Hate In Romeo And Juliet

The play of Romeo and Juliet the whole story leans on the fact that the lovers are part of rival families. The sadness and death that is a part of this play are all caused by the hate that the families feel for each other. The main characters could be married if the families had not had such resent for each other. In this essay, we are going to look at how the hate between the Capulets and the Montagues, and the sadness it causes, is the real tragedy in Romeo and Juliet.

The play takes place in the city of Verona where the two families do not only cause problems for the other family but they bring discord throughout the entire city. "Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, By thee old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice thrice disturbed the

The play shows how members of the families kill each other "This gentleman, the Prince's near ally, My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt In my behalf. My reputation stained, With Tybalt's slander. Tybalt, that an hour, Hath been my kinsman! O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate, And in my temper softened valor's steel!" (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 3, 1, 71-77) In this excerpt from the play, Romeo is saying that Mercutio died defending him against Tybalt who wanted to kill Romeo for attending the Capulet's party. The mob mentality caused by the years of hatred from the families has made Tybalt want to kill Romeo for being at a party, and another effect of this is one of Romeo's close relatives to die. "Romeo, away, be gone! The citizens are up, and Tybalt slain. Stand not amazed. The Prince will doom thee death If thou art taken. Hence, be gone, away!" (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 3, 1,94-97) In the same scene that Mercutio dies because of Romeo presence at the Capulet's party, Romeo kills Tybalt because Tybalt killed Mercutio. The rage that Romeo feels towards Tybalt is only because of his action of killing Mercutio. Romeo tells Tybalt before Mercutio dies, that he cannot fight him because he loves him. He loves Tybalt because he, Tybalt, is the cousin of Juliet, and Romeo loves Juliet and her family so much that he ignores the long hatred between them. Romeo kills Tybalt in a feat of rage, but if the people of the two families felt the way that Romeo felt about Tybalt before the duel, the story could have had a satisfying ending. The controversy throughout the story between the Capulets and the Montagues causes death and sadness to both of the houses, only causing the hatred for each other to grow; this