Romeo And Juliet Love And War Quotes

All is fair in love and war, and arguably hate. Love and hate are equated because they are both strong emotions which impair our sense of judgment and discernment. All is fair in love and war because they are irrational and therefore justified. “Love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame”(Song of Songs 8:6). Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet serves as a cautionary tale against strong emotions, such as love and hate. Romeo’s intense love and fits of depression cause him to make mistakes that cost lives, and Tybalt’s hate and unforgivingness causes him to get into fights which cause more deaths; the generational hate of the Capulets is the fuel for all the deaths in Romeo and Juliet.

Montague says, “Many a morning hath he there been seen, with tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew, adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs”(1.1 134-6). In this quote Montague speaks of Romeo’s sadness; Romeo’s depression is further shown when he goes to friar Lawrence after he is banished and says, “Thou canst not speak of that thou dost not feel. Wert thou as young as I, Juliet thy love, an hour but married, Tybalt murderéd, doting like me, and like me banishéd, then mightst thou speak, then mightst thou tear thy hair and fall upon the ground as I do now, taking the measure of an unmade grave”(3.3 68-74). Romeo's Love is shown when Friar Lawrence speaks about Romeo’s fickle love for Rosaline, “What a change is