In Romeo and Juliet the time periods are short, fast, and violent. Before Romeo and Juliet even meet the families already have conflict. When Romeo and Juliet start finding love it causes more conflict between the families. Shakespeare utilizes the passage of time in his play, Romeo and Juliet through three aspects: love at first sight, hatred, and conflict resolution. Romeo’s first usage of time is the most important which is love at first sight. Love at first sight in Romeo and Juliet has a big role throughout the play. When Romeo and Juliet first meet each other Romeo falls in love immediately and says “ I know what love is” and forgets about Rosaline. Romeo sees Juliet for the first time at the Capulet’s party (which he is not suppose to be at) and falls in love instantly. Romeo and Juliet are consider “Star crossed” lovers which is an experience of love that lifts the couple into the extremes of emotions for a few days then has a tragic ending. Romeo and Juliet go against everybody such as their parents, their society, and their …show more content…
The Montagues and the Capulets are already each others enemies; so when their children fall in love it causes more conflict between the two. Juliet’s family wants her to marry Paris, but she does not want to marry Paris she wants to marry Romeo so that causes issues between Juliet and her family. Hate is what the play revolves around that is what all of the action is in Romeo and Juliet without all of the hatred it would be boring. A quote from Romeo and Juliet that Juliet says is “ my only love sprung from my only hate.” Which means the one she loves and wants to spend the rest of her life with is her families enemies son. Hatred not only causes conflict between the families but between the young couple which causes them to die in the end. Throughout the passage of time in Romeo and Juliet conflict resolution is the calming of the
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a tale about two feuding families in Verona, Italy. The forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet has tragic results to maintain their relationship. Their journey took no more than four days. By the span of their story, one can assume that it was love at first sight. Shakespeare’s ideas on romantical love are that love, at first sight, is not real which is demonstrated through his use of figurative language.
Hate is one very important idea examined in Romeo and Juliet and is explored by Juliet when she states ‘Here's much to do with hate, but more with love’ (1.1.166). William Shakespeare conveys the consequences of hate in his play through the ancient feud between the Capulet’s and the Montague’s, the irrational decisions made and the deaths that resulted. It is the ancient feud between the two families that lead to the irrational decisions made by Romeo and Juliet as well as their demise. It is questionable as to whether Romeo and Juliet’s lives would be spared if their families were not feuding.
We initially see Juliet and Romeo try to fight time by rushing aspects of their lives in the commands they give to hurry processes along. We are first shown this when the Nurse arrives to see Juliet and tell her what Romeo had said, Juliet rushes
When Juliet says, “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse they name, / Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.36-39), this displays the feuding hate between the two families, Montague, and Capulet. In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Ignorance and hate play a significant role. Without these two main aspects, the tragedies, would have not occurred. Three characters, Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Tybalt are directly and indirectly accountable for the deaths of Romeo, and Juliet. Capulet, is the father of Juliet, in which arranges her to marry Paris. Juliet does not like this, thus, caused dispute between both of them. Capulet displayed a very demanding character, being strict on rules. Lady Capulet, is of course the mother of Juliet, but started the whole topic of marriage at the beginning of the play. This was comparable to when Romeo liked Rosaline, but did not get the love back, as for now, Paris loved Juliet, however Juliet did not return the love back. Tybalt, is a member of the opposite family, the Montagues, in other words, the family hated by the Capulets. Tybalt also plays a character of hatred, as he kills Mercutio, first causing a fight, in who Romeo, liked very much, initiating trouble in the end. When this occurred Romeo said, “Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, / O anything of nothing first create! / O heavy lightness, serious vanity, / Misshapen chaos of wee-seeming
Hatred, resentment, and love are all a form of disaster. When the are mixed together it creates the greatest natural disaster of all time. Romeo is a romantic and heavy hearted. He is exiled because he killed Tybalt. Eventually he decides to go see Juliet, even though he could be killed. Juliet is love struck and a little naive. She wants to marry Romeo, even though he is a Montague and their families hate each other. At the end of Act III, eventually she decides to marry him or end her life because she can not live without him. In the great love story, Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers were doomed from the beginning. The hatred that their parents have for eachother, end up killing both of their children.
