Violence and Conflict in William Shakespeares Romeo and...

Violence and Conflict in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet â€Å"Romeo and Juliet† is a large tragic play, which is about two feuding families the Montagues and the Capulets of Verona. Although it is a play about love, there are many scenes that contain violence and conflict. The play opens with a conflict between the Capulet and Montague households who become involved in arguments in a public place in Verona, they lose their tempers and swords are drawn. The play ends with two innocent people dieing to do with the two feuding families. The violence in the play happens because of an ancient feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, which leads to the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The†¦show more content†¦An audience in the 16th Century would have liked â€Å"Romeo and Juliet† because although work had to be done, leisure was an important part of the lives of the English people during Elizabethan times. In the 16th Century there was perfect cultural achievement, particularly in the area of music and drama. People would have liked this play because it contains scenes of an adult nature and violence, it is classed as a play for young and old, there is lots of excellent music in which people could have a dance and sing along with, also Shakespeare’s plays have several themes in them. I am going to analyse Act 1 Scene 1 which is the opening fight scene. It is a very violent start, even the language. The scene takes place in Verona. Samson and Gregory are from the Capulet household and Abraham and Benvolio are from the Montagues, they are servants for each of the households. The fight starts â€Å"Nay as they dare. I will bite my thumb at them, which is disgrace to them if they bear it†. The audience would realise this was an insult which shows violence is evident from the start. Tybalt tries to start a fight by saying â€Å"talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montague’s, and thee. Have at thee cowards†. Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are also involved in this scene. They dislike each other because they are the leadersShow MoreRelatedViolence and Conflict in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet856 Words   |  4 PagesViolence and Conflict in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet, a story set in Verona Italy, tells the story of â€Å"two star crossed lovers† from two feuding families, the Capulets and Montagues. There is much violence and conflict in the play and this in the main, stems from the feud. The plays themes are punishment, revenge, supernatural fate, lies, deceit, and conflict. 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Violence and Conflict in William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet It is the violence and conflict that make this play exciting and thrilling. You would think that Romeo and Juliets main theme would be that of love. However, violence and conflict also became one of the main themes in this play. There were all kinds of examples of different types of disorder and conflict, brawls and fights between the two houses, the Montagues and Capulets, the violence of angry passion and the unnaturalness of love. At every turn the two lovers were faced with some kind of violence. The violence and conflict seems to carry the theme of love between Romeo and Juliet to its tragic end. The images of darkness portray†¦show more content†¦His words and actions showed ferocity and deep hatred. He was even determined to start a argument with Romeo at his own uncles party. (Act 1 Scene 5 Line 75-76) It fits when such a villain is a guest, Ill not endure him. Tybalt had so much hatred inside of him towards the Montague family, that he did not care where he started any kind of violent behaviour. Shakespeare put Tybalt in a scene where he would be placed with aggression and never in a scene related to love. The Capulets and Montagues were unable to walk past one another without causing a brawl in the street. It was pathetic that violence was caused in Verona because of their war. This made Verona an unsafe place to live in. so the violence not only affected the two families but it also affected to civilians of Verona. They would not only draw their swords anytime that they saw each other but they would mock each other as well. (Act 1 Scene 1 Line 39 - 42) I will frown as I pass byà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦I will bite my thumb which is disgrace. To bite your thumb at someone is an ancient Italian insult; it was rude and extremely offensive to do that to someone. 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