Romeo And Juliet Violence Quotes

The play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare, is the tale of a classic love story and tragedy. Romeo and Juliet meet at a soirée in the town Verona, and it is love at first sight. However, they come from two families with a long-running, violent feud. Romeo comes from the house of Montague and Juliet from the Capulet house. Juliet’s parents, Lord and Lady Capulet, want her to marry the kinsman Pairs, while Juliet has other plans. She and Romeo get married in secret by Friar Lawrence, a cleric and skilled botanist. Only hours after their marriage, a bloody conflict between the Capulet and Montague families leaves two people dead. The cousin of the Prince, Mercutio, who belongs to neither of the families, is slain by

Tybalt is the character in Romeo and Juliet that is most known for his violent actions. The most brutal of his actions comes when he runs into the some of the Montague family in the streets of Verona. Mercutio, Benvolio, Romeo, and Tybalt all get into a battle that results in the murder of Mercutio. “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries/That thou hast done me. Therefore turn and draw.”(3.1.37-38) This shows that impulsiveness leads to a loss of reason because Tybalt lets his emotions pull him into killing Mercutio. Even though Mercutio has no blood relation with either of the families he still has a feeling of anger towards him. Because of this, he acts hastily in making the decision to start a fight and eventually stab Mercutio. His deep emotion of rage is what drives most of his actions, which is why they end up causing more harm than good. Moreover, although Tybalt is aware that he might be killed if he starts a fight, due to the promise made by the Prince, he wastes no time engaging in an altercation with the Montagues. This shows that Tybalt has no control over his fury, or even emotions in general, making him in of the characters that acts on impulse the most. Although Tybalt is considered to be the most anger driven character in the play, Romeo also is guilty of giving into his outrage. After Tybalt kills Mercutio, he flees the scene

Romeo goes to the party at the Capulet residency with a handful of people from the Montague house. His closest friends, Benvolio and a Mercutio, tell him that this party would be a good time to get over his last love Rosaline, who was not in love with him. When Romeo first sees Juliet at the party he remarks, “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!/It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear.../Did my heart love till now?/Forswear it, sight!/For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night (1.5.40-47). This shows that impulsiveness is the root of lust because Romeo has not even met Juliet, and he already thinks he is in love. He has entirely forgotten about his love for Rosaline, despite his depression over her only a short time ago. Romeo feels this sense of lust so strongly that he kisses Juliet twice only seconds after meeting her. Furthermore, his constant impulsivity is the root of all of his misery throughout the play. If he was not so quick to become infatuated with a girl, then he would save himself from the heartbreak that will inevitably come when he discovers the affection he feels is not mutual. Romeo lets his passion control his actions, which therefore prohibits him from using his rational. Because of this, the love he senses is based purely on the outward appearance