Contradiction In Romeo And Juliet

"Romeo and Juliet" was written by the Renaissance began to sprout, when the British was at its peak. Shakespeare wanted to achieve the ideal of humanism, so the protagonist of the play was set to have two feuds aristocracy. The contradiction between the two feudal clans runs through the script. "West Story" is in a race with a race of war, the protagonists are in the bottom of society. Compared to the aristocratic struggle of the "Romeo and Juliet", "West Story" performance more of the racial contradictions by American people at the time.
The two men in the drama, Romeo and Tony have many same places. For example, they all attach great importance to friendship and do not like fighting. Romeo came out to stop when his friends were fighting with the Capulets’. And Tony is in the performance of "he is not a member of the Rockets now" but still agrees to help friends. They also have the same place in love. They are quickly caught in love and eventually die for love. The process is also …show more content…
Romeo is very obsessed with beauty Rosaline before seeing Juliet. We can be seen from "She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow. Do I live dead that live to tell it now." and "Tis the way to call hers exquisite, in question more". Visible Romeo's love is violent, once he thinks he fell in love with each other, he will be wholeheartedly to love. Love is more like a pious faith in him. In contrast Tony did not like anybody before the encounter with Maria. Trying to live a quiet life, he always felt something less, and convinced that "it" must be come. Tony's love is sacrifice, for love he even joined the battle of the two gangs. The "West Story" gives me a profound impression more than "Romeo and Juliet". Because the background of the "West Story" closer to modern life. It shows the love between civilians and different races. Even now, racial discrimination is still not