The Cause Of Conflict In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Romeo And Juliet
Romeo And Juliet, alongside Hamlet, is probably Shakespeare’s most performed play and has also been adapted in many forms. In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet killed themselves due to the conflicts between the Capulets and the Montagues, Romeo and Juliet’s families. Regardless of the differences in reactions regarding the conflict between the two families, both Romeo and Tybalt are characters that act before they think, causing an unfortunate effect on the tragedy of the play.
Tybalt’s rage, combined with his high respect for his family guides Tybalt to his tomb. Tybalt acts before he thinks this is demonstrated in act 1 scene 5, when Tybalt sees Romeo at the capulet’s party, his overwhelming pleasure and honor for his family‘s feud between the Montague, drives him to want to duel Romeo at the party. He stated to Lord Capulet “Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, to strike him dead, I hold it not a sin”(Shakespeare,I.V.60-61). Lord Capulet then tells him that he should not fight at the party and tells Tybalt, “Content thee, gentle coz let him alone; he bears him like a portly gentlemen”

(Shakespeare,I.V.69-70). Tybalt Stands down to fighting Romeo for now, but swear that he will duel Romeo later.Lord Capulet told Tybalt to keep his cool and not to duel Romeo and Tybalt listens to his uncle for now. Tybalt is following his family honor, he doesn’t like Romeo because he is a Montague. He is obedient to his uncle and listens to him and doesn’t start trouble at the party. Tybalt is impulsive and is angered in act 3 scene 1 Tybalt is sword fighting with Mercutio, in the streets of Verona and then Tybalt stabbed Mercutio under his arm. When Romeo was holding Mercutio, he was trying to keep the peace on the streets of Verona. Mercutio then states, “I am hurt, a plague o both your houses” (Shakespeare, III.i.58-59). This then led to Tybalt running away so that he wouldn’t get in trouble and Romeo running after him. Romeo was then angered and ran after Tybalt. He then stated, “Staying for thine to keep him company: Either thou, or i or both, must go with him” (Shakespeare, III.i.129-130). Then Tybalt and Romeo fight and Tybalt falls to the floor, he dies, and Romeo vanishes. This then gave Romeo the feeling of guilt and anger and Romeo then causes Romeo to seek revenge which then led to the death of Tybalt. Romeo will now be punished and blamed for the cause of this even though he was the one trying to keep the peace and this caused Romeo to be Punished by Vanishment .
Romeo’s loving personality trait combined with his impetuous actions result in the banishment of Romeo from Verona. This eventually led him to his deathbed. Romeo is quick to love and rushes into following his heart this is demonstrated in act I scene V after he first meets Juliet when he says, “ O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt” (Shakespeare,I.V.126). By falling in love so quickly and not stopping himself when he learns of Juliet's identity, the tragedy is put into importance due to his impetuous nature. Romeo is a loving person and can get past the fact that two families are in a feud this is demonstrated in act III scene I after he marries Juliet he meets with his friends and wouldn’t duel Tybalt, he stated “ Tybalt the reason that i have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting villain am i none therefore farewell i see thou knowest me not” (Shakespeare,III.I. 60-63). By not fighting Tybalt ,Romeo is showing that he doesn’t care that the two families are in a feud .Since he is married to juliet ,he is showing respect to her side of the family, which then causes Mercutio to duel for Romeo after Mercutio duels from Romeo and is killed.Romeo is angered and kills Tybalt which then leads to Romeo’s punishment, he was asked to leave Verona or he would be killed. Romeo then hears Juliet is dead and goes and buys poison and kills himself. The Love that Romeo has for Juliet causes him to kill himself so that he can lie in the same tomb as her.
In conclusion, because of Romeo and Tybalt’s impulsive thinking that added to Romeo and Juliet's Tragedy, the differences in family values, both these characters ended up dying Tybalt died honoring his family values and Romeo killed himself laying next to the love of his life.

This play is relevant today because this play teaches the audience a lesson of life, this play teaches the audience that conflicts can sometime result in consequence. This was shown in the play because Romeo and Juliet’s families were in a feud and both Romeo and Juliet died, after these death’s the families then made up. The consequence of the families was losing their son and their daughter, but this led the families to end the feud between the Capulets and the

Montagues.