The Opposing Themes of Love and Hate in the Play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet there are two very strong
emotions which threaten their relationship. These two emotions are
love and hate. The love that Romeo and Juliet have is threatened by
there families full of hate (Capulet and Montague). These two emotions
interweave throughout the whole play.
In Act 2 Scene 2 Juliet makes a comment that displays both love and
hate. ‘If they do see thee, they will murder thee’. In this quote the
love is between Romeo and Juliet as she fears for his safety at the
hands of her kinsman. The hate is of Romeo by the kinsman as they are
after him prepared to kill.
The hate that the Montague and Capulet family have is like a law and
anybody who becomes a part of either family should automatically hate
each other. This will destroy Romeo and Juliet’s relationship as they
are both from each of the families.
Live, in Verona’s masculine society, is all about domination as the
males should always rule and be in charge. The macho servants of the
Capulet always joke about how the male could be aggressive without the
women having any power. In Act 1 Scene 1 they use words such as
‘stand’, ‘thrust’, ‘maidenheads’, ‘tool’ and ‘weapon’. All of these
words can be related to sex. This is a shallow way to look at love and
Shakespeare effectively contrasts it with the genuine love felt by
Romeo and Juliet. They would be prepared to die for each other and
this is in strong contrast with the hate that fills Verona.
When Romeo and his friends arrive at the Capulet’s party, it was said
to have been love at first sig...
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...d live happily ever after. Sadly Romeo does not
receive this message and decides he will kill himself next to Juliet
in the Capulet tomb thinking she is dead. ‘Well, Juliet, I will lie
with thee tonight’. (Act 5 Scene 1). Romeo feels that he has let
Juliet down dearly so that is why he decides he shall kill himself by
her side. The love in this is that he has decided to kill himself in
respect for the love that he has for Juliet, and the hate is of
himself for fleeing. Romeo will die still loving Juliet.
In conclusion I have decided that throughout the play Romeo and Juliet
loves triumphs. The love between Romeo and Juliet began many feuds and
fights but it was all for a good reason. This reason was that they
loved each other and were prepared to do anything for each others
love. Love dominates all hate in this play.
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.
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Juliet’s only love would be Romeo, and her only hate would be the Montagues and the feud that exists between his family and her family. Because of this, there is stigma in Juliet associating herself with Romeo. It is a misfortune, as expressed in the paradox, that Juliet is in love with someone who she is expected to hate.
Created in 1595, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is about two star-crossed lovers from opposing families who hold an ancient grudge. The theme is about love and hate throughout the play.
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Opposites involving love and hate strongly reveal to the reader how different the Capulets and the Montagues are. Juliet realizes how she is supposed to hate Romeo when she says “My only love sprung from my only hate!” in act one scene five line 138. The love and the hate is referring to Romeo, who is a Montague. Juliet is a Capulet and referring to a Montague and the differences between the two parties. Romeo says “My life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” What Romeo is saying is that he would rather die f
of the disgust that he as appeared at their party. He goes to speak to
The theme of conflict plays as big a part as that of love. Although it
Romeo and Juliet, making it what it is. It acts as a chorus, like that
The hatred between the Montagues’ and the Capulates’ are also working against the couple. While Romeo and Juliet are seemingly deeply in love, the rest of their families were continually battling it out, with death usually being the end result. How could two lovers keep a relationship together with so much violence and hated without totally abandoning their families? I feel that this is another example that the couple wasn’t deeply in love. This hate is shown with several “battle” scenes between the two families.