Impacts Of Familial Conflict In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

In the Shakespearean play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ the negative impacts of familial conflict are depicted through multiple outlets of discord, whether it be physical or inner, the repercussions of the Montague and Capulet feud harbour detrimental effects on a great portion of the portrayed characters in the play, which is, inevitable death ranging from significant figures belonging to both households. For instance, the futile duel between Mercutio and Tybalt, or the innessentially destructive nature of Romeo and Juliet’s love, these situations are both substantially influenced by the generational dispute between the pillars preordained to eradicate countless before finally embracing tranquility in the streets of Verona.

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This scene explores the marriage of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo passionately claims that so long as Juliet is for him alone, he would accept death with open arms. The friar then advises Romeo, proposing that such an intense, fervent love would soon lead to their demise; a tragedy, as expressed in the quote, “Violent Delights have Violent ends”. Romeo and Juliet’s love is classified as a destructive nature, this is because, due to their familial background and differing histories, their love doesn’t conform with ancestral or societal conventions, which is another factor as to why there were an abundance of undesired deaths throughout the play, for instance, the battle between Mercutio and Tybalt. This is the basis of their altercation involving Romeo respecting his lover’s relative, resulting in Mercutio’s death as a

This statement quote stems from the battle between Tybalt and Mercutio. Mercutio exclaims this phrase as a form of cursing the two houses before his imminent death; he calls for a plague or a terrible fate to befall both houses. Later on in the play, Romeo and Juliet die due to the psychological effects of their inner turmoil, this inevitable sequence of events is an example of how Shakespeare utilises the technique of foreshadowing to convey the negative impacts of physical conflict in particular, specifically how the influences of the feuding family result in the passing of multiple important figures, including Romeo and Juliet. In addition, this quote could also be interpreted as a hyperbole, Mercutio wishes a plague upon both houses, while it could easily be a language barrier, the term ‘plague’ was quite a vulgar expletive during the Elizabethan period, this would be contextually equivalent to wishing someone cancer in the 21st century, this explanation further emphasises the perceived use of hyperboles to portray the negative impacts of physical conflict in the