Love and hate are like poison and medicine; they are two very different things, yet they both describe the strong feelings that come from the heart. In general, love is a deep feeling of affection. However, there are no clear definitions, precise measurements, or easy answers to questions about love. Society's understanding is that it is a result of emotions that bring people together, and it is characterized by passion. The feeling of being loved or loving another person is desired and yearned for by many. By contrast, hate is an intense feeling of disliking the other. Hate drives people apart and causes them to do harmful things. Therefore, hate causes both damage and destruction. Moreover, it can eat up a person’s mind and soul from the …show more content…
As a case in point, when servants of the Capulet and Montague families start fighting, Benovilio Montague tries to stop it but Tybalt says, “You hold your sword out, and say “peace”? I hate that word, just as I hate hell, all Montagues, and you. Now let’s fight, you coward!” (Shakespeare Act 1, Scene 1,p.4, L.68-70). In other words, Tybalt is eager to fight aggressively, even though Benolvilio is trying to help stop the fight. Furthermore, even though conflict and hate hurt others, he hates peace and pursues his hate toward Montagues at any given moment. Another instance is when Tybalt finds out that Romeo is at the Capulet's party, he gets his sword and says, “To defend the honor of my family, I don’t think it would be a sin to kill him” (Shakespeare Act 1, Scene 5, p.17, L.62-62). Clearly, Tybalt’s hate towards Romeo (the Montagues) took over him to the point that he was going to cause a scene and chaos because of it. In addition, his first instinct was to kill him, which shows that he would do the worst just because he enjoys the feud and hate between Montagues and his family. To conclude, Tybalt Capulet represents the theme of hate because he will act on his hate towards the Montagues and will go to any length to show that