Love. A short, yet very powerful word. It is an intense feeling of deep appreciation. The word itself is over and underused. People fall in love each and every day, in real life and in literature. William Shakespeare commonly used the theme of love in his work. The story of Romeo and Juliet is a dramatic tragedy of two young lovers who struggle to be together while dealing with numerous family complications. The two younglings come from different families- the Montagues and the Capulets- who have an ancient grudge. However, their love was destined to be doomed by the stars. In the end of the play, both Romeo and Juliet take their own lives due to their undying love for each other. One could argue that there are many people to blame for
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There is a lot one can take away from this play. William Shakespeare expressed a great theme in Romeo and Juliet. The major lesson conveyed in the story is love versus hate. In the play, love dominates and highly focuses on the intense passion between the two lovers. Love is a very overpowering force that Romeo and Juliet deal with. The love that they deal with catapults them against their world and against themselves. However, the hatred between the two families is very strong and causes problems. The deaths of the two star crossed lovers helped to bring everyone closer together and end the families hatred for one another. After Juliet and Romeo died and Friar Laurence came clean, both families decided they would honor their fed children by building golden statues of them. Capulet says, “For I will raise her statue in pure gold; That while Verona by that name is known, There shall no figure at such rate be set As that of true and faithful Juliet.” and Montague goes on to say, “As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady’s lie; Poor sacrifices of our enmity!” (Act 5, Scene 3). Everyone learned that all the fighting and lies were worthless and should never happen again. “A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished: For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (Act 5, Scene
There is a lot one can take away from this play. William Shakespeare expressed a great theme in Romeo and Juliet. The major lesson conveyed in the story is love versus hate. In the play, love dominates and highly focuses on the intense passion between the two lovers. Love is a very overpowering force that Romeo and Juliet deal with. The love that they deal with catapults them against their world and against themselves. However, the hatred between the two families is very strong and causes problems. The deaths of the two star crossed lovers helped to bring everyone closer together and end the families hatred for one another. After Juliet and Romeo died and Friar Laurence came clean, both families decided they would honor their fed children by building golden statues of them. Capulet says, “For I will raise her statue in pure gold; That while Verona by that name is known, There shall no figure at such rate be set As that of true and faithful Juliet.” and Montague goes on to say, “As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady’s lie; Poor sacrifices of our enmity!” (Act 5, Scene 3). Everyone learned that all the fighting and lies were worthless and should never happen again. “A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished: For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” (Act 5, Scene