Romeo And Juliet Violence Analysis

Violence begets more violence. It seems to be a universal and well known proverb, but one that is followed infrequently.A notable example is the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.This is demonstrated by the how the characters are vengeful and prejudice, feeding a vicious cycle that ends with all of the deaths in the play. Bigotry played a part in letting the friction between the two families flare up into war. The vendetta between the two families is so great that Tybalt , when challenging Romeo, refused to listen to reason, leading to Mercutio’s death (3. 1. 111.). The one time anyone puts away their prejudice and simply hears out the other side is after Romeo and Juliet die (5. 3. 228). Prejudice leads to constant fighting, which