William Shakespeare's Presentation of the Theme of Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet
The play “Romeo and Juliet” which was written by Shakespeare is a
famous love story, which is based “love and hate”. I am going to look
at the different types of love and hate which some characters show
towards other characters. I will then dramatize one scene based on one
of these themes.
All the characters in this play love or someone or something. Romeo
loves Juliet and Mercutio, but he loves them in different ways. He
loves Juliet as his girlfriend and loves Mercutio as his friend. This
quote shows us that Romeo loves Juliet, “I take thee at thy word, call
me but ‘love’, and ill be new baptized. Henceforth I never will be
Romeo”. This quote tells me that Romeo is ready to change his whole
identity for Juliet. Only someone who loves someone else would do,
that not any old person would because if Romeo didn’t love Juliet he
wouldn’t be willing to change his whole identity for her. Romeo also
makes a speech about Juliet on act 2 and scene 2 some of the words he
used were “it is my lady, o it is my love. O that she knew she were.
She speaks yet nothing. What of that? Her eye discourse I will answer
it. I am too bold,’ it’s not to me she speaks. Two of the fairest
stars in all the heaven. Having some business, do entreat her eyes. To
twinkle in their spheres till they return. What if her eyes were
there, they in her head?” Romeo is telling him self how much he loves
Juliet and what she means to him. Romeo is also saying Juliet is his
love which suggests to us that he loves Juliet also and he also is
saying that two of the fairest stars in heaven are in Juliet’s eyes he
is complimenting her also therefore you must like someone to
compliment them.
We know that Romeo loves Mercutio as his friend because Romeo says
At first Juliet is quite shocked, as her love for Romeo is destined and without him she believes
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.
...d with the best gems/ Ever brought into Britain, with bright pennies/ to pay,/ Fair queen, without a flaw,/ She glanced with eyes of grey./ A seemlier that once he saw, In truth, no man could say" (74-85).
The Way Juliet Feels in Act 3 Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Throughout Romeo and Juliet love and hate are combined. However even though they are combined love still remains the principal theme in the play. Although in the play the theme of hatred can be just as important and sometimes it intensifies the theme of love. For example Romeo and Juliet’s love wouldn’t have been so extreme and powerful unless there was the hatred between the Montague’s and Capulet’s.
Themes of Love and Hate in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a play about two young lovers, whose love was destined for destruction from the beginning because of hatred. between the two families, Montagues and Capulets. Therefore, Themes of love and hate are very important in the play as the plot is driven by these two themes. Shakespeare brings out the love between the two rivals through Romeo and Juliet and their relationships with the Friar and the Nurse.
' Here's much to do with hate, but more with love.' Act 1 scene 1.
saying "she has a kind heart, and she was to prove loyal to the very
What role does hatred play in making decisions? This question can be analyzed throughout The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare. The Capulet’s and Montagues have an unwavering hatred for each other, and their hatred eventually leads to the suicide of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Could this circumstance be avoided if they practiced better communication? Perhaps; however, the situation could have been completely avoided if the hatred hadn’t existed in the first place, and had the charaters not been so fast to making rash decisions. Therefore, hatred causes poor decision making.
...l kiss thy lips; haply some poison doth hang on them to make me die with a restorative.” Clearly her own thoughts equal that of the Romeo’s in the respect that she has no care for her own life now that she has lost Romeo.
Romeo attends the Capulet’s feast as a part of a masquerade. When his eyes suddenly catch a glimpse of Juliet, he exclaims, “o she doth teach the torches to burn bright! / It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/ As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear” (Shakespeare 1.5.43-45). When Romeo compares Juliet to a torch, he makes a metaphor, suggesting that her beauty and radiance resemble the light of a torch. He continues to refer to Juliet’s beauty when he compares her to a sparkling jewel that catches the eye of the night sky (the “Ethiop” being a person of dark skin). Romeo correlates Juliet to a torch and a jewel, but never once mentions anything about her personality, even when he has his first interaction with her at the feast. Romeo simply feels desire towards Juliet and seems to over exaggerate his feelings for her. He relentlessly speaks about how beautiful she is when he questions, “did my heart love till now? forswear it sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Shakespeare 1.5.51-52). It is evident that Romeo cannot focus on anything else but Juliet’s looks, which is a sign of physical attraction rather than love at first sight. Romeo proclaims to “love” Juliet the minute he lays eyes on her. However, if he falls in love with just the sight of Juliet, there is no other reason he can claim to be in “love”
Ultimately`, William Shakespeare shows in many different ways throughout the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, that love is the more powerful force than hate. The readers see how the characters continuously forgive one another, even when the conditions are tough. The friendships between specific characters display a loving bond that cannot be broken with hate. Shakespeare demonstrates that Romeo and Juliet’s love can overpower the hate of many events in the play. He shows that their love can even overpower the death of one of their own family members. Romeo and Juliet’s love brings friendship between their feuding families. This story is a true example of how love can conquer all.
Romeo and Juliet is a romantic love story about a young lad named Romeo who has fallen in love with Lady Juliet, but is unable to marry her because of a long-lasting family feud. The play ends in the death of both these characters and the reunion of the friendship between the families. Romeo is in love with Juliet, and this is a true, passionate love (unlike the love Paris has for her or the love Romeo had for Rosaline) that nothing can overcome, not even the hatred between their two families that is the reason for the death of their two children. Throughout the play, Shakespeare thoroughly explores the themes of both true love and false love and hatred. Without either of these themes, the play would loose its romantic touch and probably would not be as famous as it is today.
something of a shock as she did not expect for him to grab her hand as
Theme of Love in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare seldom created his own plots for the plays he wrote and Romeo and Juliet was not an exception. It was not unusual to 'borrow' plays written by others and edit them to their own creative styles. The play "Romeo and Juliet" had been 'borrowed' several times before Shakespeares version, and the original version was actually a poem, written in Italian by Masuccio Salernitano in 1476. Shakespeares main source of inspiration though, came from a long, English poem written by Arthur Brooke written in 1562. This poem was yet another adaptation from the original.