Analysis of Themes: Romeo and Juliet Essay - Literature Module

This essay provides an analysis of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on the central themes of love, hate, and violence. The essay explores how these themes are interwoven throughout the play, impacting the characters and the tragic events. It examines the conflicts between the Montagues and Capulets, the passionate love between Romeo and Juliet, and the violence that ultimately leads to their deaths. The essay references key quotes from the play to illustrate these themes and discusses how Shakespeare uses them to convey his message. The essay concludes by summarizing the interplay of these themes and their contribution to the play's enduring power and relevance.

ROMEO AND JULIET ESSAY
Present essay is based on Romeo and Juliet. This play includes several themes which
includes Hate, Love and Violence which was between Romeo and Juliet. This play demonstrates
that 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 was
being generated in both the families. Both the families have taught their children to hate each
other which significantly impacted on the families of Romeo and Juliet and the citizens of
Verona(Andrews, 2015). Citizens were unwillingly the part of fued as they witnessed the battle
between the two families that resulted in death. This also reflects that there were conflicts
generated 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 turns
their hatred of each other into an insatiable passion. Rivalry between the two families taught the
Verona to hate and Love of Romeo and Juliet taught them Love. This is the difference in both
the cases. '' As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee'' It was said in act-1, scene-1 by Tybalt who
was a nephew to lady Capulet which shows the rivalry between both the families an ancient
grudge and refers to ''mutiny'', ''rage'' and ''strife'' (Peterson, 2015). In the story of Romeo and
Juliet, fued cannot resist till the final scene as both the families realised the love between their
children. Romeo and Juliet could tell truth to their parents but the only fear in their mind was that
their 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 and
Juliet. During the play, they are motivated to resist their social world ( “Deny thy father and
refuse the name”, In act-2, scene-2 Juliet asks, “Or if you wilt not, be but sworn my love,/ And
I'll no longer be a Capulet”). At many times love is described in the terms of religion when
Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time. Love is brutal that has captures the people and catapults
both of them in against the whole world (Peterson, 2015). Romeo and Juliet portrays passion,

chaos, images of love and it does not make statements about relationship between family,
religion and society.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is not only based on Love but, it also reflects the theme of
violence. “I hate hell, all Montagues and thee.”In act-1, scene- 1 it reflects the role of violence
played by both the characters. This scene introduces prince. Tybalt realized that, feast was
crashed by Romeo at that time Romeo falls in love with Juliet. From this point, love has pushed
them towards violence. The theme continues until it has resulted in suicide. Juliet also took the
knife to take her life. Only through death, they are able to preserve their love. Therefore, love
leads to destruction (Andrews, 2015).
From the present essay it can be concluded that Romeo and Juliet includes three themes
that includes hate, love and violence with several quotes.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Andrews, J.F., 2015. Falling in Love: the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet (pp.
403-422). Routledge.
Andrews, J.F., 2015. Romeo and Juliet: Critical Essays. Routledge.
Peterson, D.L., 2015. Romeo and Juliet and the Art of Moral Navigation. In Romeo and Juliet
(pp. 307-320). Routledge.