The many issues in “Romeo and Juliet” from William Shakespeare play and in the nonfiction article “Brain Battle” continue to affect people in modern society because of emotion’s influence actions.
In “Romeo and Juliet” Tybalt says to Benvolio “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all the Montagues, and thee! [They Fight](Shakespeare 1).At this point in the story Tybalt has mocked Benvolio about keeping the peace, Tybalt says he hates the word peace just as much as he hates hell and the Montagues.In Verona, Italy Tybalt belongs to a family called the Capulet and Benvolio belongs to the Montagues.These two families have hatred toward each other, and even though Benvolio tries to keep the peace Tybalt lets his hatred get to him.This relates to the idea that the many issues explored the selections continue to affect people in modern society because emotions influence actions because Tybalt hatred forced Benvolio and all the Montagues and Capulets in a brawl.
In the Shakespearean play, Romeo & Juliet, aggression is represented in different ways by the different characters in the play. Tybalt, Romeo, Benvolio, and the others all have their own way of dealing with hate and anger. Some do nothing but hate while others can’t stand to see even the smallest of quarrels take place.
Because of this conflict, confrontations occurred and insults were thrown. Hatred is bred which is evident when Tybalt, who is Lady Capulet's nephew, joins the fight against the Montague family. Tybalt hates Romeo and doesn't hesitate to let it be known.
Since Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are in an unnecessary feud, Mercutio, Romeo, and Juliet have all lost their lives. This theme is important to the story because the unnecessary fighting is causing many casualties, and disturbing the peace of Verona. If the feud never existed, then Verona would have order, and the six people who died would still be alive. This fighting is the driving force between all of the negative events in the play.
As a famous author once said, “You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited to.” To clarify, it isn’t necessary to engage in every conflict that is encountered. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is a truculent and unsympathetic man who tends to take the quarrel between the Capulets and Montagues a step too far. He soon is challenged with a fight he cannot beat. In this tragic play, Tybalt’s tragic flaw of aggressiveness guides him towards a bitter end.
The characters in Romeo and Juliet are fully aware of the power of hate and act on the knowledge. They recognize that hatred and anger are much more powerful motivators than love and kindness. For example, when trying to motivate R...
This theme is not only represented in “Romeo and Juliet”, or other playwrights and stories that people read about online, but in their everyday life. Although Shakespeare makes the theme of love and hate dramatic and over the top in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare delivers the message of how love and hate can overpower and consume us, and if we aren’t careful, it can easily blow up and destroy everything. As Kurt Tucholsky once said, “Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire.” The coexistence of love and hate was not something Romeo and Juliet could choose to embrace or avoid, it was simply
The ancient discord between the Montagues and the Capulets is the foundation for all conflict in the play. This conflict is necessary for character development, to show their true personality and to advance the plot. Characters from both families
‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare incorporates the theme of conflict through many different characters and situations. The definition of conflict is “a fight, battle, or struggle; especially a prolonged struggle; strife” The play mainly focuses on the tragic lives of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet; the two characters belong to the Montague and Capulet households respectively, which have held ongoing grudges against each other for years. The play ends with both main characters committing suicide, to be together in heaven. As with many of Shakespeare’s works, the theme of conflict is a strong one. For a start, there is the ongoing conflict between the two families; the Montagues and the Capulets. The audience is unsure how this grudge started; this reflects how tedious some ongoing grudges can be. This is a vital conflict to keep the structure of the story, as without this conflict Romeo and Juliet would not have encountered the problems they had with their marriage. However, there are different ways of putting this grudge across - through dialogue, such as Mercutio’s intell...
Benvolio loathes fighting and would rather keep the town composed. Thereafter, Tybalt yells “What drawn and talk of peace? I hate hell, all Montagues and thee” (I.i.72-73). Tybalt does not like peace and wants to fight the Montagues. The characters Benvolio and Tybalt have that foil relationship, that brings out the worst and the best of them.
