The Struggle Between Passionate Violence In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

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. Firstly, Tybalt is to blame for Mercutio’s death as he actually gave him the wound that killed him. Also, Tybalt provokes Mercutio by insulting Romeo, ‘Thou art a villain.’ This is one of the biggest insults that Tybalt can give and would usually be followed by a duel. However, Romeo calmly replies by saying ‘Villain I am none / Therefore farewell. I see thou know’st me not.’ Because Romeo is not defending his honour, Mercutio is provoked by Tybalt’s insults and starts insulting Tybalt himself. This is what leads to the two of them fighting and Mercutio getting his fatal wound. So, if Tybalt didn’t insult Romeo or fight Mercutio, Mercutio wouldn’t have been killed.

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.

Romeo wants revenge and fights with Tybalt. In this fight, Romeo kills Tybalt. When Romeo realizes the consequences of his actions, he says that he is “Fortune’s fool” (3.1.142). He believes that he has no control over the killings of Mercutio and Tybalt. However, these events are caused by his own rashness. Romeo chooses to fight with Tybalt and even starts the fight. Romeo fights to avenge his friend’s death. Romeo’s actions are rash because he does not consider the results of his actions. Romeo could resolve the conflict in some nonviolent way, but his mind is fixed on killing Tybalt. Romeo is exiled from Verona because he kills Tybalt. His rashness causes problems for his own family as well as for the Capulets and for the Prince. Romeo’s rashness in killing Tybalt leads to his killing himself.

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.

‘I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, or manage it to part

From conflicts within families to brutal brawls that span continents, disputes, rampages, and wars are all extremely violent. Since the beginning of time, humanity has been fighting with one another over absolutely anything. The core cause is not what many assume; it is desolation and distress that often sparks the flame that turns into vengeance; the emotions of hurt that one feels used to catapult themselves into a place of rage. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, violence between the characters is a recurring topic throughout the play. In various scenes throughout, the act of inflicting pain upon someone is done by a majority of characters, and often results in lost lives. Characters use violence in Romeo and Juliet to act out their negative emotions on others, seek out revenge, and upon themselves to end their own personal pain.

This means that Tybalt thought Romeo is a villian and hated him. As soon as Tybalt saw Romeo these are the words he said to him, this fight, and death could have easily been avoided if Tybalt had not opened his mouth. Romeo responded saying he loved Tybalt and he will now leave because Tybalt has shown he doesn’t know who Romeo truly is. Instead of dropping this fight Tybalt responded with “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw¨ (3.1.62). When this was said it was obvious Mercutio knew Romeo would not step up to Tybalt so he did it instead. Tybalt was wanting to fight Romeo but instead took any fight available to him. Avoiding this would have avoided his death. But instead, Tybalt took Mercutio´s

Another reason that society is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s deaths lies in its unjust, poverty-creating laws. When Romeo believes Juliet dead (she is actually asleep), he kills himself with poison, which in turn leads to Juliet’s death when she sees him dead. However, In Mantua, the Italian city to which Romeo is banished, sale of poison is illegal. So, dear reader, do tell where he could possibly buy poison in a city whose laws prevent potion-makers from making money. Romeo had the same answer, recalling a desperately poor apothecary about whom he told himself: “‘An if a man did need a poison now / Whose sale is present death in Mantua / Here lives a

When many people think of Romeo and Juliet, they almost immediately associate it with one of the greatest love stories of all times. What people do not associate it with is violence. The truth is that violence is the greatest factor that moves the story along. The very first scene of the play opens with a sword duel between servants of the Montagues and Capulets. The friction continues throughout the story, and by the end of the story, five people who were healthy and youthful end up dead because of the tension between the two families. In the same way that violence affected the citizens of Verona, violence can have an enormous impact on society.

Is Romeo and Juliet a Shakesperian play full of love at first sight or just rash and consequential decisions? In this play we meet two star crossed lovers who meet at a party on one night and then, almost instataneously, plegde themselves for each other and plan to marry, which then leads to six people dying including themselves. Romeo and Juliet should have taken it slow with their affairs in order to eliminate the violence and death that ensued from them falling in love, encourage a healthier road to peace in order to unite both families, and to better encourage a more joyful relationship, as mentioned by Friar Lurence.

In Romeo and Juliet, the theme of passion is represented in various situations throughout the play. Passion is described as a strong and uncontrollable emotion. There are two types of passion expressed in this play, passionate hatred and passionate affection. Romeo and Juliet are hopeless teenage romantics that are so passionate for each other, it turns out to be dangerous. On the other hand, the disputes between the Capulets and the Montagues portray a passion full of loathing and hatred. The play, Romeo and Juliet is filled with many themes, the most important of them being

Violence sits in the center of all human history. From Genghis Khan to Atilla the Hun all violence starts for a reason. Violence only ends when the violence’s causation ends as well. Violence in Romeo and Juliet stems from hatred between the Capulets and Montagues. Their hatred becomes part of their culture and therefore classifies as cultural violence. The plot of Romeo and Juliet only occurs due to the culture of hatred in Verona. Cultural, not structural violence causes the plot of Romeo and Juliet do to the lack of moral policing by Veronesi citizens allowing the Shakespearean tragedy to occur.

In Romeo and Juliet, conflict and peace are not opposing elements, but instead, coexistent. The most extensive conflict altering all actions taken by the characters is the feud between the Capulets and Montagues, who are “both alike in dignity” (Prologue 1). This reflects the concept that the two households have the tendency to let their egos and pride get to the best of them. Because this line is the first point mentioned in the play, it reflects the power of the feud. It is mentioned before Romeo and Juliet, foreshadowing the significance it will have on the play and the characters in it. When Romeo and Juliet take their lives for one

Romeo and Juliet's love caused so much violence that ended u towards their deaths so they would be able to bring peace towards their families. Build up the concept. Bridge into the thesis. In the play by william Shakespeare's famous The feud between Montagues and Capulets families, as well as lord capulet caused the tragic outcome in the play.