Examples Of Anger In Romeo And Juliet

The first aspect of anger in the play is the ever-lasting feud and the rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues. This feud includes every one of every rank and ranges from the masters of the two houses and their sons to the servants and keepers. The reason for this feud is not introduced but the disastrous violence , riot , quarrels , and blood shedding resulting from this rivalry is described. The danger is lurking and the strife might break out at any moment as described by Hickey:

Hatred can cause tension and competition between people. In Romeo and Juliet, The characters show their hate in many different ways. Act one and two of the play show how much hatred there is between the Capulets and Montagues. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays hatred as a competitive force.

In Act One Scene One, the strong emotion of hatred emerges. Shakespeare introduces the emotion of hatred before love because it lays a foundation and also established the feud between the two houses, so we can understand how hard Romeo’s love for Juliet is later on in the play.

Tybalt was known for his reputation, he would always go around looking for a fight. Tybalt had never liked the Montagues because of a hatred between his own family and Romeo’s family which gave him a “reason” to start a fight with Romeo. The two families have been taught to hate each other, and this hatred

Everyone has felt hate sometime in their lives varying in severity, from a mild dislike to the intense and deep hatred we see in Romeo and Juliet. In this play, we see two lovers from opposing families fall madly in love. Consequently, this relationship causes the families to commit insane acts in the blind rage of anger. By using the fierce family feud between the Capulets and Montagues, William Shakespeare makes the controversial point that anger is blinding and causes people to act out of character, departing from the traditional idea that anger is just an emotion.

Then lastly in 3.1 where he kills Mercutio and is then killed my Romeo. He is always seen fighting or trying to pick a fight in every act he plays in which shows his inept aggression. A fight is about to break out and Tybalt comes in talking about how he hates peace and he says to Benvolio, “As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee: Have at thee, coward!“ (1.1). Tybalt is last to walk into the fight before it starts. Knowing that there is tension already between the two families and all is needed is a spark to light the huge fire he doesn’t care. He also knows that if he throws the first hit the prince will probably most likely blame his family for this fight. But Tybalt let his inept aggression get the best of him and he throws the first hit and starts the greatest fight in the play. This makes him guilty because his idiotic aggression get to him which causes the prince to tell both families if they disrupted the peace again he will kill them. This causes Romeo and Juliet to go underground when they fall in love and which causes them both to die from the Friar's plan. Later in the play Romeo is in-between Mercutio and Tybalt trying to stop the

Tybalt is a very high strung man he constantly wants to get in fights with the Montagues and other people like Mercutio. In the book, Benvolio says, “ Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo’s hand did slay/.../Of Tybalt deaf to peace, but that that he tilts/ with piercing steel at bold Mercutio’s breast (III,i,150-157(shortened)).” He says this when he is explaining to the Prince that the only reason Romeo killed Tybalt was because he killed Mercutio. So, if Tybalt was not such an angry person and didn’t kill Mercutio he would not of died and romeo would not be banished. Romeo’s banishment made it nearly impossible to see Juliet and needed to risk his life every time he went back to Verona. Tybalt’s death also hurt Juliet because it caused her to have doubts about Romeo and if he was just good looking and a horrible person or if he was nice. That is why Tybalt is also to blame for the deaths of Romeo and

Once Romeo arrives Tybalt tries to fight him, however Romeo will not. Mercutio challenges Tybalt and Tybalt slays him. As he is dying Mercutio says “No, ‘tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door/but ‘tis enough, ‘twill serve: ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man” (III. i. 96-98) Tybalt was a main cause of all the bloodshed. He got in his mind that Romeo was an enemy and had to challenge him to a duel. Since, Tybalt has done this that is a direct result to the deaths of Mercutio and himself. Mercutio would still be alive if he hadn’t of accepted the duel and if Romeo hadn’t of killed Tybalt then he would not be

Shakespeare has also presented Tybalt as conniving and calculated because of the way he deals with situations. Tybalt says, “To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” This quote shows that Tybalt is not concerned if Romeo dies. This means that he will be a murderer purposefully and has powerful hatred towards the Montagues and especially Romeo. The word “strike” means that Tybalt is tempted to hit Romeo deliberately by himself or with a weapon that supports the idea of him being brutal and vindictive. Tybalt has no reason for peace and spends much of his time baiting the Montagues into battle that makes him a perfect match to fight Mercutio with a similar personality. He is continuously stubborn about the fact that his deep beliefs against the Montagues are very realistic. This links to later on in the play when he challenges Romeo to a duel in response to Romeo’s attending a Capulet party. His challenge to Romeo is taken up by

It is always leading to violence and evil. Tybalt represents the dark force that threatens the peace and undermines the profound love of Romeo and Juliet. Tybalt says he hates “peace” as he hates “hell, all Montagues and thee.” It shows the audience that he is one of the main catalyst in continuing the feud between the families. He seems determined to drive the feud into bloody violence.

Love and hate are the most influential and opposing emotions one can experience. One is an intense feeling of affection, and the other, a passionate disliking. Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare, is a play about two young lovers, whose relationship was destined for destruction from the beginning due to their feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets. The plot allowed Shakespeare to create and contradict the main themes of the script, love versus hate. Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet were willing to go to great lengths in order to be together, even formulating a plan to privately get married.

(Eksrine, Shakespearean Criticism, 219). Hate is so passionate and causes so many conflicts that it not only affects the two lovers’ lives, but also starts to alienate them from their families. Throughout Romeo and Juliet’s relationship, the theme of violent affection and violent hatred clashing and causing conflict persists. As they start to realize how relentless these two emotions are, they also begin to realize that their one obstacle to true love was hate, and although there was virtually no way around it, they would not

Korianna Holloway Ms. Scherer AP Lit & Comp Spring 2017 In the well known classic play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s focus remains on not only the state Hamlet’s mental and emotional stability during his quest for revenge but also Laertes. Their emotions gradually spin out of control throughout the play with causing both men to act impulsively as anger and revenge cloud their minds. Shakespeare’s depictions of Hamlet’s sanity and obsession with revenge reveal that anger prompts both Hamlet and Laertes to act spontaneously, not giving any thought to the consequences of their actions which suggests not only is anger a destructive emotion but it is also the key to taking action.

“Love and hatred are not opposites but two sides of the one coin”(“Article: Love and Hatred”). Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is mostly known for being a story about love. However, even in a play centred around the theme of love, there is a significant amount of hatred. In the opening scene, the play is introduced when the Capulets and Montagues, the two “ancient” enemies, begin fighting out in Verona’s streets; citizens are also brought into the conflict. Similarly, in the climax of the play, Act III, Scene one, once again there is fighting between the two feuding families. The more the story progresses, the rivalry becomes stronger and the fights become more violent. As demonstrated in Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare communicates to his readers that violence is not worth the losses, feuds cannot overpower love, and grudges make matters worse as opposed to solving the main

“The day is hot, the Capulets abroad”, foreshadows that a heated altercation is likely to surface between the Capulets and Montagues. As expected, Romeo and Tybalt start to argue and insults are exchanged, but Romeo remembers that he is now related to Tybalt, so he refuses to fight, which expresses his attempts for peace. Mercutio finds this act by Romeo dishonorable and feminine, so he steps in and he is stabbed and killed. The death of Mercutio causes Romeo to outrage and go against his instincts and kill Tybalt, which explains how conflict affects a person’s mind and actions and its difficulty to endure. Pride and self-absorbedness play an important role in establishing peace.