Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a classic love story that has been told for many centuries. The play is about Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers who fall in love despite the long running feud between their two families. Their families’ hatred and violence puts their love to the test, but at the end, their love triumphs over hatred. In the play, love is the force that moves the story forward. Love is more powerful than hate because it can overcome even the most bitter conflict throughout the story.
Throughout the play, love is the story’s main driving force, which is the first reason why love is stronger than hate. Love is the first thing that pops out when Romeo and Juliet first meet. Since the love between Romeo and Juliet is so strong, they risk everything to be with each other, even their lives. Romeo announces his feelings for Juliet when he tells her “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls, for stony limits cannot hold love out" which is Romeo's declaration of his love for Juliet in Act II, Scene II (2.2.66–67). The quote demonstrates that love can overcome the most tough and
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During the play, some characters are filled with dislike and hatred for one another, but when they experience love, they change completely. Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin is an example of this, he’s a violent and hateful character. When he goes to the Capulet’s party he sees Romeo and he says "This, by his voice, ought to be a Montague. / Get me my cutlass, kid. What, dares the slave, come here covered in antics, to flee and mock our solemnity? 1.5.55-58). However, when Tybalt sees Romeo's response to his words and his love for Juliet he is surprised. Romeo’s response to Tybalt shows how love can disarm such violent and hateful individuals like him. Love has the ability to change individuals and their perspective of everything which shows how powerful it