Internal Conflict In Romeo And Juliet

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.

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

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.

Question A The characters in Romeo and Juliet face a lot of both internal and external conflicts. In the beginning of the tragedy, Romeo is facing an internal conflict and is in a state of depression over Rosaline. He knows that since she wants to become a nun, that he will have no chance of being with her, but he does not want to give up on his love for her, that is, until he meets Juliet. Juliet is then faced with an internal conflict.

Throughout Romeo and Juliet the theme of conflict is conveyed in many forms, mostly through physical violence; reflected in the era of the Renaissance where there was political turmoil and many European nations were at war. Shakespeare presents the theme in other forms as well; family versus family, sacred versus profane, parent versus child and language versus inner conflict. Conflict is a key in the structure of the play; it is highlighted in the beginning, middle and end. As an audience we are constantly being reminded of conflict which is reflected within the era the play was written in. The Renaissance was the 'rebirth ' of classical learning and was also the time when Science challenged many traditional Christian beliefs which resulted in Catholics fighting Protestants; the Gunpowder plot and the Spanish Armada. Shakespeare chose to dramatise conflict as it was the context in which he was writing plays. It is therefore arguable that this period was characterised by irreconcilable opposites in politics, religion and art. Nothing in the world can exist without its opposite- just as love cannot exist without hate, violence cannot exist without peace.

Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet and the families’ feud meant that the two could never be together. This is shown in this quote, “My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late!’ (5.3.295-299). In this scene, Juliet complains about Romeo being a Montague. She wishes that he wasn’t so that they could freely be together. Also, both families and their servants would always pick fights on the streets of Verona. One of these fights would result in Romeo being banished from Verona. In a scene of the play, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin decides to pick a fight with Romeo and his friend Mercutio in the middle of the street. Romeo tries to stop the fight because he is now related to Tybalt through his marriage to Juliet. This is shown in the following quote where Romeo tries to keep the peace, “Draw Benvolio, beat down their weapons. / Gentlemen, for shame! / ... / Forbid this bandying in Verona’s streets” (3.1.381-384), but no one listens to him and Tybalt ends up killing Mercutio. Romeo has no choice but to kill Tybalt for revenge which leads to the Prince banishing Romeo. Without the feud, Romeo and Juliet would not have had to keep their love a secret and, the fight that resulted in Romeo’s banishment would never have happened. This is why the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is responsible for Romeo

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt was the enforcer of the story and always tried to stir up more chaos in the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. An example of this can be found in Act 1, when the Capulet’s party is going on, when Tybalt senses Romeo, he ends up getting very defensive and angry, “This, by his voice, should be a Montague, / Fetch me my rapier, boy. . . Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, / To strike him dead I hold it not a sin” (5.52-57). Tybalt’s quick and unthoughtful actions make him a hot-headed character who is very easy to dislike. With Tybalt’s previous actions, the story leaned toward the idea that he was going to cause a damaging and lethal event to happen, which he indeed did. After spotting Romeo at the Capulet party, Tybalt felt disrespected and was livid, due to this, he challenged Romeo to a duel. When they both meet up on the street, Romeo attempts to make peace with Tybalt and to end all disagreements between the two. However, Tybalt is there to cause drama and he declines, stating that Romeo’s request “shall not excuse the injuries / that thou hast done to me” (3.1.61-62). Tybalt’s rejection of Romeo’s request led to his own death as well as Mercutio’s. Another consequence of these actions was Romeo’s banishment from Verona, which ended up

In Shakespeare’s most famous play, Romeo and Juliet, the character Tybalt Capulet comes across as a belligerent and cocky however loyal young man. Tybalt is the nephew of Lady Capulet and is Juliet’s cousin. Although he only appears for a few times throughout the play, Tybalt is a critical characters that propels the plot forward with his unlikable, extreme actions. Tybalt first emerges in Act 1 Scene 1, at a bickering between his fellow kinsman and their enemy the Montagues.

Tybalt’s purpose in the play is to cause conflict by dragging on the long time, since dormant feud between the two households. This is shown at the Capulet’s party when he goes to start a quarrel with the Montagues and Lord Capulet’s family stops Tybalt from starting trouble and says this is a time for love not war. Tybalt sees Romeo and straight away thinks of him as a threat and thinks that Romeo is challenging him by just being at the party. He brings Romeo’s presence to the attention of Lord Capulet in order to cause conflict. This is an example of how Tybalt is a character that does not have the ability to just forget about the whole feud and find a way to settle it; he just seeks revenge on any member of the Montague family.

He acts as protector and "chief swash-buckler" for the Capulets and he appears to feel that the Montagues represent a great threat to the Capulets. The first time we meet Tybalt is in Act 1, Scene 1, line 66. He enters with his sword drawn and tells Benvolio, both friend and cousin of Romeo, to "turn thee... Look upon thy death." When Benvolio says he has no need to fight and wants to keep the peace, Tybalt responds with, "...talk of peace?

Tybalt thinks it an honourable, righteous act to kill any Montague in order to protect the Capulet family name. He takes Romeo's presence as open-faced effrontery and a clear threat to the Capulet family. Lord Capulet orders him not to start a scandal: "I would not for the wealth of all this town here in my house do him disparagement. " Even this train of restraining and soothing comments do not succeed in calming Tybalt's petty and vengeful feelings of hatred for Romeo: "I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall" (Act 1, Scene 5, lines 92-93).

At the beginning of act 1, scene 2 the conversation between Tybalt and Lord Capulet shows the hate for each other's families. Tybalt talks about how Romeo is at the party to ruin their night. “A villain, that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night.” (act 1, scene 5, lines 64-65) Tybalt hates Romeo because he is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague, that is basically the only reason. Also in in the first scene, the fight, shows that a fight can break out from people of each house just seeing each other and talking because of the amount of hate. The family feud started this fight scene, which in return of them getting caught in this fight caused Romeo to be banished after the next big fight scene. Also in this quote from Tybalt shows his hate for the Montagues. “I hate the word as I hate hell, Montagues, and thee.”(act 1, scene 1, lines 71-72) Because Tybalt hates the Montagues he wants revenge on Romeo for coming to the Capulets party. This revenge Mercutio's and His own death. Which in the long run kills Romeo and juliet because of Tybalt's death and Romeo's

This is shown at Capulet’s ball. Tybalt sees Romeo and automatically thinks of him as a threat and that Romeo is challenging him, by just being at the party. He brings Romeo’s presence to the attention of Lord Capulet in order to cause conflict. (I, v, 52-71) This is an example of how Tybalt is a character that does not have the heart to just forget about the whole feud and find a way to settle it or seek revenge on anyone of the Montague family.

In only scene one, Lord Montague exclaims “thou villain Capulet” while seeing Capulet’s on the streets after a fight that already occurred due to the house hatred. Romeo and Juliet is written in a domino affect, and this fight is the beginning of it. This scene eventually caused Benvolio having to split it up, and bringing Tybalt into the mix. Furthermore, after this fight, Lady Montague questions, “O, where is Romeo?... Right glad I am he was not at this Fray.”

Conflict is a fundamental aspect to achieve peace and is shown throughout the play. The most extensive conflict that alters all actions taken by the characters is the feud between both the Capulets and Montagues, who are “both alike in dignity”. The two households both have the tendency to let their ego and pride get to the best of them, resulting in tension. When Romeo and Juliet take their lives for one another, the feud between the two rivaling families vanishes. Lord Capulet and Montague come to the realization that Romeo and Juliet are “Poor sacrifices of our enmity”, and all of the hardships that trouble Romeo and Juliet are because of their altercations.