say. Towards the very end, a suicide death occurred between both Romeo and Juliet over each others death even though they weren't actually dead before they died. Suicide is a very leading death in America and possibly around the world where teenagers like Romeo and Juliet kill themselves because they think they have lost everything and can no where near come back from this
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a story of great woe, the children of two rival families fall in love, then through a series of acts of hatred, betrayal, and love, they end their own lives. The play can become quite violent in its endless, descriptive lines as characters do everything to kill one another if they happen to be on the wrong side of the matter. Turn away from those alluring lines and one may find that the outside world is not much prettier than the beaten streets of Verona. In Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, many acts of violence are present emphasizing the presence of it then and today.
In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, conflict takes place all throughout. Such as friend vs foe, family vs family, or parent vs child. One conflict was between Juliet and her father, Capulet. During the play Juliet secretly gets married to Romeo. Juliet was a Capulet and Romeo was a Montague their families were rivals so the marriage was in secret.
In Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, the major theme of ‘Conflict’ is incorporated through series of events and the characters. Throughout the play the theme of conflict is conveyed in various forms. Mostly through verbal and physical violence, as well as through inner familial hostility. Shakespeare presents the motif of conflict by using two opposite ideas; Love/hate, rivalry, free will/fate. The themes of conflict and opposites are a recurring idea throughout the story used by Shakespeare to create tension between characters.
until one person gets killed. In those days if you said no to a duel,