Romeo and Juliet.

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Romeo and Juliet is mainly a story of “two star crossed lovers” and is often dismissed as a love story; however there is an underlying theme of hatred, tragedy and conflict which is delicately woven into the story to make Romeo and Juliet one of histories greatest plays ever written.

        The first scene opens with two servants of the Capulet family. Sampson and Gregory. They are using fighting talk and we see the contempt they have for the Montague’s “a dog of that house shall move me to stand” However when the Montague’s arrive on the scene the men who were before very bold in their insults become less entertained by the idea of a fight “let us take the law of our side let them begin” Sampson then bites his thumb at Abram, this was a great insult and was Sampson’s way of starting a quarrel. However when he is asked who he bites his thumb at, he loses his courage. “No sir I do not bite my thumb at you sir, but I do bite my thumb, sir”

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Abram keeps calm until, Sampson says his master is better, this leads to a fight. Benvolio tries to stop the fight “part fools, put up your swords you know not what you do” Benvolio doesn’t want a fight but then Tybalt arrives, Tybalt is a mean man who loves to fight, as soon as he arrives he helps to worsen the situation by adding to the fighting “turn thee Benvolio look upon thy death”

Benvolio still refuses to fight and talks of peace but Tybalt is not listening he tries further to insult Benvolio into fighting. “I hate the word ...

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