Examples Of Hatred In Romeo And Juliet

In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare expresses the theme that hatred is the birthplace for all violence and tribulation as Romeo tries to figure out how to balance his love and his hate. The Montague family and the Capulet family have such a hatred for each other that they resort to violence, whenever they came close to each other. Over time, as generation after generation pass, their hatred steadily grows until the two families can’t even stand to look at each other. Their skirmishes and fights lead to many disruptions in the city Verona and in the end kills many members from both families. One day after a major argument, their hatred finally snaps, and turns into violence. At the end of the day “there lies a man, slain by young Romeo, that slew thy kinsman, brave Mercutio (3.1)”.

The feud between the two families is so deep that they are blinded by their hate and so they can’t see all of the damage they were causing to themselves and to others. This form of blind hatred cause both Tybalt and Romeo to kill, out of the need to feel revenge. In the end, hatred causes grief in both families, and death to many. Romeo’s need for revenge causes him to act ruthlessly and rashly. One spark of hatred was blown into a huge fire that consumes all that it touches. Their hate is not only the cause for many unfortunate and deadly violent acts, but also the cause for much suffering, misery, and heartache. The feud that runs between the families cause Romeo and Juliet to have to hide their love from their families in the first place. By hiding their feelings, they have to communicate in secret, which leads to many miscommunications. In the end, both Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, because they can’t deal with living apart because their family's hate each