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Hatred In Romeo And Juliet Essay

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Love and hatred always have a role in a story. However, hate has the dominant role compared to love in every story. In the story "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, it is believed by many that hate forced Romeo to kill himself. Shakespeare is stating that death was caused to Romeo by the hatred of his family and Juliet's. Romeo and Juliet fell in love: one as a Capulet and one was a Montague. Their families have had an ancient grudge for centuries. Falling in love with each other as being a part of these families feuding caused conflict. They couldn't be together. Tybalt and Mercutio fought and both ended up dying. Tybalt was killed by Romeo. And Romeo got kicked out of Verona and this led to both deaths. He was solely convinced Juliet …show more content…

Romeo and Juliet's families hate each other. In the play Shakespeare states,"From Ancient grudge break to new mutiny, / Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. / From forth the fatal loins of these two foes / A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventure'd piteous overthrows / Doth with their death bury their parents' strife. / The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, / And the continuance of their parents' rage" (Prologue 3-10) The evidence stated by the prologue is stating the Montagues and Capulets; Romeo and Juliet's families have had a conflict for decades but their families have broken into a new rivalry. Romeo and Juliet found each other at a Capulet party. They fell in love at first sight. These two young enemies take their lives as lovers. They knew they couldn't be together because their families would never accept them. In the prologue it is stating Romeo and Juliet became lovers and both died together as they wanted to end up together but couldn't be. Since, Romeo and Juliet couldn't be together by the end of their tragic story; not one but both …show more content…

She died and he died because of her. He loved her so much, he couldn't bear living a life without her. But, others can argue Romeo died of hate because their families never liked each other and wouldn't have accepted them. Evidence provided can prove against the argument. The evidence being stated can be ," See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love "(3.5.301-302) The evidence being stated is explaining Juliet and Romeo both died because of the hate the families give to each other. They fought for centuries over a conflict. If there wouldn't have been the fighting, both Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have killed themselves because they could've actually been

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