Romeo and Juliet In relation to the tale of Romeo and Juliet, Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” In the play Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare, hate is responsible for most of the events in the play. It drives the story forward in various ways because of their families hatred. It is the ultimate source that brings them together in the end. Romeo and Juliet find true love with the hate of their families. Hate is the foundation of the story, even before Romeo and Juliet met, because the Capulets and Montagues were in a long-term fight. Because of their families hatred, this drives Romeo and Juliet to be together even more. Without