Romeo And Juliet Violence Analysis

When many people think of the play Romeo and Juliet, they will immediately think of the tragic love story that ended in the untimely deaths of the two title characters. However, many people forget about the long-term feud between the families of Romeo and Juliet. Although the Capulets and Montagues were peaceful and friendly to each other once the feud concluded, there was a great deal of violence that led to the peace. The violence that led to the peace overrides it greatly. William Shakespeare, the author of the play, challenges the idea that long-term neighborhood feuds can end peacefully. The prologue states that violence and death will end the feud when the narrator says, “Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife” (PRO.8). Shakespeare …show more content…
Romeo, believing Juliet is dead, rushes to her grave. He does not know that Juliet will wake up because he did not get the message about Friar Lawrence’s sleeping potion. However, because Romeo is so in love with Juliet, he would rather die than live with her dead. He talks to Juliet, takes a sip of his potion, and says his last words, “O true apothecary, / Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (5.3.119-120). Juliet wakes up only minutes later, and is shocked when she sees Romeo dead. Juliet feels like she would be unable to live without Romeo, and she takes Romeo’s dagger and stabs herself. Juliet says, “O, happy dagger, / This is thy sheath. There rust, and let me die” (5.3.174-175). Juliet and Romeo are immediately found dead in the grave. The Capulets, Montagues, Friar Lawrence, and the prince all gather together near the tomb. Friar Lawrence tells an account of what had happened, and the Capulets and Montagues are touched by what their children sacrificed for each other. Capulet is the first to reach out to the Montagues by saying, “O brother Montague, give me thy hand. / This is my daughter’s jointure, for no more / Can I demand” (5.3.306-308). Montague is moved by Capulet’s words, and he