Essay on Romeo and Juliet
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ROMEO AND JULIET ESSAYPresent essay is based on Romeo and Juliet. This play includes several themes whichincludes Hate, Love and Violence which was between Romeo and Juliet. This play demonstratesthat their love story consist of hate, love and violence between both of them and their families.This play also consist of several quotes and it appeals to anyone from adolescence to elderly.Shakespeare wisely uses his themes to teach teens to make justified decisions.Romeo and Juliet is seen as a love story, but it also has another aspect hate which wasbeing generated in both the families. Both the families have taught their children to hate eachother which significantly impacted on the families of Romeo and Juliet and the citizens ofVerona(Andrews, 2015). Citizens were unwillingly the part of fued as they witnessed the battlebetween the two families that resulted in death. This also reflects that there were conflictsgenerated through inner family conflicts and individual conflicts.This is shown when Juliet says in Act-1, scene-5 '' My Love only sprung from my own hate '' .Love and hate were two sides of Romeo and Juliet as two children from a warring families turnstheir hatred of each other into an insatiable passion. Rivalry between the two families taught theVerona to hate and Love of Romeo and Juliet taught them Love. This is the difference in boththe cases. '' As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee'' It was said in act-1, scene-1 by Tybalt whowas a nephew to lady Capulet which shows the rivalry between both the families an ancientgrudge and refers to ''mutiny'', ''rage'' and ''strife'' (Peterson, 2015). In the story of Romeo andJuliet, fued cannot resist till the final scene as both the families realised the love between theirchildren. Romeo and Juliet could tell truth to their parents but the only fear in their mind was thattheir parents can separate each other. This was the only thought which came in their mind. Romeo and Juliet is one of the famous story of love. Love is the major theme of the play.The love focuses on the intense passion that develop from love at first sight between Romeo andJuliet. During the play, they are motivated to resist their social world ( “Deny thy father andrefuse the name”, In act-2, scene-2 Juliet asks, “Or if you wilt not, be but sworn my love,/ AndI'll no longer be a Capulet”). At many times love is described in the terms of religion whenRomeo and Juliet meet for the first time. Love is brutal that has captures the people and catapultsboth of them in against the whole world (Peterson, 2015). Romeo and Juliet portrays passion,
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