Love and hate might both influence Romeo to kill himself because the two had fallen in love, and the two families hate each other, but hate had a dominant role in this story of Romeo and Juliet. If it weren't for the two sides hating each other, this whole mess wouldn't be happening.
Hate had a dominant role in the story of Romeo and Juliet because of the family rivalry. In the beginning, the Montagues and the Capulets have been fighting over an ancient grudge. Both families have had children, and they tried to keep them apart but they still saw each other anyway. First it was at the party, then they started meeting up with each other in secret, then they got married in secret. Romeo and Juliet both knew they were going to get married but they were nervous about how their parents would react one of them having a different last name. The quote, "’Tis but thy name that is my enemy." (2.2.40), so this proves that they know they are supposed to be enemies, and they knew about the hate, but they decided to get married anyway.
…show more content…
Tybalt was one of Juliet's relatives, and he had found out about them two sneaking out, and Romeo coming to the party. Tybalt wanted to fight Romeo for it, but Romeo didn't want to for many reasons. One being he just married Juliet, and another being he knew his best friend Mercutio would do it. Mercutio did fight for Romeo, and Tybalt killed him. Mercutio put a curse on both families, because both had caused him to die. Since Romeo hated Tybalt so much he killed him for Mercutio's name. The quote, "Staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both, must go with him." (3.1.88-89), this shows how Romeo was feeling, and what he was thinking in the