Great Rivalry In Romeo And Juliet

Love is like a double-edged sword, a beautiful thing when used properly but, when used in the wrong way, it can lead to an astronomical disaster. William Shakespeare, the legendary writer of many breathtaking plays including, Romeo and Juliet demonstrates how strong love can be and how menacing it can be at the same time. In Verona are two families the Montagues and the Capulets, who have a great rivalry with each other. Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers, are from the two rival families, but became distant lovers regardless of the rivalry, while on their journey for love they interacted with a variety of people for example: Friar John, a holy man hoping to stop the conflict between both families, Tybalt a violent Capulet, Balthasar, Romeo's

As the Prince, the head person in charge of Verona was talking to both families he said “Capulet! Montague. See what a scourge is laid upon your deaths” (5.3.338). As shown, the Prince expressed the amount of hatred, brutality, and discrimination each family had towards each other. Due to all of the hate each other had, the two families hatred prevented the two lovers from being together. Overall, because of the feud, Romeo was later exiled from Verona never to see Juliet again later making their final verdict to kill themselves to be together for

When they arrived Balthasar was told to stay by Romeo this action is which made both lovers suffer a miserable death. Nearby Juliet’s grave Romeo stated “upon thy life I charge thee what’er thou hear'st or seest, stand all aloof and do no disturb me” (5.3.30). Romeo did not want Balthasar to come because he knew that he was going to kill himself. Consequently, Balthasar staying enabled Romeo to drink the poison killing himself as well as Juliet, stabbing herself with a dagger obtained from Romeo’s corpse. In the end, because Balthasar did not go with Romeo, the two lovers died finally reuniting with each