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Romeo And Juliet Conflict And Violence Essay

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In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, some of the main topics are conflict and violence. Conflict can often lead to violence, meaning that when someone for example Sampson bites his thumb at Abraham he starts to provoke Sampson, which leads them to fight in the streets. There is a lot of conflict and violence in the play, but violence can also result in death. “Romeo and Juliet” shows people provoking others just to start a fight, for example Sampson says “Nay, as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them, /which is a disgrace to them if they bear it.” ( I.i.39-40 ). This quote shows Sampson provoking Abraham to start fighting and also disrespecting Abraham because biting your thumb at someone is like saying something bad to disrespect someone. Another example of violence in “Romeo and Juliet” is when Tybalt stabs Mercutio “Tybalt, Mercutio, the prince expressly hath forbidden this bandying in Verona streets. Hold on, Tybalt!. Good luck with your Mercutio! [Tybalt under Romeo's arm stabs Mercutio, and flees with his followers]” (III.i.86-88) This shows Scene shows that Mercutio provoked Tybalt by saying many things about him causing Tybalt to get mad at him and stab Mercutio. …show more content…

Paris also asks Romeo to bury him with Juliet, and Romeo agrees to do it, “O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet.” (V, iii,72-73) This quote shows that even though they both fought, they still forgave each other, and Romeo agreed to do it. Another example of conflict or violence is when both families are fighting, meaning that there will be many things that will block Romeo and Juliet from being together. “Is she a Capulet? O dear account, oh dear! My life is my foe's debt.”(I,v,116b-117) These lines show Romeo panicking because he realized that Juliet was a Capulet, which is his family

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