The family feud between the Montagues and the Capulets caused a lot of tension and hatred, Romeo and Juliet being together then led to their tragic death. The “Capulet” is a. Montague. Do you see what great evil results from your hate? Heaven has figured out how to will your joys with love” (Shakespeare 285) the prince shows here that their deeply rooted conflict had devastating consequences on the families and everyone else involved. Their hatred not only caused many problems for Romeo and Juliet, but other members of the families like Mercutio with his undeserving death, as well as Tybalt.
Providence ensures that Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight and develop an everlasting love in order to become scapegoats to end the feud. The love between both protagonists forms immediately at Capulet’s feast. The time in which there love manifests in emphasized through the speed
Romeo and Juliet is conflict and love. Conflict and love are both shown through characterization in all of the characters. In the beginning, we see Juliet 's character as a little young child who obeys her family duties. When she meets, Romeo, her character is taken on a rollercoaster of emotions. Juliet 's character is the source of conflict and we see this through her developing actions. Romeo creates Juliet into this powerful young women. Romeo is so important to Juliet that she does not want to loose him. Conflict begins to arise when things actually take off. Once they are together on the balcony, is when they both realize that they are meant for each other. That true love is true and that they are destined for the stars. True love is
The hate all started with their ancestors and was unnecessary to carry on that long. There was a fight scene in the beginning that was also unnecessary and caused pain that could have been resolved and don't need to happen. Romeo and juliet's love wouldn't have been forbidden of theo parents resolved it and they wouldn't have had to keep it a secret and die. A quote that shows why the feud is to blame is “Since the plot of romeo and juliet is actually only one episode of a long feud, the young couple cannot escape the undertow and their families’ history” (Kershen 2). This shows that romeo and juliet cannot escape what their family has thrown at the. And were forced to keep their love a
Romeo and Juliet is a story based on conflict. The conflict in the story is Capulet against Montague. From ancient times, the two families have held grudges against each other. As the book states. “Two households, alike in dignity...from ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean (1.Prologue.1-4).” The grudge between the two families has led to fighting and even death.
Chorus states (or sings), “Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean”(pg. 771) Even from the start of the play, it was known that there was a hatred between the two. It is unhealthy for two groups of people hating each other like that. This creates children to not be able to make their own decisions and go behind their parents’ backs like they did. At the Capulet party, Romeo states, “Is she a Capulet? O dear account my life is my foe’s debt.” (pg, 790) Even at the very start when Romeo found out Juliet was a Capulet, he was upset. This hatred has made these kids’ life very difficult for them to do what they want. This feud between the two basically created the play. Without the feud, there would be no “Romeo and Juliet” it would just be another story about how two people fell in love a long time
‘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
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, about two love struck teenagers whom aren’t able to be together due to their families feud/ social situation. There are two key themes that of love and hate. Before Romeo and Juliet meet, the audience is only aware that he is a Montague and that she is a Capulet. This adds to the scene being so dramatically effective as do other happenings throughout the length of the scene. These include the speech of Capulet and the happy and joyous mood of the party, The romantic speech of Romeo, The hatred and harshness of Tybalt’s speech, a direct contrast with that of Romeo’s and the drama when the two lovers, Romeo and Juliet first meet.
The words “love” and “hate” have two completely different meanings, but they can have a great impact on people. Love and hatred always finds a way to enter people's minds, twisting their thoughts, and knowing this, people allow these emotions to take over their actions. In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, hatred is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet, and it all begins with the hatred between the Montagues and Capulets.
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, tells the tale of two young lovers whose lives end in great tragedy. What makes their story so tragic is that despite their love for one another, their families are mortal enemies. Conflict is a central ingredient in Romeo and Juliet's sad fate. Although their love for each other is strong, it cannot overcome the deluge of conflict that surrounds them. Ultimately they are defeated by the conflicts of person vs person, person vs self, and person vs society.