Hate In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

The concept of love and hate in a familial and lustful/greedy sense is quite trivial. The most excelente lamentable tragedy of Romeo And Juliet by William Shakespeare takes the binary elements head-on. William Shakespeare does this to convey the concept that love and hate are not so much opposites but have a lot in common. love, as well as hate, has two meanings. Although both meanings essentially result in the same thing, the literary use of them is very telling of the intent when there is no expression beyond words. Love can be described as the lustful tension between two beings, or the bond that one shares with family and friends. Both of these are expressly shown in the tragedy. Both also containing similar, yet starkly different characteristics. In all, the concept of love is a great

Despite outward appearances, hate and love share many characteristics and somewhat intertwine. As pointed out in the quote “Here’s much to do with hate but more with love. Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first created! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!” (1:1, 171-175) The passion that comes with true hate means that there is some kind of love involved. It's impossible to hate something so much without loving some component of it. This brings me to the two kinds of hate that are perceived in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The obligatory side of hate is based on a heritage and loyalty, this is demonstrated in the constant unnecessary feud between the two quarreling families, as pointed out by Lord Capulet; “----------------------”. The prideful and greedy side of hatred is shown in the multiple encounters between Romeo and Tybalt, for example, as far as we know, Tybalt and Romeo have no justifiable reason to hate one another but Tybalt persists with his immense hatred; “This by his voice, should be a Montague. Fetch me my rapier, boy!” (1:5,