Violence In Romeo And Juliet
The Role of Violence in Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a play which is one of the best known tragedies of all time but at the same time is referred to as the greatest love story of all time. It is about two ‘Star cross'd lovers’ (Prologue 1.6). In other words, Romeo and Juliet are governed by fate, a movement often linked with the stars. However it has another theme, violence, which in a way blocks out the love in the play. It presents love and hate as equally potent forces of nature. The powerful nature of love can be seen in the way it is described, or more accurately, in the way descriptions consiste-ntly fail to capture it in its whole. Juliet says of love, "But my true love is grown to such excess I cannot sum up half of
Romeo and Juliet is a play which is one of the best known tragedies of all time but at the same time is referred to as the greatest love story of all time. It is about two ‘Star cross'd lovers’ (Prologue 1.6). In other words, Romeo and Juliet are governed by fate, a movement often linked with the stars. However it has another theme, violence, which in a way blocks out the love in the play. It presents love and hate as equally potent forces of nature. The powerful nature of love can be seen in the way it is described, or more accurately, in the way descriptions consiste-ntly fail to capture it in its whole. Juliet says of love, "But my true love is grown to such excess I cannot sum up half of