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COURSEWORK OF ROMEO AND JULIET
HOW DOES SHAKESPEARE PRESENT LOVE AND HATE IN ROMEO AND JULIET?
The play Romeo and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare. It is the story of two lovers Romeo and Juliet. The love of Romeo and Juliet was a great and unforgettable love. The two cross star lovers had shared their love and hate to each other
Their families' exhibition of love and hatred make the story good. The fight of Mercutio and Tybalt was an act between the two sureties in that scene Romeo had to show his hate by killing Tybalt. Romeo just got married and now kills his wife's cousin that was an act of real hate. The fact about this part was that hate over rules the love of Romeo to its family. The love of them had great effect on them. The fact is than was more powerful in a way that it beat love. After that what did Juliet think about Romeo the killer of her cousin? She didn't really care about it. But she only cared about Romeo didn't get killed for murder.
William Shakespeare used theme of love and hate in this play by the characters like Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare used Mercutio (Romeo's best friend) to show the theme of friendship and love he had for Romeo. Mercutio shows many different qualities before he was killed. When we see Mercutio using one of his best qualities is be humorous is when he has his major soliloquy about queen Nab. Mercutio's second quality is being arrogant to Tybalt when he wants to fight Romeo for being at Capulet ball. Mercutio is arrogant in Act three scene one. This is when Tybalt comes to fight romeo for crashing the Capulet masquerade. Shakespeare presented Mercutio as character that shows humour, arrogance and devotion.
The other character Shakespeare used to show the themes of love is Juliet and Romeo.
Juliet is young, beautiful, independent, insightful and in love. Although its Juliet's physical appearance that first attracts Romeo, she is more than merely pretty. In her, Shakespeare crafts a heroine who not only chooses to think of herself, but also has courage to act independently. For modern audiences, it's this combination of beauty and strength of character that makes her so appealing. The first instance in which Juliet demonstrates independent thinking is when her mother asks her about the possibility of an engagement to suitor names Paris. She responds "Its an honour that I dream not have" (1.3.66) ...
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Juliet is young, beautiful, independent, insightful and in love. Although its Juliet's physical appearance that first attracts Romeo, she is more than merely pretty. In her, Shakespeare crafts a heroine who not only chooses to think of herself, but also has courage to act independently. For modern audiences, it's this combination of beauty and strength of character that makes her so appealing. The first instance in which Juliet demonstrates independent thinking is when her mother asks her about the possibility of an engagement to suitor names Paris. She responds "Its an honour that I dream not have" (1.3.66) for the Elisabeth era, this is an odd response. Juliet appears to be dodging the question her mother and Paris's what's her angle has she said "no" in a diplomatic way or has she actually agreed to the engagement? She says nothing else on the subject.
Many times in the story the love overturns and sometimes it's other way round. Both the families went mad when one of the family members got killed. The hate between them all started with the parents. Being in the book of Romeo and Juliet the two families started the fight because one of the families made a joke about the other family and it started a huge fight between the two families. Even the servants help the fight that must have been a fight. If the servants help the fight that must have been in hate. The fact is that their Kinsmen wanted to see each other dead. The hate of each other wasn't powerful than love between them. The two love birds can actually love in this society of Verona. The lovers even died for each other, they thought life is nothing without each other. The romance that they had no one can ever image if it was not for Shakespeare. The fact brought them to death and the everlasting love.
Shakespeare uses Act III scene I to show the fight between Tybalt, Mercutio, Benvolio & Romeo. Benvolio and Mercutio meet Tybalt. Tybalt attempts provoke Romeo into fighting. Mercutio fights Tybalt and is slain. Romeo kills Tybalt. Benvolio and Mercutio are out in public. Benvolio tells Mercutio that they should retire for the day since it's not safe to be out when the day is hot and a fight is likely to happen should they meet a Capulet. Tybalt arrives (line 40) and after successfully insulting Mercutio (line 45-54), the two men are about to fight. Romeo now arrives (line 61). Tybalt insults Romeo calling him a villain and hoping to provoke a fight. Romeo will not fight Tybalt since soon Tybalt will realise they are now relatives. Says Romeo, "Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee/doth much excuse the appertaining rage/to such a greeting; villain am I none" (line 68), Tybalt however demands that Romeo turn and then draw. Romeo will not saying that "thou shall know the reason of my love (you shall soon know the reason of my love), a reference to his marriage to Juliet (line 75).
Mercutio however draws his sword on Tybalt instead Tybalt draws his sword, ready to fight. They fight Mercutio wounded when questioned on his wounds, Mercutio bravely and famously dismisses them as 'a scratch, a scratch, marry; tis (it is) enough' (line 98). Mercutio now on his final words describes his wound more deeply (line 100-103). Benvolio announces Mercutio's death (line 122) and Romeo kills Tybalt (lines 126-140).
Shakespeare uses this scene to emphasize how fragile the lover's romance is, and how outside forces will act to destroy it. The fight scenes are chaotic and it is clear that passion outweighs reason, and the deaths are needless, Romeo's cry is in desperation and frustration due to his misfortune in having to kill his wife's cousin and getting himself banished. Romeo blames fate for his misfortune where as Mercutio in his dying speech curses the two families rather than a larger force. This curse will soon come to fruition on both houses.
Shakespeare enforces a belief of the times that too much love makes man lose his manliness, this being echoed by Romeo at the death of Mercutio. Romeo's killing of Tybalt was carried out in the heat of the moment and had he the time ponder the situation he may have acted differently, Romeo's action has threatened the public order of Verona and the prince has no alternative but act decisively.
Love plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet throughout the play; one can analyze the different types of love that Shakespeare explores. First, there is lustful love. This is basically; love for the purpose of sexual pleasure first shown in the conversation between Sampson and Gregory. This type of love is also illustrated by the nurse and her comments to Juliet. The second type of love is infatuation. Romeo thinks he is in love and moans over Rosaline. How many people can relate to that? Much of teenage love is simply in head, you think that you have found the "only one" while you have only found an obsession. The third type of love is the only one illustrated with Paris. In the play, this has to do with the fact that marriages were arranged. Paris is the guy that Juliet's parents think is fit for her. In today's society, Paris can be seen as typical guy. He seems perfect and your parents think love him, but that isn't love. Love isn't an image it's a commitment.
Finally we come to true 100% pure love. When Romeo meets Juliet, he knows that she is different. Love changes people. Romeo became a more passionate, eager person and Juliet became more independent. Most important love lasts through hardships. Love isn't just a feeling, its something that a person is willing to do for each other, that is love. Their love was so strong that they were willing to go against years of hatred between their families and trying to make their things work.
The role of hatred also plays an important role in Romeo and Juliet. The hatred between the Montague's and the Capulet's end up killing their only two children. And what was this hate for? Nothing it was just an ancient feud that no one bothered ending. If the two families had just stopped feuding earlier, the lives of two lovers could have been saved. Hatred never leads up to any good. Shakespeare tells us that its senseless fighting with someone just for the sake of fighting. This is an everlasting lesson.
I think that love between Romeo and Juliet is genuine, and that they aren't merely infatuated with one another. I have come to this conclusion from the way that Romeo and Juliet interact with one another, and their language used while speaking. The prologue is what leads me to think that the love between Romeo and Juliet is genuine, because Shakespeare is informing us about them and their love for each other. There are also other parts in the play script which informs us of their love such as initial meeting of Romeo and Juliet and the final scenes of the play where the characters die for each other.
