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Romeo And Juliet Internal Conflict Essay

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Shakespeare illuminates the complexities of human emotion aroused by internal conflicts by exploring the ramifications of true love being only secondary to the political and familial structures of the Elizabethan era. Romeo and Juliet’s love story is complicated through the political conflict that exists between the Montague and Capulet families. This is made evident when Juliet proclaims her troubled feelings in line 137 of Act 1, Scene 5: “My only love sprung from my only hate!”. The literary device in this quote, an oxymoron, is used to skilfully highlight the complexity in Juliet’s emotions which has the effect of creating a dramatic undertone. Through the exclamation, Shakespeare effectively emphasises the internal conflict which is apparent
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