Violence In Romeo And Juliet

In Shakespeare’s written excellent play of “Romeo and Juliet” is a story about love and tragedy between 1594 and 1595. This visual novel brings to imagination of what it is like in the streets of Verona. You’d expect knights, chivalry, and good will towards women and men, but proves otherwise as this romantic novel takes a dark turn. Romeo and Juliet is an interesting story as it brings up many topics of the becoming play, the Montague and Capulet families fighting, and how Juliet is being aided by the Nurse, and the driven romance Romeo has for Juliet. Shakespeare’s primary source for Romeo and Juliet was from a collection by William Painter, entitled The Palace of Pleasure, which was written sometime before 1580. Romeo and Juliet is not

Three fights have broken out between the families and disturbed the peace as noted by Prince Escalus. Lives were put up as a penalty for whoever was disturbing the streets once more. One of Shakespeare’s points is that violence and feuding ends with the death of Romeo and Juliet and others involved is senseless. Whatever might have started it, no longer serves any purpose; the reasons simply don’t matter. Those who hang on the grudges are simply self-destructive and act in a cycle of mindless violence. “These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and power.” –William Shakespeare. (Bevington, 1595, and

Juliet wished for the same, but wishes for him to do such things as change his name so they can marry. It had been decided that their marriage would be moved to a Wednesday. Juliet was originally going to marry Paris and was being convinced by the Nurse to forget Romeo and marry Paris. The Nurse sees Juliet still tempered by Romeo, she agrees to help her secretly marry Romeo. Frair Laurence also agreed to help and acts as the minister that reads Romeo and Juliet’s vows as they are to be married. “Don’t waste your love on somebody, who doesn’t value it.” –William Shakespeare. Romeo finds Juliet and thinks she had drank poison, and he drinks it thinking that Juliet had already passed. Juliet wakes up and finds that Romeo is dead next to her, she decides since he had drank all of it that she would stab herself with a knife to her chest to finally join her Romeo. (Pastor, 1623, and