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Rivalry In Romeo And Juliet

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In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, two families living in the city of Verona, have been fighting for ages. The rivalry causes a series of events to occur, including the children of the two families kill themselves due to their everlasting love for the other person. The cause of this is that their emotions are leading their way of life as opposed to the thoughts they have, and the knowledge they have acquired throughout their life. This reveals the theme that acting more on emotions than logic often causes unnecessary actions and rivalry to occur. In the beginning of the play, the Capulets and Montagues are experiencing a fight. Although Benvolio, cousin of Romeo, wanted to keep peace, he was convinced by the Capulets to fight.

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