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the audience witnesses a great amount of familial pride when Tybalt shouts to an opposing family member, “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward,” (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1.1 pg 12). In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare depicts two feuding families who once had a legitimate reason to be mad at one another, but now continuously fight each other fueled purely by family pride. This everlasting conflict between the Montagues and the Capulets illustrate to the audience how having too much family pride places a restriction on familial unity.
“Reason and love are sworn enemies” (Unknown). With love, young love in particular, people can do crazy things without thinking. Even with good intentions, the lack of thought can have serious consequences. In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare the concept of love, loss, and hatred are explored with the lives and deaths of the ill-fated lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Coming from two continually brawling families, the Capulets and the Montagues, the young love is strictly forbidden. With the help of Friar Laurence and Juliet’s nurse, the couple marries. Soon after a series of rash and dramatic decisions leads to the preventable deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In this tragedy, Friar Laurence’s pridefulness and Romeo’s irrationality make them clearly the most to blame for the deaths of the star-crossed lovers of Verona.
Firstly, the Capulets and Montagues are at odds with each other. Members of each house and servants break into a sword fight, clashing with each other. Sampson says "Draw, if you be men. Gregory, remember thy swashing blow." (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 60). The feuding between the two families motivates Sampson to challenge the Capulets. Another example of how the two houses despise each other is what Romeo and his friends have to do to get into the Capulet feast. So they will not be recognized, Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio wear comic masks to hide their faces. Mercutio says, "Give me a case to put my visage in" (Act 1, Scene 4, Line 29). They do not want to be recognized because of the hatred between the two houses. Also, Romeo and Juliet are not supposed to be in love: "My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loathed enemy." says Juliet (Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 137-140). They are not supposed to love each other because it just so happens that each of their houses despise each other. It is unfortunate for Romeo and Juliet that their two families are against each other, because this means that they are not supposed to be married.
Anyone ever heard of peace in a Shakespearean tragedy? Believe it or not, there is one character in Romeo and Juliet who becomes known as a peacemaker throughout the entire play. The story is about two high-class families from Verona who have an ancient grudge, causing them to constantly be fighting with each other. In fact, the play begins with a street fight between the two families in which Benvolio, who is a Montague, and Tybalt, who is a Capulet square off. Soon after the fight, one of the main characters, Romeo, is introduced. He is a cousin of Benvolio and carries a deep love for a girl named Rosaline; she dedicated herself to becoming a nun, causing Romeo to become upset. Benvolio attempts to make him feel better by taking him to a party, where he instantly falls in love with a Capulet named Juliet with the help of Benvolio. Benvolio is the peacemaker of the play, as seen through the character motivation to avoid negative situations, the theme of violence, and the dichotomy of hope and despair.
For instance, while Romeo seeks forgiveness from Tybalt for sneaking into the Capulet`s ball, Tybalt exclaims "Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries / That thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw." (3.1. 63-64). To clarify, Tybalt`s uncontrolled fury and his unforgiving nature leads him to strive for a duel with Romeo, which ends with his own death. This outcome, along with Romeo`s banishment would not have happened if Tybalt accepted Romeo`s kind word and let go of his hatred for the Montagues. Not to mention, Romeo`s banishment is inconvenient because Juliet must find other means to live a life with him free from judgment. Lastly, the grudge causes many hostilities amidst the two families, which results from overemotional thinking. As an illustration, while Benvolio attempts to make peace with Tybalt during an argument, Tybalt yells "What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, / As I hate hell, all Montagues and thee. / Have at thee,
The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets causes the young couple to have to sneak around to one another. Broken family relationships in both families add stress since there are less people Romeo and Juliet can trust, and feel comfortable talking too. Miscommunication not only between Romeo and Juliet, but almost all the characters, affect the couple in a poor way because they are constantly being misinformed about one another. Romeo and Juliet may not like that they have been greatly impacted by all these factors but these actions are ultimately what shaped their lives, and affected how they lived them. This demonstrates how the influences around you can change the way you feel about certain things. If they had better family conditions, and ways to communicate, it is possible they could have lived their lives longer and