By these lines you can see the hate in Tybalt and for all Montague. We do not know why the house have this feud as it is not mentioned in the play but it does suggest maybe along time ago the houses were good friends. The fight escalates into a riot and the prince soon arrives. He sets a rule if either of the houses breaks the peace they will have to pay with their lives. Benvolio recounts the story of the riot to Montague and Lady Montague. The language of Benvolio and Montague is different from the style all other languages used in the play so far. This is a relaxed scene after all that chaotic violence before. Benvolio also mentions that Romeo has been keeping to himself. Montague confirms that Romeo wants to be alone, preferring night to day.
Benvolio tries to find out about Romeo’s sadness Romeo says it because of his unrequited love for Rosaline. From this you can see that Romeo is a sensitive and love sick person. Romeo is then angered by discovering there was a riot. Romeo melancholy because he loves a girl who does not love him, he plays with word of how love confuses and mixes up, turning order into chaos. Romeo’s language is very interesting. It was fashionable in love poetry in Shakespeare’s time to put together such contradictory words. These strange oppositions for example, ‘heavy lightness’, ‘serious vanity’, ‘feather of lead’, ‘cold fire’, ‘sick health’, ‘loving hate’ are all called oxymoron’s. These oxymoron’s descried the whole play there is an interesting line which really the whole play is all about. ‘Here’s much to do with hate, but with love.’ But some people might disagree.
Act 1 Scene 5 shows the party starting with Capulet as the host Romeo and his friend have decided to gate crash the party here Romeo catches the first glimpse of Juliet. Romeo is entranced by Juliet’s beauty ‘For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.’ Romeo loves Juliet even though they have not met one another. Shakespeare has put in a short poem for Romeo speech for examples when the two speak to each other it is set out as a sonnet. Romeo compares Juliet to a shrine or saint and religious imagery runs throughout their conversation. Romeo’s language is very dissimilar to when he spoke earlier. He uses religious imagery to try to seen modest and humble to Juliet. Poem is used to talk about Juliet’s beauty but amongst this love there still hate presides. This is represented by Tybalt who recognizes Romeo’s voice, is outraged that a Montague should dare gatecrash a Capulet party. ‘What dares the slave come hither, covered with an antic face.’ It’s miraculous that the love in this scene can still contain hate of the two houses. Tybalt rebuked by Capulet, leaves the party he threaten vengeance. Tybalt represents the hate in this scene and proverbially the whole play Tybalt is outraged by the presence of a Montague and when you get the first sign of love hate is there co-in siding with it.
Romeo and Juliet talk for the first time Romeo learns from the nurse that Juliet is a Capulet. Juliet also learns about Romeo ‘My only love sprung from my only hate!’ Here, Juliet’s lines contain examples of many examples of much opposition which run through out the play. She also says ‘My grave is like to be my wedding bed’ is the first time Juliet speaks in a sombre mood. Death marring Juliet keeps on appearing in the play.
The love of Romeo and Juliet is threatened by the hate of the two houses. The hateful honour code that governs the feuding Mafiosi of Verona will destroy Romeo and Juliet as well as Mercutio, Tybalt and Paris. Love in Verona’s masculine society, is about domination. The macho servants of Capulet joke sex in violent and aggressive terms. The selflessness of Romeo and Juliet, equal in love, and willing to die for each other, is a strong contrast to the hate that is produced in Verona.
