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Common Themes Of Time In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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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

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