The Hostility Between the 'Montagues' and the 'Capulets' in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

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

When Juliet says, “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse they name, / Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, / And I’ll no longer be a Capulet” (2.2.36-39), this displays the feuding hate between the two families, Montague, and Capulet. In William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, Ignorance and hate play a significant role. Without these two main aspects, the tragedies, would have not occurred. Three characters, Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Tybalt are directly and indirectly accountable for the deaths of Romeo, and Juliet. Capulet, is the father of Juliet, in which arranges her to marry Paris. Juliet does not like this, thus, caused dispute between both of them. Capulet displayed a very demanding character, being strict on rules. Lady Capulet, is of course the mother of Juliet, but started the whole topic of marriage at the beginning of the play. This was comparable to when Romeo liked Rosaline, but did not get the love back, as for now, Paris loved Juliet, however Juliet did not return the love back. Tybalt, is a member of the opposite family, the Montagues, in other words, the family hated by the Capulets. Tybalt also plays a character of hatred, as he kills Mercutio, first causing a fight, in who Romeo, liked very much, initiating trouble in the end. When this occurred Romeo said, “Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, / O anything of nothing first create! / O heavy lightness, serious vanity, / Misshapen chaos of wee-seeming

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

at the feast, that Tybalt must obey him, as he is the master. He is

The Prince of Verona stated that if the Montagues and Capulets start fighting again it would cost their lives. “Prince. If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”

Romeo and Juliet display the themes love and violence in multiple ways. The feud between the Montagues and Capulet is the reason for the violence in Verona. Romeo and Juliet's parents have a strong hatred towards each other that has been going on forever, and it's caused everyone from each household to hate one another. Violence in Romeo and Juliet is shown with the frequent fights between the Montagues and Capulets. A scene involving conflict is the fight involving Romeo (Montague) and Tybalt (Capulet), which didn't end well. Everything was calm, until the Capulets arrived with Tybalt who was looking for Romeo. Tybalt called Romeo a "villain" this caused insults to be thrown from him and Mercutio. When Romeo arrives he speaks with Tybalt, trying to calm him down. Romeo wanted to end this rivalry and unite the two families together, but all Tybalt wanted was to start a fight with

The montagues and the capulets have always had a problem with one another and have always tried to use violence to solve their problems. Romeo (the main character) has always been deeply in love with a women by the name of Rosaline, that is until he goes to a party with his friends Mercutio and Benvolio and meets a girl by the name of Juliet. Juliet then spots Romeo looking at her through the crowd. At first sight these two fall in love with one another. These two then go throughout the whole play in love. Infatuation and unconditional love contribute to an unhealthy relationship, as seen in the relationship between Romeo and Juliet.

In addition, Lord Capulet failed to stop Tybalt’s rage and was too forceful to Juliet. Firstly, the feud between the Montagues and Capulets contributed to the deaths of the lovers. This is seen when the chorus states in the prologue, “Two households, both alike in dignity… From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands clean” (I, Prologue, 1-4). This refers to the long-standing feud between the Montagues and Capulets, which is the primary source of conflict in the play. This feud between the families resulted in the love between Romeo and Juliet to be forbidden, which caused great difficulty for the lovers. Therefore, if the parents would forgive the other family and end the feud, Romeo and Juliet would have likely been able to safely fall in love and marry, perhaps their love would even be encouraged, thus avoid their unnecessary deaths. Secondly, Lord Capulet failed to contain Tybalt’s anger, which eventually led to Romeo’s banishment, causing complications and the lover’s deaths. During the Capulet party, Tybalt had discovered that Romeo attended uninvited, as a result, Tybalt was furious and intended to slay Romeo, but Lord Capulet intervened and stopped Tybalt. However, Lord Capulet failed to prevent Tybalt from issuing his challenge the next day, leading to the death of Tybalt and the banishment of Romeo. Due to Lord Capulet’s failure to prevent Tybalt’s violent outburst, a series of events was set in motion: where Tybalt killed Mercutio, and in a rage, Romeo slew Tybalt, resulting in his banishment. This was a contributing factor in the deaths of the lovers, as Romeo’s banishment presented obstacles to the transfer of information, leading to the lovers’ suicides. Lastly, Lord Capulet forcing Juliet to marry Paris was another factor contributing to Romeo and Juliet’s deaths. Without

“If people can learn to hate they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” Nelson Mandela stated this quotation about love being stronger than hatred. Love and hate are two very opposite feelings that every individual experiences. Hate is displayed in many different situations, such as war and fights. Love is shown in a lot of everyday actions, like a child hugging his mother before going to school.

The theme of conflict shows that Romeo and Juliet’s love was doomed from the start. Juliet’s balcony scene is one such example, the balcony scene was set outside her bedroom in the Franco

Conflict presents itself in many different forms. Whether it be the massacre of over 800,000 people that the Rwandan Genocide caused in a mere hundred days, or the long-lasting conflict between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet. Rwanda is a small landlocked country within Africa that is about the size of Maryland (Beauchamp, 2014). The Hutu people are in the majority, making up 85 percent of the population, while Tutsis made up 14 percent of the population ("United Human Rights Council"). In Romeo and Juliet the hostility between the Montagues and Capulets has been occurring for many centuries and has caused much trouble in their city.

Lord Capulet’s and Tybalt’s reaction to Romeo’s presence greatly differ, resulting in an external conflict. This conflict further moved the plot as it reinforced the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. If the Capulets and Montagues were friends, then Tybalt would not have cared about Romeo’s presence, and would not have engaged in a heated conversation

In William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, the main theme of the play is love. Shakespeare explores many different types of love including idealistic love, unrequited love and family love. The love between the two protagonists, Romeo and Juliet, is idealistic. They both dream of perfection in their relationship. Unrequited love is portrayed by Romeo at the beginning of the play when he loves Rosaline but she does not love him back. It is also briefly looked-upon when Paris wants to marry Juliet but she wants to marry Romeo. The nurse loves Juliet like a daughter and has raised Juliet her entire life;

However, the inquiry at hand does not emphasize the hatred among the two houses, but instead, questions their reasoning for such an ongoing rivalry. Friar Lawrence additionally states, “For this alliance may happily prove to end your families’ feud, their hate remove.” (II.iii.96-97). Not only does the conflict between the households portray no viable reason, but it troubles those involved, such as the Montague, Friar Lawrence. Lord Capulet and Lord Montague may contain mindsets strictly based off the feud between them. Nevertheless, as elders, they display unawareness of the troubles the rivalry has brought to their peers as well as the disturbance it precipitates for thoughts of impartiality from youths. Moreover, the audience can infer how if these characters consider the thoughtless purpose of the conflict, problems would not have surfaced when Friar Lawrence marries Romeo and Juliet, where his only motive composes of the elimination of the Capulet-Montague strife. Through the inclusion of an unknown purpose for the obstinate feud, William Shakespeare depicts a probable reason for the troubles and possible despair of various

The theme of conflict is instantly introduced in the Prologue of the play. We are told that the families are both of equal status and have an 'ancient grudge' suggesting that the conflict has been on-going for many generations. We are told that the conflict will 'break to new mutiny' and are reminded again of their death through the 'parents rage'. Romeo and Juliet are described as a 'pair of star-crossed lovers' informing the audience that nothing can change their fate which is itself another form of conflict.