Romeo And Juliet Conflict Essay

Violence and Conflict in Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is a tragic play about two feuding families who are both described as ‘ both alike in dignity’. This meaning the two families who are both noble in society and are wealthy households. They should both really know better than to carry on in this child like manner. The two families are known as Capulet and Montague. Juliet is the beautiful daughter of the Capulets who everyone loves, then there’s Romeo, young handsome and loveable who cares about everyone. The play is set in the city of Verona, the opening scene opens with a prologue, in a modern day story the prologue would like be the blurb on the

We don’t know this.

On the other hand Tybalt is the total opposite to Benvolio, he is an extremely violent person and is always up for fighting, he never seems to sit down and talk about it, and his only answer is to fight. ‘What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word. As I hate hell, all Montagues and thee. Have at thee, coward!’ He always seems to make little sly comments and makes himself look like the big I am! I think Shakespeare has included this character purposely so we have two totally different characters to look at. These two characters being Benvolio and Tybalt.

The feuding families exasperate the whole city of Verona. This is shown when the officer gives the families a warning. ‘ Down with the Capulets, Down with the Montagues’. This shows that the feud has been taken to far and the Prince is fed up of it all and demands it to stop. Even though the Prince is fed up of all the fighting and violence he doesn’t seem to sit the families down and talk about

So why doesn’t this happen to Romeo? The prince goes back on his words and sends Romeo into exile ‘ Immediately we do exile him hence’. The people of Verona learn that the Prince does not stick to his words and this angers some. Furthermore Romeo is sent away before anything more can be said.

Next I am going to discuss Act 3 Scene 5.

Act 3 Scene 5 opens very dramatically Romeo and Juliet have just spent there last night together. They are unwilling to say goodbye to each other as this may be the last time they even look at one another. The language used is very romantic and poetic this is used to heighten the tension. It also ends with harsh words and Juliet’s last lines, ‘ if all else fail myself have power to die. This shows how desperate she is. She is predicting the fatal ending in the play; this is Shakespeare’s way of adding further dramatic Irony.

Juliet says ‘ O God, I have an ill-divining soul! Me thinks I see thee now, thou art so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb’. She can see their love ending with Romeo dying. Both Romeo and Juliet know that their love for each other is at the expense of their