“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” The world is full of hate. Hating someone or something is a big burden to carry. A lot of the time, the hater ends up with the consequences. People like Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, who hated multiple people, ended up with very bad consequences in the end. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet develops the idea that hatred leads to destruction through situations involving Romeo and the Capulet family. Initially, Shakespeare shows the destructiveness of hatred through instances involving Tybalt with Mercutio and Romeo. First, Tybalt and Mercutio show destruction caused by hate. Tybalt and Mercutio hated each other, and Mercutio challenged Tybalt to a duel by saying, “Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?” Act 3 Scene I line 70. The duel between the two was caused by their hate and aggravation of one another, and this duel …show more content…
To start off, a situation between Juliet and Lord Capulet proves that hatred causes destruction. Lord Capulet expresses hate towards Juliet when she does not agree to marry Paris. Act 4 Scene 5 Line 60-68. Lord Capulet’s decision makes Juliet go to Friar Laurence in hopes of a way out of her father’s plan. Friar Laurence came up with a plan to help Juliet, but it did not help her. Ultimately, it leads to her death. Second, Juliet’s feelings towards Paris show that hate can cause destruction. Juliet explained how much she hated Paris by saying, "I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris.” By saying this, she means that she would rather marry her family’s enemy than marry Paris. This goes to show how much she hated Paris and this idea of marrying him. Juliet was really opposed to marrying Paris and her action trying to get out of having to marry him caused her death. The Capulet family supported the