Conflict In Romeo And Juliet
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is overviewed by the theme of conflict as it is explored within and between the families. Soliloquy, Character foil and Hyperbole are also used to create meaningful conflict and atmosphere between the characters, which defines the conflict that surrounds them.
To begin with, Shakespeare shows the theme of conflict within Romeo and Juliet by exploring the conflict between the Capulets. In doing this, he uses the techniques of hyperboles to create tension between Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet. Juliet’s relationship between her and her father can be most significantly questioned when her father confronts her about her marriage that she is forced into having with Paris.
“An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee” (Act3, scene 5, pg. 214)
This symbolizes that Juliet is inferior to her father and is left without choice to marry Paris. Hyperboles are used in order to explain how Juliet would survive without her father, which initially affects their relationship. Therefore Shakespeare explores the theme of conflict between Juliet and her father, which breaks their …show more content…
Because of their forbidden love, internal conflict is exposed through soliloquy, in which it is used to show how both the couple is naive about being in love. Soliloquy helps the audience to portray the internal conflict which surrounds the characters as well as shows them how they feel about each other. This is explored as they realise that they are enemies, which results in internal conflict between Romeo and Juliet. Their forbidden love is controlled by the conflict amongst their families and is shown by the use of oxymoron’s in soliloquy. It can be therefore concluded that Shakespeare has explored the theme of conflict by using oxymoron’s to distinguish the internal conflict between Romeo and
To begin with, Shakespeare shows the theme of conflict within Romeo and Juliet by exploring the conflict between the Capulets. In doing this, he uses the techniques of hyperboles to create tension between Juliet and her father, Lord Capulet. Juliet’s relationship between her and her father can be most significantly questioned when her father confronts her about her marriage that she is forced into having with Paris.
“An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for, by my soul, I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee” (Act3, scene 5, pg. 214)
This symbolizes that Juliet is inferior to her father and is left without choice to marry Paris. Hyperboles are used in order to explain how Juliet would survive without her father, which initially affects their relationship. Therefore Shakespeare explores the theme of conflict between Juliet and her father, which breaks their …show more content…
Because of their forbidden love, internal conflict is exposed through soliloquy, in which it is used to show how both the couple is naive about being in love. Soliloquy helps the audience to portray the internal conflict which surrounds the characters as well as shows them how they feel about each other. This is explored as they realise that they are enemies, which results in internal conflict between Romeo and Juliet. Their forbidden love is controlled by the conflict amongst their families and is shown by the use of oxymoron’s in soliloquy. It can be therefore concluded that Shakespeare has explored the theme of conflict by using oxymoron’s to distinguish the internal conflict between Romeo and