Romeo And Juliet Theme Analysis

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'Romeo and Juliet' is a play written by William Shakespeare that teaches current and future generations important lessons about love and vengeance. Hatred and revenge is a key theme throughout the play as everyone is blinded by pessimistic opinions and ideas about their enemies. Although their pride and passion for violence is extremely overpowering and demeaning, there is a small seed of hope and love (Romeo and Juliet) beginning to grow in the immense darkness. By analysing these themes, it helps to enlighten and strengthen your knowledge of the consequences of forbidden love and assists the reader in becoming more optimistic.

Hatred and revenge can cause people's minds to become clouded with obstructive thoughts. Every time a Capulet …show more content…

You believe that you'll be in the relationship forever and nothing will ever come between you. But that is not the case, especially for Romeo and Juliet. The protagonists become caught in their own web and cannot be set free, thus bringing them to a tragic ending. "Deny thy father and refuse thy name; Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet." They know what their parents would say if they had caught them being dishonorable by protecting their enemy, it would arouse a fight. That is why they must get married as soon as they can so that they cannot be pulled apart. But all good things come to an end eventually. “This is thy sheath; there rest, and let me die.” Once Juliet had discovered that Romeo had perished, she knew that if she continued living, she would live a miserable life. Thus why she had killed herself and died next to her true …show more content…

The tall, lanky, dead tree depicts the darkness involved in the protagonists lives such as the death of friends and family, the disobedience they followed through with just to be together, Romeo exiled for murder, Juliet unable to marry Paris as she has consummated her marriage with Romeo, etc. The background behind the tree is cloudy/ashy to show that there is no light, which means that there is no hope for the conflict to end. However, there is a small sprouting plant which represents the pure, happy love between Romeo and Juliet. It shows that their love is everlasting, even in the dry barren area. All they need is each other. The black rose signifies delicacy and death at the same time to show that the love between Romeo and Juliet is deadly and it will result in deep sadness. Yet it is still a fragile

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