Romeo and Juliet
Sorry that my reasons weren’t so strong, Mrs Soucy Jason Zhang
5/22/13
Block 2 Mrs. Soucy, English Honors
Love and Hate’s Analysis
Love and hate are not mutually exclusive; the two build off each other, and that one cannot exist without the other, in Shakespeare demonstrates this idea in his play Romeo and Juliet. Both the two families’ hate for each other and their love for their respective heirs drives the two lovers together, first in life and then in death. Love and hate, though opposing forces, work together to accomplish the same goal.
Reason #1:
In Romeo and Juliet, the two families’ hate of one another forces Romeo and Juliet to meet in secret because of the feud between the 2 families, so both of the two lovers both have to meet in secret and both of Romeo and Juliet spends more time alone, thinking about their love, which drives them apart from their parents. Even more, the two families’ hatred causes Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide together. This is a good example of love and hate working together because the fact that both of the two emotions work together to end the family feud with Romeo and Juliet’s death. The historial/real life example I chose was the Vangelis Karras and Irini Karra incident; this was a lot like the Romeo and Juliet incident. This was only very recently, in the year 2007. In this event, two lovers, Vangelis and Irini, meet. They wanted to marry but they could not because it is Greece’s law that anyone under the age of 18 that wants to marry must have permission from a guardian. Irini was only 17 years old, and that those two were cousins. Vangelis got so upset they couldn’t marry so he and his would be wife decided to make a suicide pact. Vangelis went to a barn in Crete and called his uncle that he was going to kill himself with poison, and he did. Irini survived but she is in bad condition right now.
Reason #2:
Another example of a love and hate cooperating example is when Capulet tries to force
5/22/13
Block 2 Mrs. Soucy, English Honors
Love and Hate’s Analysis
Love and hate are not mutually exclusive; the two build off each other, and that one cannot exist without the other, in Shakespeare demonstrates this idea in his play Romeo and Juliet. Both the two families’ hate for each other and their love for their respective heirs drives the two lovers together, first in life and then in death. Love and hate, though opposing forces, work together to accomplish the same goal.
Reason #1:
In Romeo and Juliet, the two families’ hate of one another forces Romeo and Juliet to meet in secret because of the feud between the 2 families, so both of the two lovers both have to meet in secret and both of Romeo and Juliet spends more time alone, thinking about their love, which drives them apart from their parents. Even more, the two families’ hatred causes Romeo and Juliet to commit suicide together. This is a good example of love and hate working together because the fact that both of the two emotions work together to end the family feud with Romeo and Juliet’s death. The historial/real life example I chose was the Vangelis Karras and Irini Karra incident; this was a lot like the Romeo and Juliet incident. This was only very recently, in the year 2007. In this event, two lovers, Vangelis and Irini, meet. They wanted to marry but they could not because it is Greece’s law that anyone under the age of 18 that wants to marry must have permission from a guardian. Irini was only 17 years old, and that those two were cousins. Vangelis got so upset they couldn’t marry so he and his would be wife decided to make a suicide pact. Vangelis went to a barn in Crete and called his uncle that he was going to kill himself with poison, and he did. Irini survived but she is in bad condition right now.
Reason #2:
Another example of a love and hate cooperating example is when Capulet tries to force
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