Hatred In Romeo And Juliet

William Shakespeare’s tragic play Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous stories in the world. It tells a tale of the two lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, who are revealed in the prologue to be doomed from the moment they meet because they belong to families that have a long-standing hatred for each other. The society of their city will not allow them to be together, so they have to go through extreme measures just to see each other without being punished. They do everything they can to show pure love in the face of deep hatred, but it only leads to more complications. Shakespeare, known as one of the greatest English writers of all time, always incorporates complex themes in his plays. In this play, he conveys the message that

The tone is the feelings or attitude the author has towards subjects in his or her writing that affects the readers’ own feelings towards the story and allows them to better understand it. Shakespeare shows his own disgust at the Capulets and the Montagues’ loathing for each other through dialogue. For example, he has Mercutio show contempt towards both families because the feud has brought unnecessary fighting in their city. Tybalt fights Mercutio because of his relationship with Romeo and then stabs him. As Mercutio is dying on the street, he shouts, “A plague o' both your houses!” (Act 3 Scene 1) to Romeo. Although he has been close with the Montagues, as he is bleeding out he curses both of the families because he now sees how they both are at fault for the destruction and death that has been plaguing the city. Similarly, during the resolution when Romeo and Juliet’s bodies are found and Capulet and Montague learn what happened to their children, the Prince cries out to them. He yells, “Capulet! Montague! See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! And I, for winking at your discords, too have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished,” (Act 5 Scene 3). The Prince blames Romeo and Juliet’s deaths on the families’ hatred and says that he too has lost family because of the feud. So many people have died or had their lives negatively affected because of the fighting between the families. Shakespeare places the blame on both the families and makes the reader angry at Capulet and Montague through his own anger towards them for the deaths of his wholesome